Steely Determination
Yet another shot from my fall trip to Oregon/Washington/British Columbia. This is the Grist mill at Cedar Creek in Washington state near the Oregon border. This was a treat to photograph because not only was it a beautiful setting (once the heavy rain stopped) but the steelhead salmon were running in the creek and watching them jump the falls was a new experience for me and I was fascinated. The energy and athleticism displayed by these fish swimming up river is something else to see. I was surprised at how often their jumps failed, often by hitting one of rocks in the falls head on with a painful sounding smack. Have to say I felt mighty sorry for these fish. I took a few shots of them too with the Telephoto. Might even post one of those to make this a two-fer.
The trees in the background are covered in a smokey haze from woodsmoke that was coming from a house/cottage nearby. I thought it added splendidly to the overall fall ambience. Shot with Pentax K-1 (with "Pixel Shift" on) and Pentax 24-70mm.
Steely Determination
Yet another shot from my fall trip to Oregon/Washington/British Columbia. This is the Grist mill at Cedar Creek in Washington state near the Oregon border. This was a treat to photograph because not only was it a beautiful setting (once the heavy rain stopped) but the steelhead salmon were running in the creek and watching them jump the falls was a new experience for me and I was fascinated. The energy and athleticism displayed by these fish swimming up river is something else to see. I was surprised at how often their jumps failed, often by hitting one of rocks in the falls head on with a painful sounding smack. Have to say I felt mighty sorry for these fish. I took a few shots of them too with the Telephoto. Might even post one of those to make this a two-fer.
The trees in the background are covered in a smokey haze from woodsmoke that was coming from a house/cottage nearby. I thought it added splendidly to the overall fall ambience. Shot with Pentax K-1 (with "Pixel Shift" on) and Pentax 24-70mm.