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Recent low river tides reveal things not otherwise seen; as in this remnant of the Spokane Street Ferry crossing in the foreground, which crossed to SE Spokane St (center left edge above). Across the top of the photo is the present green Sellwood Bridge which was moved north onto temporary supports and acts as a detour bridge while the new bridge - the three arches with deck behind it - are being built and which is scheduled to open to traffic in February or March 2016. NB38155
There's recently been (and will be) some super lower river levels and tides on the Willamette river, -0.02' for the image above. Compare the heights of the pilings above with images in first comment below. East Bank Esplanade, Willamette River, Portland, Oregon i13p4893
There's recently been (and will be) some super lower river levels and tides on the Willamette river, -0.05' for the image above. Compare with image in first comment below. Willamette River, Portland, Oregon i13p4905 - Happy Mostly Monochromatic Mondays!
Late Summer low tide river levels - note the bottom of vegetation at left - are exposing pilings along the river during blue hour tonight and even lower during midday this weekend. Be extra careful as even damp rocks can be very slippery and firm sand can turn to soft mud over short distances. Also be on the lookout for blue-green algae and be sure to rinse your tripod legs in fresh water before handling them after they have been in the river… NB27264
Best when viewed in the night box. Late Summer low tide river levels are exposing pilings along the river from twilight into night this week. Be extra careful as even damp rocks can be very slippery and firm sand turn to soft mud over short distances. Also be on the lookout for blue-green algae and be sure to rinse your tripod legs in fresh water before handling them after they have been in the river… NB27281
River levels along the Willamette are very low at low tide these days allowing access to shorelines and pilings that at other times would be underwater and inaccessible. When this photo was taken the river level as measured just down stream at Morrison Bridge was just under 2'. By high tide just after midnight the river level was just over 5' and the beach/shoreline and many of the pilings pictured here were underwater. Note to access this beach you have to climb down a 6' foot ledge using a 2.5' piling as a step (see note) long legs are a plus! NB17420
The shaded portion of the large crack at left is about 9' high and 18" wide at the base, making the multilayered concrete bluff here about 12-15' high. A boat full of rowers conveniently passed by during the exposures; and earlier a tour boat had headed up river under the main span of the Ross Island Bridge. There's more to see along the downriver / north end section of these bluffs; but by the time I got there the sun was setting behind the west hills, providing a good excuse to return a bit earlier another time. A fun area to explore with many great views of the SW Waterfront and the Ross Island Bridge.
Despite recent rains river levels along the Willamette are very low at low tide these days allowing access to shorelines and pilings that at other times would be underwater and inaccessible. When this photo was taken the river level as measured just down stream at Morrison Bridge was just under 2'. By high tide just after midnight the river level was just over 5' and the beach/shoreline and many of the pilings pictured here were underwater. Note to access this beach you have to climb down a 6' foot ledge using a 2.5' piling as a step long legs or a help hand are a plus!
To avoid parallax problems when stitching, the camera was only moved about 1/5 of a frame between exposures. NB17365-70
Sellwood Bridge, Portland, OR The river level was at 15.6' - about 12' higher than most of the year - when this 4 exposure HDR was taken. O7342-45HDR
Thanks to super lower river levels and tides on the Willamette River I was able to stand on the narrow ledge - which was only a few inches above the water - at the base of the east pier of the Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge and capture this POV of the bridge. Later that same day (thanks to tides) and most times of year it would not be possible to stand here. Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge, Willamette River, Rivervilla Park, Milwaukie, Oregon OM5645 - Happy Mostly Monochromatic Mondays!
There's recently been (and will be) some super lower river levels and tides on the Willamette river, -0.02' for the image above. Compare with image in first comment below. East Bank Esplanade, Willamette River, Portland, Oregon i13p4895
Super lower river levels and tides on the Willamette River continue every morning for the next week; caution rocks and wood can be very slippery when wet. You can see the normal water line on the rocks at left, about eye level on this day. See first comment below for other photos taken here. Powers Marine Park, Sellwood Bridge, Portland, Oregon i13p4953
There's recently been (and will be) some super lower river levels and tides on the Willamette river, -0.03' for the image above. Note the white portions of the pilings above which are normally below the water line, and compare with image in first comment below. Willamette River, Portland, Oregon i13p4898
Low river/tide levels (~3.5' and below) reveal a rock beach which makes for easy walking along the SW shoreline below the Natural Boundary planted area (see notes) along this stretch of the Willamette shoreline. One of the new viewpoints from last Saturday's PDX Nightowls' photo walk. At its best when viewed in the BridgeBox. NB9145
Thanks to super lower river levels and tides on the Willamette River I was able to stand on the narrow ledge (see first comment below) - which was only a few inches above the water - at the base of the east pier (at top of photo) of the Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge and capture this POV of the bridge. Later that same day (thanks to tides) and most times of year it would not be possible to stand here. The river level will be even slightly lower today around noon, see link above. Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge, Willamette River, Rivervilla Park, Milwaukie, Oregon OM5633,36
River level was at ~17.1' (1.1 feet above flood stage) when this was taken and is predicted to stay above flood stage for the rest of the week. Nightbox. N48570
R1760. Ex. Penrhyn Quarry Railway 0-4-0ST BLANCHE at Boston Lodge Works on the Festiniog Railway in the Summer of 1964. She was still in PQR condition except for the addition of a temporary tender; this had previously run behind the George England 0-4-0ST/T PALMERSTON.
BLANCHE had to be re-gauged slightly to run on the FR; although both railways are nominally 2ft gauge, the PQR was 1ft 10½in gauge and the FR is 1ft 11½in gauge.
July / August, 1964. Copyright © Ron Fisher.
River levels along the Willamette are very low at low tide these days allowing access to shorelines and pilings that at other times would be underwater and inaccessible. When these photos were taken the river level as measured just down stream at Morrison Bridge was just under 2'. By high tide just after midnight the river level was just over 5' and the beach/shoreline and many of the pilings pictured here were underwater. Note to access this beach you have to climb down a 6' foot ledge using a 2.5' piling as a step, long legs are a plus! I used The Photographer's Ephemeris to pick a day near sunset when there would be some last light on the Ross Island Bridge and a moon over it. Photoshop panorama software couldn't deal with the 360º+ set of images, so I aligned the images roughly by hand with the sun on both ends and used Edit>Auto-Blend Layers to merge the images… the first blending had some problem areas which I eliminated by turning off a few of the original 11 image layers i.e. a bit of trial and error. NB17334,36,38,39,43,45,46
The multilayered concrete bluff here is about 18-20' high making these letters about 12-15' high. Despite recent rains river levels along the Willamette are very low at low tide these days allowing access to shorelines and pilings that at other times would be underwater and inaccessible. When this photo was taken the river level as measured just down stream at Morrison Bridge was just under 2'. By high tide just after midnight the river level was just over 5' and the beach/shoreline and many of the pilings pictured here were underwater. Note to access this beach you have to climb down a 6' foot ledge using a 2.5' piling as a step long legs are a plus! NB17357
Winifred (Hunslet 364 of 1885) steams by with a short train whilst Stanhope Stanhope (Kerr Stewart 2395 of 1917) and Marchlyn (Avonside 2067 of 1933) stand in the background. Taken during a photo charter at this short lived preservation site which closed suddenly in July 2017 after only 5 years of preservation activites on the site. .
At low tide this week river levels are very low allowing access to views otherwise seldom seen; catch some low tide blue hour action on the PDXNightOwls Photowalk this Sunday 6/28. Best when viewed from the BlueBox. NB34467-76
RD17399x. Built by the Hunslet Engine Co. for the Penrhyn Quarry Railway in 1893, this is 2-4-0ST/T LINDA and sister engine BLANCHE at Porthmadog Harbour Station,, the lower terminus of the 2ft gauge Ffestiniog Railway in North Wales.
They came to the FR following the closure of the PQR in the early 1960s.
Monday, 25th June, 2018. Copyright © Ron Fisher 2018.
The houseboat with red roof at left was grounded by super lower river levels and tides on the Willamette River. You can see the normal water line on the rocks at left, about eye level on this day; and the wet sand between the rocks and the house boat (see notes) shows the approximate tidal range. Taken from Powers Marine Park, Sellwood Bridge, Portland, Oregon i13p4956
At the time this was taken the Willamette River was at 1', high tide was at 4' and would have covered most everything in the foreground, leaving only the tops of the pilings showing. And low tides and river levels are not over yet, a fun time to explore the river shoreline. St Johns, Portland, OR - O2399 - Happy Sliders Sunday!
Photo André Knoerr, Genève. Reproduction autorisée avec mention de la source.
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Le Tm 232 134 ex-CFF Tm IV 8784 manoeuvre sur la voie d'accès à PQR Béton.
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Portland, OR The river level was at 15.6' - about 12' higher than most of the year - when this 4 exposure HDR was taken. O7342-45HDR
With low tide occurring during sunset into blue hour on this warm evening, I found myself down along the rivers edge under the Ross Island Bridge. Don't know if it was the heat or the moon or some combination of the two that formed this rainbow, but I was very relieved to see it captured by the camera and not have to wonder about my state of mind… NB27051 - Happy Sliders Sunday!
RD16601. The 2ft gauge Ffestiniog Railway's 2-4-0ST/T BLANCHE arriving at Tanybwlch with a train from Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
BLANCHE was built as an 0-4-0ST for the 1ft 10¾in gauge Penrhyn Quarry Railway to transport slate from the quarry in the hills at Bethesda to the coast at Port Penrhyn where it was transferred to waiting ships.
Following the closure of the PQR in the early 1960s, BLANCHE and sister locomotive LINDA were purchased by the nearby Ffestiniog Railway where they were re-gauged to 1ft 11½ins and had tenders added. Later, the were also fitted with pony trucks to improve stability.
Thursday, 21st June, 2018. Copyright © Ron Fisher.
This past week the West Tower deck and permanent cables reached 70% completion, the East Tower deck and cables 50%, meaning together they are now 60% complete. The first permanent cable on the West Tower went up in May of this year. River levels as measured downstream at the Morrison Bridge were only 1.7' when this photo was taken, making it an easy walk along the shoreline without having to take the usual detour above/around the culvert to get here. The breeze that pretty much killed the reflection also made the low clouds move along at a good clip as shown in this 10sec exposure, taken using a Kodak 10stop Neutral Density gel mounted in the rear of the fisheye lens. Click this link to see all images in this series. NB19613
brings the city and bridges much closer to their reflections than at typical river levels. Like great skies and ultra low tides high water brings its own unique and wonderful photographic opportunities. NightBox. N47946
At the time this was taken the Willamette River was at 1', high tide was at 4' and would have covered most everything in the foreground and leaving only the tops of the pilings showing. And low tides and river levels are not over yet, a good time to explore the river shoreline. St Johns, Portland, OR - O2376
RD16600. The 2ft gauge Ffestiniog Railway's 2-4-0ST/T BLANCHE arriving at Tanybwlch with a train from Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
BLANCHE was built as an 0-4-0ST for the 1ft 10¾in gauge Penrhyn Quarry Railway to transport slate from the quarry in the hills at Bethesda to the coast at Port Penrhyn where it was transferred to waiting ships.
Following the closure of the PQR in the early 1960s, BLANCHE and sister locomotive LINDA were purchased by the nearby Ffestiniog Railway where they were re-gauged to 1ft 11½ins and had tenders added. Later, the were also fitted with pony trucks to improve stability.
Thursday, 21st June, 2018. Copyright © Ron Fisher.
Portland, OR The river level was at 15.6', about 12' higher than most of the year (see first comment below), when this 6 exposure HDR was taken. O7284-89HDR
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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-400mm f/4G ED VR II
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Note: Candid street photo, person not posing.
Photo André Knoerr, Genève. Reproduction autorisée avec mention de la source.
Utilisation commerciale soumise à autorisation spéciale préalable.
La Re 420 306 (Re 4/4" 11306) louée par les MBC emprunte le raccordement industriel entre PQR Béton et la gare de Gland.
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This past week the West Tower deck and permanent cables reached 70% completion, and from the shoreline at low tide the traveler hung well past the shoreline allowing one to walk under the bridge for the first time - something most safely done outside of work hours... Click this link to see all images in this series. NB19653,57