Showing posts with label St Johns Bridge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St Johns Bridge. Show all posts

Friday, November 29, 2013

2013, Day 332 - Frogger

Today was hectic and I didn't even do any Black Friday shopping, although I wouldn't have anyway.  Yesterday my sweet greyhound Hubert spent the day throwing up which meant I spent much of my Thanksgiving cleaning up dog vomit.  This morning I took him straight to the vet where he stayed all day having a barium study done and lots of x-rays.  Apparently he had a really nasty GI inflammation but it looks like the worst is behind us.

After dropping Hubert off at the vet, well, I waited around for over an hour to be seen so it wasn't quite dropping him off, I ran a couple quick errands before going to work.  Fortunately my only task today was showing a house and because it is a small house it didn't take long.  Given that I was already in St. John's I decided to walk the bridge in the haze  morning light.  I think that the St. John's Bridge is my favorite in Portland, it just has so much style.  It involved a little human Frogger waiting for breaks in the traffic to stand on the middle of the bridge to get the right picture but it pays to be patient.

Once I got the pictures I was hoping for I headed home to feed the other dogs.  It didn't seem fair to feed them in front of Hubert if he wasn't going to get anything to eat.  When they had eaten I prepared a little lunch for myself and spent the next few hours working on some odds and ends before heading back to the vet.

I had another long wait but I can't really complain because I didn't have any appointments.  Eventually I talked to the vet to be given her final evaluation.  She suggested a bland diet and a number of small meals for the next few days until Hubert is back to 100%.  So I paid his rather hefty bill (no one gets anything for Christmas this year) and headed home to feed the other dogs again.  Then I went to the grocery store for Hubert food which I prepped before taking the dogs for a walk.

Now it is ten o'clock and I think it is time for some well deserved rest.  Oh but isn't the St. John's Bridge pretty...


Fujifilm X-E2, Fuji 35/f1.4R
35mm, f2, 1/3000 sec @ 200 ISO

Sunday, October 9, 2011

2011, Day 282 - Fleeing Portland

Today was the 40th annual Portland Marathon and my mad friend Debbie ran it again.  I say mad because in two weeks she is running another marathon.  While I admire her athleticism I am not a glutton for that kind of punishment.

I met up with her husband this morning and drove him to the eighteen mile marker to join her for the last leg.  The upshot was that I had a great view of the runners crossing the St. John's Bridge and the fog-shrouded hills of Forest Park behind.  It was a typical Portland Marathon; cool and wet but with unhindered enthusiasm.  Congratulations to all the runners!


Canon 1D Mark IV, Canon 70-200/f2.8L IS Mark II
135mm, f5.6, 1/320 sec @ 250 ISO


Canon 1D Mark IV, Canon 70-200/f2.8L IS Mark II
200mm, f3.2, 1/1000 sec @ 250 ISO


Canon 1D Mark IV, Canon 70-200/f2.8L IS Mark II
200mm, f4.5, 1/500 sec @ 320 ISO


Canon 1D Mark IV, Canon 70-200/f2.8L IS Mark II
200mm, f4.5, 1/250 sec @ 320 ISO

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

2011, Day 243 - Span

This is a north-looking view of the St. Johns Bridge that connects North Portland to the West Hills and Forest Park.  I took this photo last week with my friend Terri and waded into water past my knees and partially submerged my tripod to get this photo with the old dock timbers rotting away in the river.  Initially this was meant to be a color photo but as I layered the different exposures I found myself wanting a cool tone when in fact it was a warm morning that burnt off the early cloud cover.  I hope you enjoy the finished product, I am quite pleased with myself at the moment.


Canon 1Ds Mark II, Canon 16-35/f2.8L Mark II
16mm, f22, masked layers of 1/5, 0.3, 0.8, and 3.2 sec @ 100 ISO

Monday, November 1, 2010

2010, Day 305 - Iconic Portland

The St. Johns Bridge is probably one of the most recognizable bridge in Portland connecting North Portland's St Johns neighborhood to the Northwest Industrial district over the Willamette River. The Gothic suspension towers are just plain cool and the city has worked hard to keep this bridge in good working order.


Canon 1D Mark IV, Canon 24-70/f2.8L
24mm, f4, HDR of 1/6400, 1/3200, 1/1600, 1/800 and 1/400 sec @ 400 ISO