If you ever go camping at Herald Provincial Park near Salmon Arm, BC, make sure you make the short hike up to Margaret Falls. The hike itself is cool because it is through a rain forest microcosm in a narrow canyon in a region of the province that is quite dry. You get the the end of the canyon and there is this great falls that is quite hard to get a good picture of because of its size relative to how far back you can get. I could just barely fit the falls in my frame with my widest angle lens.
Tag: water
Waterslide
My wife came across this waterslide in the middle of Montana that isn’t very close to any cities. I took this shot looking up into the sun so that it filtered through the semi-transparent slide.
Grand Prismatic Spring
If you are ever visiting Yellowstone National Park you will likely see the Grand Prismatic Spring. It must be one of the easiest things to get a good picture of. God created the amazing artwork and you just have to take a picture of it.
Great Fountain Geyser
If you have ever been to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming (and a little bit in Montana) I’m sure you have seen Old Faithful and the Grand Prismatic Spring. Hidden off on a side road is a geyser called the Great Fountain Geyser. It only erupts about every 12 hours and it is not very punctual. It could erupt between say noon and 3 o’clock so many people just drive right on by. My family and I decided to wait for it because we were told that it is spectacular. After about 2 hours of waiting it finally started to erupt and we were not disappointed. This is the eruption in early stages against a stormy sky.
Sailboat and Liftspan
I love the blues in this picture. Take notice of the snow on the hills in the background.
Five Boats – Salamanca, Spain
I took this shot while I was in Salamanca, Spain way back in 1991. It was early spring so the boats hadn’t been cleaned out yet for the summer tourists to use.
Another View of the Same Scene
Rialto Beach
My family and I took a trip out to the Washington coast and ended up at Rialto Beach. The sky was so amazing. As usual the picture doesn’t do justice to the actual scene.
Irrigation
I drove by this turf farm for weeks thinking “one of these days I need to stop and get a shot of the sun setting behind the sprinklers.” I finally stopped on this one particular evening and I am very happy with the result.
Fencepost – Kalamalka Lake
My family and I went for a bit of a drive last weekend up the valley to see the beautiful fall colors. It was a good thing we did because the next day the temperature dropped to -10 C and now all the leaves are brown. This photo is for my wife. She just loves pictures with rows of various colors kind of like this one.
Old Faithful
Although Old Faithful is pretty reliable the lighting is not always what you are hoping for. I sat with my daughter and waited for Old Faithful to erupt with the sky completely clouded over threatening to rain and totally flat light. I decided to put on a neutral density filter to allow for a longer exposure time to see if the water would look cooler “in motion”. Then to my surprise a beam of light shone through the clouds onto the geyser and lighted it just at the right time.