Some cool stuff I saw today

[bull]

I went for a little drive a few hours ago and saw some cool stuff I thought I'd share. First off is one for Mike and Mr. Angry and a few others before it got dark...

[bull]

Latourell Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, named after Joseph "Frenchy" Latourell who settled the area and made it prosper back in the late 1800s: http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/waterfall.php?num=1478&p=0

[bull]

And some nighttime shots. I've always wanted to photograph the moon but I still don't have the right equipment for it. On this second shot I wedged my binoculars into the car's window to keep them still and then put my phony point-and-shoot digital camera lense up to one of the eye pieces. Poor man's telescopic lense I guess.

[Forza]

Cool pics Bull

[4cruzin]

Wow those are some cool pics!! 

[NYCMille]

Nice pics man... that house is seriously creepy though.

[tan top]

 nice pictures

[Manfred318]

Great pics   

[my73charger]

Neat stuff.

[41husk]

great scenery

[Charger_Fan]

Is that yellow moss, or just a giant spit wad?

Cool pics, Man.

[bull]

Is that yellow moss, or just a giant spit wad?

Cool pics, Man.

"This waterfall is usually most recognized for the large patch of bright yellow lichen adorning the cliff face to the right of the falls, and this characteristic has led many famous photographers to give this location their treatment." http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/waterfall.php?num=1478&p=0

Somewhere around here I have a black and white picture I took of Latourell Falls Bridge back in '95 or so. When I got my journalism degree I had to take some photography classes and this was one of the places we went for subjects. The name of the falls is somewhat humorous because Latourell is often pronounced "lateral" by Americans and of course lateral means sideways. They should have called it Latourell Vertical Falls.

[Brock Samson]

glad i'm not the only one who takes pictures of moss...


(however when i did it i was accused of smoking something... why is that?.. )
but yes,..  nice pics,..
your moon solution was pretty effective i'd say, but how did ya keep from shaking?..

[68chrgrwife]

i liked the moon pic...it came out good for how you did it.....

[472 R/T SE]

Nice shots Curtis.    A little farther east is where I shot my Gorge pix about a month ago.  A turnout on the old highway.  I've never been up to the Vista House yet.  Don't we live in the most beautiful part of the country.

[bull]

glad i'm not the only one who takes pictures of moss...


(however when i did it i was accused of smoking something... why is that?.. )
but yes,..  nice pics,..
your moon solution was pretty effective i'd say, but how did ya keep from shaking?..

I had the binoculars wedged in the window of my Durango and then used the fastest shutter setting on my camera so I'm relying on a quick exposure rather than keeping still. That's why the focus isn't that great. Someday I hope to be set up to take professional-grade shots of the moon. This woman is my moon photography hero: http://geogdata.csun.edu/~voltaire/ann/lunar.html

Nice shots Curtis. A little farther east is where I shot my Gorge pix about a month ago. A turnout on the old highway. I've never been up to the Vista House yet. Don't we live in the most beautiful part of the country.

It's not as awesome as Wallowa County but it's close.

[pettyfan43]

Those are neat pictures.

Mike's right, the only thing missing on that house is Jason or Freddy!!!! Or maybe a nice big ghost!!!!!

[ck1]

mmmmmm picture of the day

[Charger1973]

Great pics man 

[8WHEELER]

i liked the moon pic...it came out good for how you did it.....

   that moon shot actually worked out great    good one.

Yes we do live in a beautiful location, I wish more people would calm down and
enjoy it more 

Dan