Sandy River Delta

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted October 27, 20161,743 views6 comments

Hi Folks,
This shot was taken with my Canon s90 point and shoot on a walk with the dog at a place near Portland called "Thousand Acres." It's near the mouth of the Sandy River, where it joins the Columbia, and it is a popular off-leash dog park. The colors and reflection stopped me dead in my tracks that day, and I was fortunate to at least have my point and shoot handy.

This is probably not one for the portfolio, but I thought it was interesting enough to share here. Thoughts and suggestions
welcome, as always. I shot it as a vertical, but liked the square crop best. Glad to show the "full" frame if curious.

Canon s90
ISO 125, f/8.0, 1/100s, raw
12.845 mm
handheld

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 27, 2016 at 1:36 PM

I know the place well! Nice capture - a very calm and serene scene.
Like the reflections and bare trees.
May be just an illusion, but seems to need a tiny bit of CCW rotation.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Ana on October 27, 2016 at 9:10 PM

That's really striking. The trees on all sides frame that group of people perfectly. The soft colors create a sort of out-of-time feeling.

Registered on February 10, 2004, 191 Posts, 1446 Comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on October 28, 2016 at 7:39 PM

I like the soft light and color palette. I agree with Sandy about the rotation. The people and dogs give a nice sense of scale.
--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 31, 2016 at 7:08 PM

Sandy, This picture has a very nice feel to me. The people and dogs in the frame add that extra nice touch. The reflections look great and with the still water appear even sharper that the actual trees which looks pretty cool to me. As usual the reflections should be darker as they are here, and I think the darker contrast gives it that sharper appearance. Nice shot with that s90 and glad you shared it. cool

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on November 1, 2016 at 11:41 AM

Thanks, everyone. I see the rotation now!!

Registered on December 14, 2010, 122 Posts, 1034 Comments

Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on November 1, 2016 at 11:47 AM

Better? I think one of the trees is leaning and tricking me. Also, the little sandbar is closer to the camrera on the right, so that's throwing me off too. Let me know + or - on rotation. Then I'll fix that cut off tree top in the bottom reflection.
ML

Registered on December 14, 2010, 122 Posts, 1034 Comments