Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like all the tumult! I think this one brings it out the best: https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/41263412915/in/dateposted-public/ Cheers Jayanand On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 1:32 PM, Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > One of the highlights of my eastern Washington trip was a tour of Chief > Joseph Dam, on the Columbia River near Bridgeport, WA. This dam plays > second fiddle to the higher and better-known Grand Coulee Dam, but is quite > impressive in its own right. It is a little over a mile wide overall. The > powerhouse contains 27 generators of between 88 an 109 megawatts each. > > We were lucky enough to meet, quite accidentally, a very nice park > ranger. I asked him if they were giving tours inside the dam. Officially, > the season hadn't started for non-reserved public tours, but he said, "Do > you want a tour?" Oh, yes! It was hog heaven for anyone who likes huge > machines and control panels with lots of dials, gauges and big switches. > The immensity of the project also shows what we are capable of when we have > our act together. > > Unfortunately, I can't show you anything from inside the dam, because > photography is strictly verboten. The post 9-11 security measures are > quite thorough, but understandable. > > What I can show you is the B&W photos I took from the publicly accessible > areas near the spillway. Water levels were high and almost all the > spillway gates were open. It was quite a show! > > I'd appreciate some C&C about these photos. I was trying to show the power > and beauty of all that falling water and spray. Which ones succeed? I'll > leave them labeled by camera file number for easy identification for the > next day or two. > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/27292691487/in/ > dateposted-public/> > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/27292691657/in/ > dateposted-public/> > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/41263412915/in/ > dateposted-public/> > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/41263412745/in/ > dateposted-public/> > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/27292691847/in/ > dateposted-public/> > > Leica M Monochrome with 35 and 50 Summicrons and 90/3.5 Voigtlander, plus > yellow filter. Enjoy! > > --Peter > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information