It's not exactly in Portland itself, but this photo was taken a few hours away on the North Skamania River. I went on a campong trip out there over the last weekend, and it was awesome. The weatherwas great, the group of people was fun, and we had all kinds of great stuff to do. One thing that has always been true, I have found, is that I seem to always wake up early while camping. I think it is because the sun rises and it affects my internal clock so much more in a tent than when I am in at home. On Saturday morning, this was the case, and since the weather was so great, the sky was so clear, and the light was so good, I took the opportunity to go shoot, as I typically do in these situations. Here is one of my favorites from that morning. I saw this guy fishing, but it took me a while to get a good angle where I could see him clearly. Once I did that, I had to zoom in really far, as he was still far away, and then I had to work really hard to get the shutter to fire when hi sline was visible and in a good spot. I was suprised at how tough it was to get that timing down.
After I got this shot, I walked along the river hoping to get even closer, but by the time I got to the next clear spot, I couldn't see him any more. After the trip, I decided to crop this one, as it originally had been vertical. I think the tighter crop works better, personally. It only needed minor touch ups after the crop, so I am pretty happy with it. I just wish I could have gotten more angles and variety, but overall it worked out well.
