Thor's Well at Sunset

This is probably my favorite photo from our trip to Oregon. I made my way to Cape Perpetua in time for both sunset and a low working to high tide. I had the place to myself, which was nice, as was the weather. My goal was to capture a nice photo of Thor's Well with the sunset in the distance, and I'd say I can mark that goal as complete. I'd love to go back and try again sometime, this time hoping for slightly calmer seas. 

Thor's Well is a cavern open to the Pacific Ocean that had its roof collapse at some point in time. Waves rush in and come flying out from the well, mixes with the water from the waves that came in over the top, and then they all rush back in to the bottom of Thor's Well. I took a short couple of videos, one of which I posted to this blog earlier this month if you want to get a feel for the action of the Ocean.

Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the photo. Have a great weekend everybody!

Cheers,

Marc

Columbia River Gorge, Part I

We've been having some sunshine lately, so since it was supposed to be a sunny and warm (50's) weekend we made the trip to Oregon to drive the Columbia River Gorge Scenic Highway. There are plenty of waterfalls along the way to see that are just minutes from the parking areas.

This one below is apparently a very popular and famous waterfall, Multnomah Falls. The interstate that runs adjacent the the scenic highway even has a rest area with parking and a tunnel to get to the falls. The upper falls is several hundred feet tall, the lower is around 70 feet. They both kick up a good bit of mist and spray.

I had to remove one person from the bridge (in photoshop, not physically), but that was a pretty easy fix and I think really improves the photo. I was surprised that only one person was on the bridge when I took the photo, since the parking lot was completely full when we got there. I can't imaging what it would be like in the summer on a weekend when the temperatures are warm.

I'm working on a photo of a different waterfall. More story and photos to come...

Marc