Thanks Jim - I suspect anyone building too close to Salmon Creek already knows better by now after the far more serious high water in 1996. Can't speak for the folks along the Columbia on Sauvie Island.
The floods of 1996 (before I lived up here) were triggered by a lot of low elevation...
Nice isolation with these iconic plants. I have tried shooting these in many different kinds of light but I like your take here with the black backdrop.
Nice set - brings back some pleasant memories. Interesting to see all the green vegetation and blooms around the ruins - a good reminder of the advantages of a winter visit. All my old slides have brown where your images show green.
Archaeologists have uncovered a lot more of the city since I...
The day after the atmospheric river moved out the rivers were a bit on the full side with the Columbia reminding everyone why the bottomlands down near the river are called floodplains. Not a problem for those of us living on the bench lands left by the Missoula Floods in the foreground but not...
Thanks Dave - I like your Harris Beach shot with the oyster catcher down in front of the waves. Drones - the learning curve isn't that bad at all. I have never been a computer gamer so no hand skills from gaming consoles before starting out with drones. Still easy to learn. Yes my drones are...
Sweet - I like your take on these blooms in these areas. Not surprised to hear that Badwater was also Bad Touron since it's an oft featured Instagram destination. The contrasts between the blooms and the naked mountainsides are quite nice.
That's an interesting park that doesn't get a lot of attention. Interesting formations but I failed to spot any seriously red rocks when I last visited that place in 2019. I like your sunset glow in the clouds.
There is an issue with Uploading Photos (attachjments). I am not sure what the problem is, and I am looking into it. You can still try to Create your Threads and Upload your Photos, but it is hanging up during the Upload.