2013, Day 12 - Hidden

There are so many hidden gems in Portland.  The city is dotted with parks and a ten minute walk up the trail and you feel like you are removed from the world when it is really just behind a screen of trees.  It is so refreshing to walk among the trees, to hear the breeze sighing through the branches, to watch the ferns bob as the air passes over them, and to be regaled by bird song.  The closeness of nature while living in the city is one of the biggest advantages to life in the Pacific NW.

Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 24/f3.5L TSE Mark II
24mm, f5.6, 1/6 sec @ 200 ISO

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