Things are popping up all over the place.
Really, all the best titles begin with a Don Martin sound effect. Sproing! For those who read Mad Magazine in the 20th Century, you know what I am talking about.
I truly adore the Eastern Columbia Gorge in any season, but in the Spring, it’s a special place to be.
©2021 Gary L. Quay
I made it to the Dalles Mountain Ranch in Washigton in the Spring for the first time since 2018. I am happy about that.
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: 24-85mm Nikon
The Mosier Plateau, Rowena Crest, and the Tom McCall Preserve are the best places in Oregon, while Washington boasts Catherine Creek, the Coyote Wall, and the Dalles Mountain Ranch.
The hills erupt in yellow and purple. The Balsamroots hold sway over the Lupins and Grass Widows for only a few weeks in April and early May. After a few weeks, they begin looking ragged, and then they fade away for another year.
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Lupins showing off under Rowena Crest in the eastern Columbia Gorge, Oreogn.
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: 24-85mm Nikon
©2021 Gary L. Quay
One of my favorite places: Horsethief Butte, Washington in the Eastern Columbia Gorge. Not many flowers there, but it’s still Spring!
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: 24-85mm Nikon
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There are a few fences, along which to photograph wildflowers.
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: 24-85mm Nikon
And let us not forget the film photos.
©2018 Gary L. Quay
I took this picture along the Histroic Columbia River Highway near Rowena Crest. The balsamroot flowers were in full swing the last week of April, and I had the Hasselblad in tow, and loaded with a superfast, super grainy film. I thought I’d crop it close, and enlarge it to accentuate the grain. I can hear the zombies shambling down the street groaning, “graaaains, graaaains.”
Camera: Hasselblad 500 CM
Lens: 120mm Carl Zeiss with a 2.0 Proxar
Film: Ilford Delta 3200 (shot at 1000 ASA, developed for 3200)
©2018 Gary L. Quay
Taken at the same place as the previous picture with the same film, but with the grain featured slightly less.
Camera: Hasselblad 500 CM
Lens: 120mm Carl Zeiss with a 2.0 Proxar
Film: Ilford Delta 3200 (shot at 1000 ASA, developed for 3200)
Hopefully, there will be more pictures to take in the coming weeks.
Thanks for Looking
–Gary L. Quay
