http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/tags/nikkor80400mm/ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:03:49 -0800 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:03:49 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6088/buddyicons/68280878@N08.jpg?1317834544#68280878@N08 http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/tags/nikkor80400mm/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8253135750/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8253135750/" title="Autumn beauty in Tom McCall Nature Preserve"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8207/8253135750_68ed364f3c_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="Autumn beauty in Tom McCall Nature Preserve" /></a></p> <p>The trail at Tom McCall Nature Preserve on Rowena Crest, Oregon in autumn late afternoon light. <br /> <br /> The preserve is owned by the Nature Conservancy and a hot spot for Spring time wildflowers. Its late summer and autumn beauty is mostly appreciated by a small herd of Columbia black-tailed deer that graze here.<br /> <br /> Best viewed in a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8253135750/in/photostream/lightbox/"><b>black frame</b></a>.<br /> <br /> [Explored December 7, 2012 #483]</p> Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:03:49 -0800 2007-10-14T17:53:21-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8253135750 45.686586 -121.303209 45.686586 -121.303209 2443280 Autumn beauty in Tom McCall Nature Preserve <p>The trail at Tom McCall Nature Preserve on Rowena Crest, Oregon in autumn late afternoon light. <br /> <br /> The preserve is owned by the Nature Conservancy and a hot spot for Spring time wildflowers. Its late summer and autumn beauty is mostly appreciated by a small herd of Columbia black-tailed deer that graze here.<br /> <br /> Best viewed in a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8253135750/in/photostream/lightbox/"><b>black frame</b></a>.<br /> <br /> [Explored December 7, 2012 #483]</p> GeorgeOfTheGorge orange tree oregon unitedstates path fallfoliage trail columbiarivergorge mosier nikkor80400mm tommccallnaturepreserve uscopyrightregistered2011 framedtrail http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8071472395/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8071472395/" title="Fernhill's rippled flats"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8456/8071472395_7de13353f6_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Fernhill's rippled flats" /></a></p> <p>Light from the setting sun strikes a glancing blow on the mud flats in the Fernhill Wetlands near Forest Grove, Oregon. <br /> <br /> Wet mud in the shallow valleys reflect the blue sky. <br /> <br /> Record dry weather has exposed large areas of the ponds at Fernhill. This has provided opportunity for shore birds.</p> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:58:27 -0700 2012-10-07T18:05:28-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8071472395 45.506905 -123.085228 45.506905 -123.085228 2375199 Fernhill's rippled flats <p>Light from the setting sun strikes a glancing blow on the mud flats in the Fernhill Wetlands near Forest Grove, Oregon. <br /> <br /> Wet mud in the shallow valleys reflect the blue sky. <br /> <br /> Record dry weather has exposed large areas of the ponds at Fernhill. This has provided opportunity for shore birds.</p> GeorgeOfTheGorge blue oregon evening unitedstates tan forestgrove mudflat d800 fernhillwetlands longlight nikkor80400mm http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/7599265902/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/7599265902/" title="The pink Vista"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7114/7599265902_d9557bc6e1_m.jpg" width="240" height="122" alt="The pink Vista" /></a></p> <p>Vista House on Crown Point in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, is illuminated by the pink sky of a cloud-hidden morning sunrise. Sunrise began at 5:35 am. <br /> <br /> This shot from the Women's Forum overlook off the Historic Columbia River Highway was taken at 5:41 am, 7 minutes after astronomical sunrise. It benefits from the soft pink and peach color in the cloud breaks outside of the frame. <br /> <br /> Notice how Vista House rhymes the shape of Beacon Rock behind it on the Washington side of the Columbia River. While the Columbia is an obvious line leading to Vista House, there is also a leading S-curve starting in the lower righthand corner with the forested cliff and leading to Vista House and then the vashing point of the Coumbia. <br /> <br /> Finally, folding the image on a diagonal along the Columbia reveals a rough symmetry between the Oregon and Washington sides of the Columbia that includes the Vista House and Beacon Rock similarity. Rotating the image upside down also suggests a rough symmetry. <br /> <br /> This image was taken during the Oregon State Parks organized photo shoot led by Gary Randall on July 14th, 2012.<br /> <br /> Processed entirely in Lightroom 4.1.</p> Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:24:39 -0700 2012-07-14T05:41:27-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7599265902 45.533825 -122.260356 45.533825 -122.260356 2384914 The pink Vista <p>Vista House on Crown Point in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, is illuminated by the pink sky of a cloud-hidden morning sunrise. Sunrise began at 5:35 am. <br /> <br /> This shot from the Women's Forum overlook off the Historic Columbia River Highway was taken at 5:41 am, 7 minutes after astronomical sunrise. It benefits from the soft pink and peach color in the cloud breaks outside of the frame. <br /> <br /> Notice how Vista House rhymes the shape of Beacon Rock behind it on the Washington side of the Columbia River. While the Columbia is an obvious line leading to Vista House, there is also a leading S-curve starting in the lower righthand corner with the forested cliff and leading to Vista House and then the vashing point of the Coumbia. <br /> <br /> Finally, folding the image on a diagonal along the Columbia reveals a rough symmetry between the Oregon and Washington sides of the Columbia that includes the Vista House and Beacon Rock similarity. Rotating the image upside down also suggests a rough symmetry. <br /> <br /> This image was taken during the Oregon State Parks organized photo shoot led by Gary Randall on July 14th, 2012.<br /> <br /> Processed entirely in Lightroom 4.1.</p> GeorgeOfTheGorge pink oregon washington unitedstates columbiarivergorge corbett vistahouse beaconrock womensforum nationalscenicarea oregonstateparks nikkor80400mm http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8663584088/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8663584088/" title="Focussed on others"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8257/8663584088_f5e9b6db8f_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="Focussed on others" /></a></p> <p>The howler monkey is watching others in its troop as they dine on the tree flowers. Posed in a tree at the southwest end of Lake Arenal, Costa Rica.<br /> <br /> Notice the green algae growing in the orange fur.<br /> <br /> The white streaks are falling rain drops from a sprinkle that came and went. This area is on the edge of a rain forest.<br /> <br /> Best viewed from the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8663584088/in/photostream/lightbox/"><b>jungle canopy</b></a>.</p> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:58:56 -0700 2008-02-12T13:37:06-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8663584088 10.527772 -84.976031 10.527772 -84.976031 26809266 Focussed on others <p>The howler monkey is watching others in its troop as they dine on the tree flowers. Posed in a tree at the southwest end of Lake Arenal, Costa Rica.<br /> <br /> Notice the green algae growing in the orange fur.<br /> <br /> The white streaks are falling rain drops from a sprinkle that came and went. This area is on the edge of a rain forest.<br /> <br /> Best viewed from the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8663584088/in/photostream/lightbox/"><b>jungle canopy</b></a>.</p> GeorgeOfTheGorge rain shower costarica treebranch howlermonkey treelimb guanacaste nikkor80400mm uscopyrightregistered2011 80400afdvr http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8612580554/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8612580554/" title="Yummy, yummy"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8121/8612580554_349e5f99c8_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Yummy, yummy" /></a></p> <p>At the end of March, a yellow-rumped warbler dines on an insect delicacy at E Mayer State Park, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.<br /> <br /> Best viewed in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8612580554/in/photostream/lightbox/"><b>full screen bug scope</b></a>.<br /> <br /> WARNING. If you are viewing this full screen on an HD screen (1920 pixels wide or more) you're pixel peeking. This image is only 1920 pixels wide and was uploaded at full resolution.<br /> <br /> The image is 7% of a handheld, vr-on D800E (7360 pixel wide image) shot with the new Nikon 80-400mm af-s vrII lens. This amazing lens focused really fast even with the intervening branches. For the past six years, the older 80-400mm af-d vr has been my most used lens. While that lens was sharp, perhaps as sharp in the center as the new af-s lens, it never popped focus as fast as the af-s lens does now. Focus even survived the intervening branches! <br /> <br /> I'm definitely not slamming the older lens, Lighter, smaller and sharp with VR, the older af-d 80-400 mm lens is a huge bargain in today's used market. Mine is already gone.</p> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:09:17 -0700 2013-03-31T17:51:07-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8612580554 45.675452 -121.264945 45.675452 -121.264945 2485289 Yummy, yummy <p>At the end of March, a yellow-rumped warbler dines on an insect delicacy at E Mayer State Park, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.<br /> <br /> Best viewed in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8612580554/in/photostream/lightbox/"><b>full screen bug scope</b></a>.<br /> <br /> WARNING. If you are viewing this full screen on an HD screen (1920 pixels wide or more) you're pixel peeking. This image is only 1920 pixels wide and was uploaded at full resolution.<br /> <br /> The image is 7% of a handheld, vr-on D800E (7360 pixel wide image) shot with the new Nikon 80-400mm af-s vrII lens. This amazing lens focused really fast even with the intervening branches. For the past six years, the older 80-400mm af-d vr has been my most used lens. While that lens was sharp, perhaps as sharp in the center as the new af-s lens, it never popped focus as fast as the af-s lens does now. Focus even survived the intervening branches! <br /> <br /> I'm definitely not slamming the older lens, Lighter, smaller and sharp with VR, the older af-d 80-400 mm lens is a huge bargain in today's used market. Mine is already gone.</p> GeorgeOfTheGorge oregon unitedstates thedalles columbiarivergorge yellowrumpedwarbler columbiagorgenationalscenicarea nikkor80400mm d800e 80400mmafsgvriinikon pixelpeeking http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8607233542/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8607233542/" title="Willamette Valley Ponderosa Pine"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8256/8607233542_13c55ea6b0_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Willamette Valley Ponderosa Pine" /></a></p> <p>Crossing the Cascade Mountains into the high plains desert, Douglas fir and spruce give way to ponderosa pine. It's easy to think of the ponderosa pine as being only a dry lands eastside tree.<br /> <br /> Surprisingly, there is a ponderossa pine that has adapted to the wet climate of the Willimatte Valley, but is in danger of disappearing from the valley. <br /> <br /> Fortunately, the Willamette Valley Ponderosa Pine Conservation Association (WVPPCA for short) is active in promoting the planting of the native Willamette Valley ponderosa pine.<br /> <br /> These Willamette Valley ponderosa pines are located in Cooper Mountain Nature Park, Beaverton, Oregon where they have been planted as part of the restoration of the park land.<br /> <br /> Best seen emerging from the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8607233542/in/photostream/lightbox/"><b>dark forest</b></a>.</p> Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:06:00 -0700 2013-03-28T19:00:03-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8607233542 45.450875 -122.870514 45.450875 -122.870514 2361064 Willamette Valley Ponderosa Pine <p>Crossing the Cascade Mountains into the high plains desert, Douglas fir and spruce give way to ponderosa pine. It's easy to think of the ponderosa pine as being only a dry lands eastside tree.<br /> <br /> Surprisingly, there is a ponderossa pine that has adapted to the wet climate of the Willimatte Valley, but is in danger of disappearing from the valley. <br /> <br /> Fortunately, the Willamette Valley Ponderosa Pine Conservation Association (WVPPCA for short) is active in promoting the planting of the native Willamette Valley ponderosa pine.<br /> <br /> These Willamette Valley ponderosa pines are located in Cooper Mountain Nature Park, Beaverton, Oregon where they have been planted as part of the restoration of the park land.<br /> <br /> Best seen emerging from the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8607233542/in/photostream/lightbox/"><b>dark forest</b></a>.</p> GeorgeOfTheGorge oregon unitedstates tripod beaverton nikkor afs 80400mm vrii nikkor80400mm coopermountainnaturepark tualatinvalleyparksandrecreation d800e gitzogt3541xl nikkor80400mmafsvrii http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8595772460/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8595772460/" title="Shortly after the burn"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8389/8595772460_5e2811f2f1_m.jpg" width="240" height="23" alt="Shortly after the burn" /></a></p> <p>A controlled burn of the prairie in Cooper Mountain Nature Park was made at the end of September, 2011. This panorama from the Overlook Trail shows the prairie as it appeared in October 6, 2011 shortly after the burn..<br /> <br /> The Williamette Valley was once covered by prairies created by the Native Amereicans through burning. <br /> <br /> Cooper Mountain Nature Park is a restoration park that seeks to restore cultivatived land to the state it had before the arrivial of Lewis and Clark.<br /> <br /> Best seen in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8595772460/in/photostream/lightbox/"><b>pano box</b></a>.</p> Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:19:46 -0700 2011-10-06T16:25:47-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8595772460 45.451701 -122.870857 45.451701 -122.870857 2361064 Shortly after the burn <p>A controlled burn of the prairie in Cooper Mountain Nature Park was made at the end of September, 2011. This panorama from the Overlook Trail shows the prairie as it appeared in October 6, 2011 shortly after the burn..<br /> <br /> The Williamette Valley was once covered by prairies created by the Native Amereicans through burning. <br /> <br /> Cooper Mountain Nature Park is a restoration park that seeks to restore cultivatived land to the state it had before the arrivial of Lewis and Clark.<br /> <br /> Best seen in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8595772460/in/photostream/lightbox/"><b>pano box</b></a>.</p> GeorgeOfTheGorge oregon fire beaverton burn controlledburn overlooktrail nikkor80400mm coopermountainnaturepark uscopyrightregistered2013 http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8586355372/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8586355372/" title="Grass Widow in the eastern Columbia River Gorge"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8511/8586355372_04dd0d7b6f_m.jpg" width="240" height="184" alt="Grass Widow in the eastern Columbia River Gorge" /></a></p> <p>Grass Widow (Olisynium douglasii) are among the first wildflowers to bloom in the eastern Gorge, often times massed in purple fields. <br /> <br /> These grass widows were photographed at E Mayer State Park, Oregon in early March.<br /> <br /> Best viewed in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8586355372/in/photostream/lightbox/"><b>darkroom</b></a>.</p> Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:17:26 -0700 2010-03-07T14:08:48-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8586355372 45.675511 -121.265645 45.675511 -121.265645 2485289 Grass Widow in the eastern Columbia River Gorge <p>Grass Widow (Olisynium douglasii) are among the first wildflowers to bloom in the eastern Gorge, often times massed in purple fields. <br /> <br /> These grass widows were photographed at E Mayer State Park, Oregon in early March.<br /> <br /> Best viewed in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8586355372/in/photostream/lightbox/"><b>darkroom</b></a>.</p> GeorgeOfTheGorge oregon purple unitedstates violet thedalles grasswidow saveearth nikkor80400mm emayerstatepark http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8579541577/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8579541577/" title="March Trillium"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8381/8579541577_c414318da5_m.jpg" width="240" height="163" alt="March Trillium" /></a></p> <p>The 33rd Trillium Festival is scheduled for April 6-7, 2013 at Tryon State Park, Portland. The Trillium Gala is March 29th.<br /> <br /> This photo was taken March 27, 2009. Is the Trillium in bloom now? I don't know.<br /> <br /> Best seen in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8579541577/in/photostream/lightbox/"><b>dark forest</b></a></p> Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:55:31 -0700 2009-03-27T14:05:16-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8579541577 45.441272 -122.675323 45.441272 -122.675323 2399673 March Trillium <p>The 33rd Trillium Festival is scheduled for April 6-7, 2013 at Tryon State Park, Portland. The Trillium Gala is March 29th.<br /> <br /> This photo was taken March 27, 2009. Is the Trillium in bloom now? I don't know.<br /> <br /> Best seen in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8579541577/in/photostream/lightbox/"><b>dark forest</b></a></p> GeorgeOfTheGorge oregon portland trillium unitedstates unpublished nikkor80400mm tryonstatepark uscopyrightregistered2011 http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8551060169/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8551060169/" title="March Grass Widow"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8375/8551060169_fbd659e757_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="March Grass Widow" /></a></p> <p>Grass Widow, E Mayer State Park, Columbia River, Oregon. Frequently they are one of the first wildflowers to bloom in the eastern Columbia River Gorge, often times massed in purple fields. <br /> <br /> Grass Widow are found in dry open areas that are usually wet only in the Spring.<br /> <br /> Best viewed in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8551060169/in/photostream/lightbox/"><b>darkroom</b></a></p> Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:15:04 -0700 2010-03-07T14:22:23-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8551060169 45.675511 -121.265645 45.675511 -121.265645 2485289 March Grass Widow <p>Grass Widow, E Mayer State Park, Columbia River, Oregon. Frequently they are one of the first wildflowers to bloom in the eastern Columbia River Gorge, often times massed in purple fields. <br /> <br /> Grass Widow are found in dry open areas that are usually wet only in the Spring.<br /> <br /> Best viewed in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8551060169/in/photostream/lightbox/"><b>darkroom</b></a></p> GeorgeOfTheGorge oregon unitedstates thedalles grasswidow nikkor80400mm uscopyrightregistered2011 http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8069606841/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8069606841/" title="Family time at Fernhill Wetlands"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8461/8069606841_38e445d477_m.jpg" width="240" height="219" alt="Family time at Fernhill Wetlands" /></a></p> <p>Sunset's pink afterglow illuminates a family's walk and the two white pelicans tucking in for the night. <br /> <br /> Straggling Cackling geese flap through the pink sky. <br /> <br /> Forest Grove's sewage treatment facility is undergoing a transformation to a world-class demonstration wetland. Construction is continuing until the first of November.<br /> <br /> To appreciate the detail in this image, you really need to see it large or click on the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8069652778/in/photostream/lightbox/"><b>pixel peeper</b></a> to see a crop.</p> Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:26:35 -0700 2012-10-07T18:44:00-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8069606841 45.508861 -123.090281 45.508861 -123.090281 2375199 Family time at Fernhill Wetlands <p>Sunset's pink afterglow illuminates a family's walk and the two white pelicans tucking in for the night. <br /> <br /> Straggling Cackling geese flap through the pink sky. <br /> <br /> Forest Grove's sewage treatment facility is undergoing a transformation to a world-class demonstration wetland. Construction is continuing until the first of November.<br /> <br /> To appreciate the detail in this image, you really need to see it large or click on the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/8069652778/in/photostream/lightbox/"><b>pixel peeper</b></a> to see a crop.</p> GeorgeOfTheGorge oregon evening unitedstates forestgrove d800 fernhillwetlands nikkor80400mm http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/7422469816/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/7422469816/" title="Mt. Jefferson punctures the clouds"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8152/7422469816_49d823cb0a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Mt. Jefferson punctures the clouds" /></a></p> <p>Mt Jefferson from the high plains of Oregon near Madras looking toward the southwest.</p> Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:00:01 -0700 2008-05-31T10:52:00-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7422469816 44.945933 -120.989848 44.945933 -120.989848 2481291 Mt. Jefferson punctures the clouds <p>Mt Jefferson from the high plains of Oregon near Madras looking toward the southwest.</p> GeorgeOfTheGorge oregon unitedstates mtjefferson maupin us97 nikkor80400mm uscopyrightregistered2011 http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/7421767352/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/7421767352/" title="Trellised pear trees in blossom"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8010/7421767352_2c15466552_m.jpg" width="181" height="240" alt="Trellised pear trees in blossom" /></a></p> <p>Pear trees on trellis in blossom , Hood River Valley, Oregon. Trellis use in the valley is unusual. Orchards are more commonly free standing trees like those in the background.</p> Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:27:28 -0700 2011-05-01T18:40:02-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7421767352 45.654172 -121.497298 45.654172 -121.497298 2511154 Trellised pear trees in blossom <p>Pear trees on trellis in blossom , Hood River Valley, Oregon. Trellis use in the valley is unusual. Orchards are more commonly free standing trees like those in the background.</p> GeorgeOfTheGorge fruit oregon rural unitedstates trellis hoodriver peartrees fruitgrove hoodrivervalley nikkor80400mm uscopyrightregistered2011 http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/7391385374/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/7391385374/" title="Tulip nation flag?"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7104/7391385374_6c28416786_m.jpg" width="240" height="158" alt="Tulip nation flag?" /></a></p> <p>Multi-colored rows and rows and rows of tulip varieties stripe the view to the horizon at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm, Woodburn, Oregon. This should be a flag.</p> Sun, 17 Jun 2012 20:14:31 -0700 2008-04-20T14:20:49-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7391385374 45.118844 -122.745495 45.118844 -122.745495 2417438 Tulip nation flag? <p>Multi-colored rows and rows and rows of tulip varieties stripe the view to the horizon at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm, Woodburn, Oregon. This should be a flag.</p> GeorgeOfTheGorge colors oregon unitedstates stripes woodburn woodenshoetulipfarm nikkor80400mm uscopyrightregistered2011 http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/7366091180/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/7366091180/" title="Crescent moon, bloody cloud"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8145/7366091180_78fb0e776f_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Crescent moon, bloody cloud" /></a></p> <p>At the first reddening of the day, a bloody cloud joined the crescent moon above Rowena Crest in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.</p> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:22:13 -0700 2008-06-29T05:12:49-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7366091180 45.682883 -121.30192 45.682883 -121.30192 2443280 Crescent moon, bloody cloud <p>At the first reddening of the day, a bloody cloud joined the crescent moon above Rowena Crest in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.</p> GeorgeOfTheGorge pink blue moon oregon unitedstates crescent mosier nikkor80400mm uscopyrightregistered2011 http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/7333600046/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/7333600046/" title="Grey squirrel face off - who won?"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7095/7333600046_c1c111675f_m.jpg" width="240" height="120" alt="Grey squirrel face off - who won?" /></a></p> <p>Who do you think won? The California Ground Squirrel is known in the farmlands east of the Cascade Mountain chain of Oregon as the grey digger. East of the Cascades, trees are far and few between, so squirrels have adapted to nesting in the ground. Farmers regard the grey digger as a pest. Ironically, the fox, another farmer's pest, is one of the best controls on the ground squirrel population. This image of a ground squirrel standoff - think Robin Hood vs Little John in Sherwood forest - was captured at Memaloose State Park, Oregon. I don't recall who one, so your guess is right.</p> Sun, 03 Jun 2012 23:12:21 -0700 2009-07-11T19:49:04-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7333600046 45.696872 -121.349359 45.696872 -121.349359 2378631 Grey squirrel face off - who won? <p>Who do you think won? The California Ground Squirrel is known in the farmlands east of the Cascade Mountain chain of Oregon as the grey digger. East of the Cascades, trees are far and few between, so squirrels have adapted to nesting in the ground. Farmers regard the grey digger as a pest. Ironically, the fox, another farmer's pest, is one of the best controls on the ground squirrel population. This image of a ground squirrel standoff - think Robin Hood vs Little John in Sherwood forest - was captured at Memaloose State Park, Oregon. I don't recall who one, so your guess is right.</p> GeorgeOfTheGorge oregon unitedstates faceoff plank columbiarivergorge confrontation mosier oregonstateparks nikkor80400mm uscopyrightregistered2011 greydigger http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/7185335792/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/7185335792/" title="Golden-crowned sparrow feeding wild in the forest"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5331/7185335792_9646ba89d8_m.jpg" width="240" height="182" alt="Golden-crowned sparrow feeding wild in the forest" /></a></p> <p>A golden-crowned sparrow, zonotrichia atricapilla, feeds in the wild on a forest limb at Viento State Park next to the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon. The golden-crowned sparrow winters in Oregon, but summers in Canada and Alaska. I spent some time photographing this bird. This image best shows the activity that interested me in the sparrow - feeding on or in the lichen - while still showing the identifying gold crown.</p> Sat, 12 May 2012 18:34:45 -0700 2012-05-06T12:29:34-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7185335792 45.699455 -121.667895 45.699455 -121.667895 2512188 Golden-crowned sparrow feeding wild in the forest <p>A golden-crowned sparrow, zonotrichia atricapilla, feeds in the wild on a forest limb at Viento State Park next to the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon. The golden-crowned sparrow winters in Oregon, but summers in Canada and Alaska. I spent some time photographing this bird. This image best shows the activity that interested me in the sparrow - feeding on or in the lichen - while still showing the identifying gold crown.</p> GeorgeOfTheGorge wild oregon forest unitedstates feeding columbiarivergorge zonotrichiaatricapilla goldencrownedsparrow cascadelocks nationalscenicarea nikkor80400mm vientostatepark uscopyrightregistered2012 http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/7139343873/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/7139343873/" title="Spring blossoms in the Hood River Valley"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7054/7139343873_cf4d72b933_m.jpg" width="159" height="240" alt="Spring blossoms in the Hood River Valley" /></a></p> <p>[Explore! May 3, 2012 #368] A pink ornamental towers over the white flowers of the working fruit groves below. Located near Pine Grove in the Hood River Valley, Oregon. Searching for a sunset location about 6 PM, I drove by the cemetary near Pine Grove and noticed the pink blossoms from the road. I walked back and spent 45 minutes photographing the tree, fruit groves and Mt. Hood. Finished, I packed up a 7PM and drove out. When I saw the view from the road again and realized that it was better than the ones I'd been shooting. So I pulled over right there, set up the tripod and photographed another 15 minutes until the light was gone. This was one of the first shots of the second set.</p> Thu, 03 May 2012 10:01:22 -0700 2012-04-21T19:12:06-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7139343873 45.652894 -121.5023 45.652894 -121.5023 2511154 Spring blossoms in the Hood River Valley <p>[Explore! May 3, 2012 #368] A pink ornamental towers over the white flowers of the working fruit groves below. Located near Pine Grove in the Hood River Valley, Oregon. Searching for a sunset location about 6 PM, I drove by the cemetary near Pine Grove and noticed the pink blossoms from the road. I walked back and spent 45 minutes photographing the tree, fruit groves and Mt. Hood. Finished, I packed up a 7PM and drove out. When I saw the view from the road again and realized that it was better than the ones I'd been shooting. So I pulled over right there, set up the tripod and photographed another 15 minutes until the light was gone. This was one of the first shots of the second set.</p> GeorgeOfTheGorge pink blue oregon pears unitedstates blossoms mthood flowering blooms hoodriver pinegrove fruitgrove explored nikkor80400mm uscopyrightregistered2012 http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/6942751146/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/6942751146/" title="Vishnu Temple from Grandview Point, Grand Canyon National Park"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7042/6942751146_bfe16fc798_m.jpg" width="240" height="154" alt="Vishnu Temple from Grandview Point, Grand Canyon National Park" /></a></p> <p>Late afternoon view of Vishnu Temple from Grandview Point, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Vishnu Temple is the large pyramid looking plateau in the upper right third.</p> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:21:35 -0700 2012-03-14T15:36:36-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6942751146 35.997955 -111.987806 35.997955 -111.987806 12587582 Vishnu Temple from Grandview Point, Grand Canyon National Park <p>Late afternoon view of Vishnu Temple from Grandview Point, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Vishnu Temple is the large pyramid looking plateau in the upper right third.</p> GeorgeOfTheGorge arizona nationalpark unitedstates grandcanyon viewpoint grandcanyonnationalpark vishnutemple grandviewpoint nikkor80400mm uscopyrightregistered2012 http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/7072784287/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeinthegorge/">GeorgeOfTheGorge</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeinthegorge/7072784287/" title="Wings like the walls of the Gorge"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7226/7072784287_ee74c6695b_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="Wings like the walls of the Gorge" /></a></p> <p>A solo California gull (Larus californicus) flies west in the Columbia River Gorge near East Mayer State Park (Rowena), Oregon. Notice how the slope of the gorge walls repeat the angle of the gull's wings in this high key image.</p> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:46:35 -0700 2007-08-05T08:49:23-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GeorgeOfTheGorge) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7072784287 45.678161 -121.256392 45.678161 -121.256392 2443280 Wings like the walls of the Gorge <p>A solo California gull (Larus californicus) flies west in the Columbia River Gorge near East Mayer State Park (Rowena), Oregon. Notice how the slope of the gorge walls repeat the angle of the gull's wings in this high key image.</p> GeorgeOfTheGorge birds oregon washington unitedstates gull angles highkey lyle californiagull laruscalifornicus nationalscenicarea nikkor80400mm uscopyrightregistered2012