Ar'alani
That Magic Glow
I'll take a short break from roadtrip pictures and go with something a little closer to home. This weekend really was perfect weather for photography here in Portland--beautiful clouds, warm days and that crazy blue sky.
Saturday, I took my mom with me out to the Gorge to do the "moderate 2.5-mile loop" of the Starvation Creek trail. Instead of just walking the short, highway noisy trail to Cabin Creek, Hole-in-the-Wall and Lancaster falls, we took the loop over the hill and down. "Curious Gorge" (an awesome book, by the way) mentioned steep switchbacks, but I think the erosion this year caused the steep switchbacks to become extremely slippery. In places, it was really tough getting up the loose dirt of the trail without taking a slide backwards. At the top of the ridge, the path is closely boxed in by happy summer poison oak--often sticking a few sprigs across the path. Eek. The views are beautiful, but I don't think I'll go over that way again. It's completely unnecessary in order to get to the waterfalls, and not a particularly enjoyable hike.
Lancaster is a real beauty, only a bit up the Mt. Defiance trail. I absolutely love the glow at the top. The mid-afternoon light really made the greens pop, too. The pool at the base of the falls is gorgeous. I'd like to go back and get the upper tier sometime. I particularly like how the moss glows through the waterfall cascade.
8-second exposure - Hoya Moose polarizer/warming filter
That Magic Glow
I'll take a short break from roadtrip pictures and go with something a little closer to home. This weekend really was perfect weather for photography here in Portland--beautiful clouds, warm days and that crazy blue sky.
Saturday, I took my mom with me out to the Gorge to do the "moderate 2.5-mile loop" of the Starvation Creek trail. Instead of just walking the short, highway noisy trail to Cabin Creek, Hole-in-the-Wall and Lancaster falls, we took the loop over the hill and down. "Curious Gorge" (an awesome book, by the way) mentioned steep switchbacks, but I think the erosion this year caused the steep switchbacks to become extremely slippery. In places, it was really tough getting up the loose dirt of the trail without taking a slide backwards. At the top of the ridge, the path is closely boxed in by happy summer poison oak--often sticking a few sprigs across the path. Eek. The views are beautiful, but I don't think I'll go over that way again. It's completely unnecessary in order to get to the waterfalls, and not a particularly enjoyable hike.
Lancaster is a real beauty, only a bit up the Mt. Defiance trail. I absolutely love the glow at the top. The mid-afternoon light really made the greens pop, too. The pool at the base of the falls is gorgeous. I'd like to go back and get the upper tier sometime. I particularly like how the moss glows through the waterfall cascade.
8-second exposure - Hoya Moose polarizer/warming filter