Tuesday, October 30, 2018

The fall colors of Spokane, Washington and the river at night

I am currently in Spokane, WA speaking at Whitworth University, and had some time yesterday afternoon to walk around the city and grab some photos. Since I am staying along the river, I started my 10 mile walk on the riverside.


This was one of the first views I saw, with the great colors in the trees, and the dramatic cloudy sky.


I walked to the main falls and took this photo. I liked the composition, but thought that this would make an even better night shot.


After walking along the river, I went to Manito Park. Most of the park was without color, since it is the wrong time of year for their blooms.


Within the park, they have a Japanese garden, which had great fall colors. I got down low for this photo, to show the colorful leaves on the ground.


There was one tree in particular that was in full red color, and I moved to many positions to get these two photos. My goal was to get the red leaves in front of a complimentary colored background.



Even though my feet were tired from walking all afternoon, I could not resist the temptation to walk back to my original river location to get this night shot.  I waited in this spot for an hour to get the perfect deep blue skies. I had my Canon 5D Mark IV and Canon 24-105mm lens mounted on my Gitzo travel tripod and Acratech ball head. Unlike the day shot that was taken with a fast shutter speed, this night photo was taken with a 15 second exposure. The long exposure blurs the water perfectly and adds to the drama of the photo. Compare this night shot to the day shot, and I think you'll agree that this one is much more interesting.

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2 comments:

  1. That red tree looks amazing! It must have been a treat to see it in real life :)
    The night shot is really neat. I love the deep blue colours in the sky. Way more interesting than your day shot, for sure. Congratulations on not being lazy and getting back! ahahaha!

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  2. very nice captures. I like these fall photos

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