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Cape Disappointment marks the north side of the mouth of the Columbia River in Washington State, USA. The name derives from English explorer John Meares, who was looking for the river in 1788, found it, but couldn’t navigate past the sandbar and raging currents and had to sail on.
I made this a more painterly rendering using a creative app.
I had hopes of a milky way image, but it never crested the walls of the gorge. Even still, I decided to use this to practice my PP skills a bit: this is a 6 image composite, processing RAW images in DT, then averaging 5 images for the sky and compositing in GIMP.
Looking across Waikiki Beach at Cape Disappointment Lighthouse in the distance. How could a beach be named Waikiki in an area known for it's fog and storms? Investigation revealed it got this name in 1811 when the body of a Hawaiian sailor was found here after his ship sank while attempting to cross the Columbia River bar, also known as the "graveyard of the Pacific."
Oh, what disappointment! I saw him flying around the marina and I offered up a silent wish: Anywhere but the light standard! Ratcherfratcheratz!!!(sounds the way it's spelled, invented by my brother).
I'd had troubles the previous days with birds landing leaving a background of bright blue sky ... or white. I thought I had nailed this, but nooooo. Before I got home, I knew that, if I cropped out part of the pole, there would be increased noise and perhaps a halo around the head. Sure enough.
A week's worth of diddling, and this was all I could do. I wasn't going to let this go to waste, so here it is with all its flaws BUT a very nice red tail!
Still, not quite good enough for Wildlife of the West group.
A BNSF Railway Z-train rolls east near Camp Disappointment near Browning, Montana on June 30, 2019. This was the northernmost campsite of the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1806. Today, a small monument can be found along U.S. Highway 2 marking the site.
We really wanted to visit the Point Bonita Lighthouse. Unfortunately it is open to the public only on Sunday and Monday, days we will not be here. It was dark, windy and spitting rain as we traveled down the steep path to the tightly closed tunnel door. In order to visit the Lighthouse, one has to pass through a tunnel and then over a bridge. We will have to schedule our next visit to the area on a day when we can visit.
Happy Fence Friday!
Well my memory isn't the greatest these days however the memory of this day is crystal clear. I was making a run from my home in Colorado Springs to Southern California to pick up my family after a stay with the grand parents. The weather forecasts were stellar so rather than head North then west, I opted to head west on 24 and pick up the ex Rio Grande Tennessee Pass line near Buena Vista. It was 7.3.97 and it was common knowledge that UP wasn't interested in keeping TP open for much longer. As days go in Colorado it was a beautiful one and the drive to Buena Vista was uneventful. Got lucky and saw and eastbound coal load as I followed the CM grade north. Around Princeton I caught up with the rear of a lengthy manifest. I was hopeful for Rio Grande power and as I slowly gained on the train the first locomotive I saw was was Grande 5365, however seconds later I realized I had a UP leader. I can honestly say man was I disappointed. Did I get some good shots, such as this one I am sharing, sure but all I could think of was if only the power had been reversed. Needless to say I still followed this guy west and banged off more shots than I should have. I am glad I have these shots but with time short on TP I never did see another Grande unit on Tennessee Pass.
Cape Disappointment State Park formerly Fort Canby, Washington
My friend Jennifer and I spent the first day of the new year freezing our fingers off as we watched a gorgeous sunset paint the surrounding landscape.
I was hoping to capture giant waves today. But King tide didn’t really deliver this afternoon. Maybe next time around. I love this zoom lens
At the point the Columbia river meets the Pacific Ocean is the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse in Washington state. This lighthouse was the first in the Pacific Northwest, commencing operations in 1956. This pre-dawn image was shot from Lewis and Clark National Park.
Nikon D810 ISO400 f/8.0 181sec 145mm © 2017
This stable which once housed horses for rent by the Suffolk County Parks Dept. closed several years ago. An unlocked sliding door serves as an entrance into the building, but once inside there's nothing special to see. Just broken boards and a clean floor. Very surprising considering the ease of access from Rte. 24.
Terribly disappointing! I was hoping for a skull or two. Maybe a little grafetti. A spider web at least. Nope, just neat deterioration.
I had just finished taking some other photos and was walking back to my car when I came across this group of fishermen. There was quite an animated discussion going on. I was too far away to hear what was actually being said, but my best guess was something like: “No man, we haven’t caught any fish, the beer is gone, and I’m leaving.” 😄
A spontaneous shot taken on a rocky outcrop beside the Des Moines River just downstream from the Red Rock Dam near the Howell Station Campground in Marion County, Iowa.
Lensbaby Sweet 50 optic, set at F2.5
Composer Pro II with a Canon EF mount
No bend or extension tube used
You can almost see the disappointment and envy in the Pelicans expression as this Whistling Kite makes of with his well timed catch.
We tried to shoot the waves at Cape Disappointment. It was a bit disappointing. After looking at the impressive waves posted by others, I realize using a longer lens would be more likely to create the effect I was looking for. But it was fun to be there and try to catch the waves at this beautiful place. The wind was calm and the sun was shining through thin clouds as the waves blasted the rock wall.
Built in 1856, this is the oldest functioning lighthouse on the US West Coast. It is 58 feet tall and is operated by the US Coast Guard. It was built to help guide mariners through the treacherous waters of the Columbia River Bar, known as the Graveyard of the Pacific. Approximately 2,000 ships have wrecked here on the shifting sandbars and treacherous currents. In fact, the first shipment of materials to construct the lighthouse was sunk two miles away.
The lighthouse was last painted in early 1990's and is not open to the public. The Coast Guard's mission is maritime safety, not catering to the interests of tourists unfortunately. The nearby Coast Guard base is the largest installation on the west coast with approximately 50 crewmembers assigned here. They also run a search and rescue training facility and conduct between 450 and 500 rescues a year! No wonder they don't have time to paint this structure.
I was setting up my plate to photograph when Henry came along. He was very disappointed to find a lack of food on the plate. The matchbooks were picked up from places we visited when on holiday
For The Smile on Saturday group - "Presented on a Plate"
The name Cape Disappointment comes from British explorer John Meares, who named it in 1788 after he mistakenly thought the mouth of the Columbia River was a bay. The bar has sunk over 2,000 large ships and is often called the graveyard of the Pacific. The 53 foot tall lighthouse was constructed in 1856. It was electrified in 1927 and automated in 1937. Another house was built to enable the Coast Guard to monitor ship traffic. Life saving efforts begun in the 1870's by the light keepers led to the establishment of a Coast Guard base.