BlogHide Resteemshansfranchesco (56)in photography • 5 years agoIf you go down to the woods today.....This was one of those days when nothing seemed to go right. I had driven up the mountain and into the forest in search of interesting things to take pictures of. If you are naturally a little bit…hansfranchesco (56)in photography • 5 years agoSunrise over East PortlandThis is another one of those images that happened almost as an after thought. I had risen early (that would be around 3am - yes, such a time does exist) and headed for Crown Point to capture images…hansfranchesco (56)in photography • 5 years agoThe black doorI love to write about the images I produce. Sometimes they are just about how I processed the image, while some images have a story behind their capture which is just begging to be told. Other…hansfranchesco (56)in photography • 5 years agoRoots and White waterSomewhere high up in the mountainous forest is a small unnamed stream of unimaginable power. Every year when the snow melts this stream turns into a raging torrent of white water trying to escape…hansfranchesco (56)in photography • 5 years agoPunch Bowl Falls over the yearsPunch Bowl Falls is located on a short spur trail off of the Eagle Creek trail in the Columbia River Gorge. Its a beautiful falls with a nice cool swimming hole for those so inclined. It is also…hansfranchesco (56)in photography • 5 years agoTanner CreekBack in the Columbia River Gorge, this is Tanner Creek, which is just to the South of Bonneville Dam. The trail runs for about a mile up into the canyon before ending at a beautiful waterfall with a…hansfranchesco (56)in photography • 5 years agoFairy FallsOf all the waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge, Fairy Falls is my all time favorite. It's not very tall at just 30ft, and is dwarfed by its big Sister Multnomah Falls which is just a couple of…hansfranchesco (56)in photography • 5 years agoSnow at Latourell FallsLatourell Falls in the Columbia River Gorge is one of my favorite waterfalls, partly because it's the one closest to home, being just fifteen minutes away by car. But also because it is not as…hansfranchesco (56)in photography • 5 years agoThe bicycleSometimes it is amazing what we miss when we are out and about. I have lived in this town for more years than I am willing to admit to, and spent much time exploring its nooks and crannies. On this…hansfranchesco (56)in blackberries • 5 years agoBlackberries at SunriseSo one morning back in the summer of 2019 I rose before the crack of dawn as photographers sometimes do, so that I could go to a venue I had discovered in Portland to get (hopefully) some images of…hansfranchesco (56)in introduceyourself • 5 years agoIntroducing myself to the Steemit communityHi everyone, my name is Colin, and I am a photographer. Not a professional photographer, more of the enthusiastic amateur photographer type. I have a pen name, or stage name, or whatever you would…