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there is a thrush who sings a beautiful song, but then she is upstream, a long trek away. Kalhatti falls (upstream).
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I've not managed to have the time to shoot a lot recently. I've not even had the time to post and follow up images on Flickr. I did manage to get off a couple hours early one evening this week, though, and headed for the mountains to get in a few hours wandering around with my camera. It's amazing how much difference it makes. I went to Jakes Creek outside Elkmont in the Smoky Mountains, though I spent more time on the Little River than Jakes Creek. I wanted to play some with Nik's new HDR Pro 2, and had that in mind when I shot this scene of the upper Little River. This is HDR.
Only a few seconds to grab this shot before he shot off upstream, skimming the water in true ‘dipper’ style!
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From Wikipedia
Campbellton is a city in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Situated on the south bank of the Restigouche River opposite Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Campbellton was officially incorporated in 1889 and achieved city status in 1958.
Forestry and tourism are major industries in the regional economy, while a pulp mill in the Campbellton community of Atholville is the largest single employer in the area. As part of the tourism "industry", wealthy sportfishermen seeking Atlantic salmon flock to the scenic Restigouche Valley every summer. The region sees extensive annual snowfall. Alpine and Nordic ski facilities at Sugarloaf Provincial Park provide winter recreation opportunities for both visitors and local residents. Campbellton is also a local retail and service centre.
On 1 January 2023, Campbellton amalgamated with the villages of Atholville and Tide Head, the local service district (LSD) of Glencoe and parts of four other LSDs; its new population was estimated at 12,000 using 2021 census data. The names of the annexed communities remain in official use.]
Campbellton is 20 km (12 mi) upstream (west) from the mouth of the Bay des Chaleurs Dalhousie and approximately 100 km (62 mi) northwest of Bathurst. The city is approximately 160 km (99 mi) northeast of St. Leonard in the St. John River valley and approximately the same distance from Mont-Joli, Quebec in the Saint Lawrence River valley. Campbellton was settled by the Scottish including surrounding area like Balmoral, Glencoe, and Glenlevit.
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The Plymouth and Lincoln (DBA Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad) special dinner train from Laconia station is starting back north as they trundle over across the deck truss bridge over the clear cold water of the Winnipesaukee River just upstream of the Lochmere Dam at MP 22 on the old Boston and Maine White Mountain mainline owned by the state of New Hampshire since 1975. This 2 hr catered turkey dinner train was operated in conjunction with Laconia's weekend long Pumpkin Festival and after making a short trip north just shy of Lakeport they reversed direction and ran south along the shore of Lake Winisquam to just south of this bridge at Silver Lake Road in Tilton before returning after dark.
The four car train consisted of two demotored ex B&M Budd RDCs and two ex Lackawanna MU cars bracketed by SW1000 1012 on the south and GP7 302 on the north. The 1012 was blt. Dec. 1970 as Burlington Northern 438 and was acquired in 2014 thru LTEX and is a regular on all their summer passenger runs.
To learn more about the history of this line check out the detailed caption with this image taken last year: flic.kr/p/2oXC9oc
Belmont, New Hampshire
Friday October 27, 2023
I've had this idea for a while, but much like the challenge of swimming upstream, it was difficult to shoot. First of all, I was rather nervous about placing my new camera and tripod in the moving current! Second, it had been raining recently, which made the current that much stronger. And finally, I may have re-injured my broken finger as I had to hold myself in place with my hands, my feet had no support...
Now that I've shot it, there are so many things that I'd like to change! I may revisit this one! If only I had a model...
Burg Pfalzgrafenstein, an island toll castle in the middle of the Rhine River, with Burg Gutenfels and the town of Kaub behind.
"The keep of this island castle, a pentagonal tower with its point upstream, was erected 1326 to 1327 by King Ludwig the Bavarian. Around the tower, a defensive hexagonal wall was built between 1338 to 1340. In 1477 Pfalzgrafenstein was passed as deposit to the Count of Katzenelnbogen. Later additions were made in 1607 and 1755, consisting of corner turrets, the gun bastion pointing upstream, and the characteristic baroque tower cap.
The castle functioned as a toll-collecting station that was not to be ignored. It worked in concert with Gutenfels Castle and the fortified town of Kaub on the right side of the river. Due to a dangerous cataract on the river's left, about a kilometer upstream, every vessel would have to use the fairway nearer to the right bank, thus floating downstream between the mighty fortress on the vessel's left and the town and castle on its right. A chain across the river drawn between those two fortifications forced ships to submit, and uncooperative traders could be kept in the dungeon until a ransom was delivered. The dungeon was a wooden float in the well.
Unlike the vast majority of Rhine castles, "the Pfalz" was never conquered or destroyed, withstanding not only wars, but also the natural onslaughts of ice and floods by the river. Its Spartan quarters held about twenty men.
Massive measures of water engineering in the nineteenth century, above all straightening the river for better use as an international waterway and at this particular stretch, clearing it from the old cataract, relocated the regularly used fairway from the river's right arm to its left. Thus the tactical advantage may not be apparent to one unaware of the change in the watercourse. The island of the castle was used for the Rhine crossing by 60,000 Prussian troops under Blücher in the winter of 1814 in his pursuit of Napoleon. The castle was acquired by Prussia in 1866, and toll collections ceased in 1867. It continued to be used as a signal station for the river boat traffic for about another century. In 1946, the castle became property of the State of Rheinland–Pfalz." [Wikipedia]
I can imagine chasing salmon upstream with no luck can be frustrating...here she is looking at me thinking...really...must you?
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The Thames is full of lovely boathouses on the river..some of them are far bigger than any house I have ever lived in..this one is quite modest but very nice..I especially like the spiral staircase...
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This shot was taken only a few meters upstream Huka Falls. The still waters that even reflects the image of the trees above it and the green tones just cannot make me think of the roaring white waters downstream. Instead, the trees form like a shelter. I found it really surprising to see how things can seem so calm while, so close, hundreds of cubic meters of water are flowing through a 15 meter wide canyon every single second.
A 44-foot wall of water suddenly gushed down the Blanco River waterway on Memorial Day weekend 2015 from extreme flooding upstream. washing the road, bridge and unaware drivers downstream. killing more than a dozen people. Some from washed away houses and cars were never found.
Southern Blanco County received a record 10 to 13 inches of rainfall in a 4- to 6-hour period that weekend.
The River Wye (Afon Gwy in Welsh), in Hereford, Herefordshire.
It is the fifth-longest river in the UK, stretching some 134 miles from source to sea. For much of its length the river forms part of the border between England and Wales.
Romans constructed a bridge of wood and stone just upstream of present-day Chepstow. It has been navigable up to Monmouth since at least the early 14th century. In the 1660's it was improved to enable vessels to pass weirs. According to Herefordshire Council Archaeology, these were flash locks.
The work proved to be insufficiently substantial and in 1696 a further Act of Parliament authorised the County of Hereford to buy up and demolish the mills on the Wye and Lugg. All locks and weirs were removed, except that at New Weir forge below Goodrich, which survived until about 1815. This was paid for by a tax on the county. Weirs were removed all along the Wye in Herefordshire, making the river passable to the western boundary, and beyond it at least to Hay on Wye.
A horse towing path was added in 1808, but only up to Hereford; previously, as on the River Severn, barges were man-hauled. Money was spent several times improving the River Lugg from Leominster to its confluence with the Wye at Mordiford, but its navigation is likely to have been difficult. The Wye remained commercially navigable until the 1850s, when commercial traffic moved to railways. It is still used by pleasure craft.
It is a Special Area of Conservation and one of the most important rivers in the UK for nature conservation. It is an important migration route and wildlife corridor, as well as a key breeding area for many nationally and internationally important species. The river supports a range of species and habitats covered by European Directives and those listed under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. In Powys the river lies within the Radnorshire Environmentally Sensitive Area. Much of the lower valley is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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While at Homer I visited Beluga Slough and was surprised to see fish, maybe salmon, trying to go up a very small stream at the slough. Here the fish is vigorously splashing about in the stream.
Taken 11 September 2023 at Homer, Alaska.
This historic quay in Singapore is located just upstream from the mouth of the Singapore river and it used to be an important part of the import/export trade in Singapore before being superseded in the mid 20th century. These days it's warehouses have all been converted into bars and restaurants and it's an exciting place to go in the evening for a good night out.
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A recent article in Outdoor Photographer by and about Gary Wagner interested me enough to buy his book. I like his philosophy and approach to black and white photography, and I’ve found it to be inspiring. He is very clear that his intent is to create art that is consistent with his vision, his interpretation of the scene. He focuses on the emotional and visual intent more than realistic representation. That appeals to me, and I have been looking at some of my older color work, seeing what I think might translate well to monochrome and processing those images. I’ll be posting quite a few in the future, but I’ll try to get some color images out there also.
I know black and white photography is not quite as popular on Flickr, but if you have taken the time to read this, chances are you like black and white. I usually do not ask for criticism, but if you are inclined, I would like to hear what you think I could do better with monochrome processing. I’m okay with what you think works, but I’m especially interested in what you think does not. I appreciate your time and input.
-John
Silver Cascades, aka Victoria Cascades, lie on Victoria Creek upstream from Victoria Falls, below Mt Victoria. Not in Victoria, but instead the Blue Mountains, NSW.
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