2011, Day 187 - Meandering

Back to my hike in Forest Park last week...  It was hot today, 86 degrees and rather humid, so I was reliving the pleasant breeze and cool air under the canopy of maple trees and evergreens.  You could smell the soil as the moisture unlocked its fragrance so the walk along the gentle rolling path was quite pleasant.  Ahh, the nostalgia of cooler days only last week!

Canon 1Ds Mark II, Canon 16-35/f2.8L Mark II
31mm, f2.8, 1/100 sec @ 200 ISO

2011, Day 184 - Unfurled

Another photo from my walk in Forest Park and my obsession with ferns continues.  I used a little flash to separate the target frond from the rest of the background.

Canon 1Ds Mark II, Canon 100/f2.8L IS
100mm, f8, 1/160 sec @ 200 ISO

2011, Day 181 - Feathered canopy

This afternoon was a typical one in the Pacific northwest, overcast with a light mist but because the rain was so light I decided to take a trip to Forest Park.  My favorite starting point in Cannon Trail, it isn't very long but it is sparsely traveled so it allows for a feeling of solitude.  The damp weather intensified the smell of earth and the sweet aroma of decaying pine needles.

The ferns are so big now I had to take the opportunity to lay under their fronds for a few minutes and just listen to the trees.  There is a kind of peace in a clearing of ferns that you can find nowhere else...

Canon 1Ds Mark II, Canon 16-35/f2.8L Mark II
16mm, f2.8, 1/60 sec @ 200 ISO

2010, Day 241 - Urban wilderness

It was a nice mild afternoon so I went by Forest Park. If you ever come to Portland it is worth visiting, this park is renown for being the largest within city limits in the world. About five years ago a runner discovered a father and daughter who had been living in the park for years, they had a shelter built and he was homeschooling her. They lived completely off the gird in the city. My experience, on the other hand, was much more fleeting...

Canon 1D Mark III, Canon 16-35/f2.8L Mark II

16mm, f2.8, 1/60 sec @ 400 ISO

Canon 1D Mark III, Canon 16-35/f2.8L Mark II

16mm, f2.8, 1/60 sec @ 400 ISO

The Saint John's Bridge on my drive home. I had to take this photo out the window at a stop light.

Canon 1D Mark III, Canon 16-35/f2.8L Mark II

35mm, f7.1, 1/500 sec @ 160 ISO

2010, Day 85 - Cannon Trail

I'm rediscovering the joy of thinking big so I broke out a nice wide angle lens and took a little hike in Forest Park. When I arrived there were only scattered clouds but in short order the clouds moved in and it started to rain. I stuck it out for a little bit but retreated quickly before the trailed turned completely to mud.

Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 16-35/f2.8L Mark II

25mm, f4, 1/250 sec @ 200 ISO

Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 16-35/f2.8L Mark II

25mm, f4, 1/800 sec @ 200 ISO

Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 16-35/f2.8L Mark II

35mm, f4, 1/200 sec @ 200 ISO

Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 16-35/f2.8L Mark II

35mm, f4, 1/125 sec @ 200 ISO

Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 100/f2.8L IS

100mm, f4, 1/100 sec @ 200 ISO

Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 100/f2.8L IS

100mm, f5.6, 1/100 sec @ 200 ISO

Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 100/f2.8L IS

100mm, f5.6, 1/125 sec @ 200 ISO

Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 100/f2.8L IS

100mm, f4.4, 1/60 sec @ 200 ISO

Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 100/f2.8L IS

100mm, f4, 1/100 sec @ 200 ISO

Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 100/f2.8L IS

100mm, f4.5, 1/60 sec @ 200 ISO