2012, Day 82 - Don't drink the water

This morning I awoke to find Portland covered in a blanket of snow.  We haven't had snow this late in winter for sixty years and yet this afternoon I came back from running some errands and while I was walking my dogs I started to feel a little warm.  To be fair it was only forty-six degrees but the humidity had risen a bit and the sun was out so it felt relatively warm.

After walking the dogs and running a couple early morning errands I drove up to Mount Tabor to capture the snow before it disappeared.  As you can see the trees have halos of green around their trunks but it was still a nice scene even if winter's grip wasn't absolute.  The subject of this photo is Reservoir 6, one of many on Mount Tabor that holds part of the city's drinking water.  Yes, you read that correctly, we have open water storage but the site is very carefully monitored.  Last year someone was caught throwing objects into one of the reservoirs and he was very quickly arrested and fined heavily because the reservoir had to be drained and cleaned.

Canon 1D Mark IV, Canon 16-35/f2.8L Mark II
19mm, f11, masked layers of 1/2, 1, and 4 sec @ 100 ISO

2010, Day 223 - Stretch

Playing with panoramas today and went to Mount Tabor to do it. The lighting wasn't ideal but I like the sense of scale you get with the trees soaring above you.

Canon 1D Mark III, Canon 50/f1.4

50mm, f2.8, 1/80 sec @ 320 ISO using 5 images

2010, Day 83 - Mt Tabor

The weather gods were pleased today and instead of the rain that the meteorologists forecast we had highs of almost 70 degrees, sun and a light breeze. On my way to run an errand for work I stopped off at Mt Tabor, one of my favorite places in Portland. It may not be the biggest park but it has so much to offer!

This was my guide, his name is Theodore, and when I walked through the gate he greeted me happily.

Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 70-200/f2.8L IS Mark II

200mm, f4, 1/200 sec @ 500 ISO

Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 17-40/f4L

23mm, f4, 1/40 sec @ 400 ISO

Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 17-40/f4L

40mm, f4, 1/80 sec @ 400 ISO

Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 17-40/f4L

40mm, f4, 1/500 sec @ 400 ISO

Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 17-40/f4L

40mm, f4, 1/1250 sec @ 400 ISO

Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 70-200/f2.8L IS Mark II

200mm, f4, 1/1000 sec @ 400 ISO

This is what Hawthorne looks like from the top of Mt Tabor.

Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 70-200/f2.8L IS Mark II

200mm, f4, 1/5000 sec @ 400 ISO

Looking towards downtown Portland and the West Hills beyond over one of the reservoirs.

Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 17-40/f4L

40mm, f4, 1/8000 sec @ 400 ISO