Photographer's Note
Bend is a city located in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. The name Bend was derived from "Farewell Bend," the designation used by early pioneers to refer to the location along the Deschutes River, one of the few fordable points along the river. The city has done an amazing job of making its riverfront accessible and attractive. The area photographed is the former site of a logging mill. Now parks and walkways follow the river on each side; theaters, art galleries, housing, shopping and restaurants make the area an interesting destination. On the skyline, you can see Mt Bachelor, Broken Top and the Three Sisters, all part of the Cascade volcano chain. While they seem miniscule in the photo, they are a BIG presence on the Bend skyline.
The photo is dedicated to the Bend Film Festival since I was here in the early morning for a film. My favorites were, “The Road to Fallujah,” a documentary about the devastation in this city; ‘Back to the Garden,’ featuring footage from 1988 and 2007 of hippies who returned to the land to live a simple life including interviews with their now grown children; ‘The Blue Bus,’ a road trip from Los Angeles to New Orleans by two friends returning to say goodbye to another friend, the soundtrack was great jazz, and Finally, ‘The Mouse that Soared,’ an animated short. Aside from the Road to Fallujah, which more than confirmed my thoughts on the ‘liberation’ of Iraq, the other films were upbeat.
It’s also farewell Bend because we’re heading to our San Diego home for awhile.
gervaso, BelCan75, carper, bakes888, Gerrit, ktanska, xuaxo, Angshu, danos, Kielia, JCG, paura, josepmarin, s_lush, denisn72, jwmunro, John_F_Kennedy, jlbrthnn, subhendu_bagchi, Maverick182 έχουν(ει) επιλέξει αυτή τη σημείωση ως χρήσιμη
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gervaso
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(28177) 2009-10-15 18:53
Hello, Pat!
The sky is wonderful in your picture, and so are these red trees standing out in the composition! Wonderful colors and excellent sharpness! Beautiful job!
BelCan75
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(2201) 2009-10-15 19:17
Hi Pat,
This is a wonderful shot with great depth, beautiful colours and an amazing sky. I love the bright fall colours of the trees. Great composition and a nice panorama view! Well done!
Greetings,
Ann
carper
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(96) 2009-10-15 21:52
I like it Pat,
marvelous colors in a well composed panorama, good composition, and a good point of view, very nice photo job here with a fantastic autumn atmosphere, good job, have a good day.
regard jaap
izmirli
(3989) 2009-10-15 22:54
merhaba my friend pat
wonderful lanscape.excellent autumn and colours.well done.
best regards.
gόrkan akηakır.
bakes888
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(18499) 2009-10-15 23:48
Hi Pat.
Heading back to the warmth? Great photo, you have some wonderful colour and a gorgeous sky in this shot. Well composed and cropped. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.
Waylim
(25436) 2009-10-15 23:50
Hi Pat,
This is so sureal, really beautiful like a very stylized painting rather than a photograph. Okay may abit to realistic for a painting but to surreal to be a realistic photograph, the red tree looks like giant tree full of red hot chilli peper. Very stylize pp work, very warm tone. Thanks
Way
Gerrit
(62042) 2009-10-16 2:15
Hi Pat,
wonderful colours. The red of the little trees is fantastic and operfectly accentuated by the beautiful light.
regards, Gerrit
ktanska
(44744) 2009-10-16 5:16
Hi Pat,
Those red trees catch attention immediately, they are spectacular. This gives an impression of a cosy little town on the edge of wilderness. Large panorama would be nice to see.
Kari
Dyerco
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(10185) 2009-10-16 7:20
Nicel done Pat. Lovely saturated colours from these maples (imported from New England no doubt).I like the POV you chose with the trees framing the image on each side. Have a safe trip to San Diego and post something from there soon.
Cheers
Phil
xuaxo
(6854) 2009-10-16 8:54
Olα Pat,
Great, colorful panorama. It seems that New England's fall colors are found also in Oregon.
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I guess that I'd like to see that Film Festival too.
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Winter is approaching, so you're back to SD. You're lucky people ;-)
Have a nice journey!
SAA,
Francisco
lestans
(17258) 2009-10-16 9:16
Beautiful place, Pat!
Wel composed, lovely red trees.
Also San Diego is lovely, anyway!
Ciao, a kiss!
Livia
Angshu
(56760) 2009-10-16 21:00
Hello Pat
The red folage simply pops out of the picture. Composed very well with the bend in the FG, with the industrial scene in the BG, and more interestingly the hills in the BG which are bathed by the warm glow of light.
Have a good time in San Diego and take care
Best Regards
Angshu
danos
(110407) 2009-10-17 1:36
Hi Pat,
really a very pleasant panoramic view of the Farewell Bend,with the red leafs of the trees to makes the whole scene to be fascinating.Thanks to the wide lens, as we can see the entire area with the pond and the house on the far end of the scene.Well done.
Have a nice weekend,Danos
Kielia
(24077) 2009-10-17 1:45
Hi Pat,
this impression of a cosy little town is obviously inspired by the Film Festival! Me, the viewer, gets the feeling of sitting in a car or train, passing by the cityscape. It is a perfect illusion!
Colors and light are fantastic, especially the red leaves of the trees. Wonderful photo work!
Warm regards
Harriet
JCG
(35153) 2009-10-17 6:01
Hello Pat,
A saturation of the colors which give even more flambloyant to this autumn which is splendid here. Pretty panorama with much of depth and a good clearness which enables us to see very well the tops at the horizon. A superb area, thank you Pat.
With all my friendships and a very good WE,
Jean-Charles
paura
(25802) 2009-10-17 17:51
Pat,
The tripod work very nice in this 1/60 exposure. Colors settings are very beautiful. Excellent photo job!
regards
Paulo
josepmarin
(59385) 2009-10-18 8:12
Hi Pat,
WOW! This one is a really beautiful image, you have caught the autumn essence across this beautiful landscape and its wonderful colors, with a fantastic sky.
The panoramic format increases the effect of visual attraction that has your composition.
An excellent work.
HLJ
Josep
gneufeld
(15890) 2009-10-18 15:55
Hi Pat,
Very nice light and well saturated colors in this one. Ah, autumn, a beautiful time of year. TFs. Gerald
pajaran
(115831) 2009-10-19 9:24
Zdravo.
Lepa priroda i arhitektura sa lepom bojom drveca cini ovu fotografiju lepu za gledanje.
Dobar kadar i lepa panorama.
Paja.
pablominto
(53746) 2009-10-19 23:06
Hello Pat,
Well... we don't see autumn colours like that this year, not even in a good year for that matter..!
A stunning view and a beautiful landscape, I notice the snowcapped mountain in the back...
Wonderful October light!
Greetings,
Pablo -
s_lush
(16602) 2009-10-20 23:08
Hello Pat,
In your nice picture the autumn palette is in all its beauty. Very good combinations of red, green and blue with mountains, water and architectural elements. Excellently colorful picture and very interesting note! Brilliant job!
Best regards,
Sergiy
denisn72
(8314) 2009-10-21 15:21
Hi Pat,
A great symphony of colours. The red trees fits so well with the blue sky. Excellent contrasts and colours. The mountain, far away, is a good bonus to the composition. An attractive place! Well done!
Best regards
Denis!
jwmunro
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(286) 2009-10-21 19:47
Hello Pat -
It looks like fall is well on it's way in the further reaches of the west coast. The pano format works very well and I like the Cascades just peeking up over the horizon. Well presented.
Jo and I had dinner with Peter last night and had a wonderful time at a Brazilian Steak House. He is off to Zion on Nov 3 for a 3-day WS and 7-days of exploring. I am off to the BA on Nov 6 for a seminar and a few days of visiting my old stomping grounds.
Thank you for sharing.
John
John_F_Kennedy
(43797) 2009-10-22 1:05
Hello Pat,
Wonderful autumnal colours. Great light captured. I love how you use the wide angel.
Best wishes,
Achim
feather
(51130) 2009-10-25 14:53
Gorgeous colours Pat. Those maple reds steal the show, although those wispy clouds are doing a fine job in the overall scene too. I expect you have now arrived in SD.
Kath xx
jlbrthnn
(76043) 2009-10-26 4:00
Hello Pat,
The image is remarkably built making very a good use of the coloured trees. The horizontal format include much of it. The light, the colors, clearness, the depth are excellent. A good work and a useful and interesting note. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joλl
edge
(7409) 2009-10-30 19:51
Hello Pat, Good to see you are still posting. Great panorama of this area. The fall colors are marvelous and the small tip of MT Bachelor gives this some great depth. I have been here many times. I think the last time was over six years ago to a wedding on New Years Eve at the Sunriver resort. Delightful area. When we moved from NY to Oregon, we had to decide should we have a small place here or on the beach at Manzanita, OR. We opted for the latter. BTW, sold that place 17 years later and had a house in Escondido, but never lived there. I am going to look over some more of your shots. Roger
dexy
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(341) 2009-11-01 12:18
Zdravo.
Mnogo lepa fotografija,odlicne boje i trenutak.Svidja mi se fotografija posebno boje drveca.
Pozdrav Dexy.
subhendu_bagchi
(26091) 2009-11-04 7:40
Hi Pat,
nice scenery with so many colours. Nice light and great DOF. Great to see the coloured trees with nice greeneries and beautiful sky. Sharpness superb. So good photojob. Very well done.
Congrats.
Have a great evening.
Subhendu
gunbud
(34066) 2009-11-26 18:20
Hi Pat,
You got some fantastic colors here that come in very clear clean and crisp.
Love the blue sky and wispy clouds.
The autumn colors are vivid and wonderfully complimented by the sky.
It does look likea well plannd riverscape.
Regards, Tom
Maverick182
(615) 2010-02-24 14:09
Hi Pat,very beautiful landscape.Excellent POV and perfect autumnal colors,this red tree are very beautiful.Compliments.
Photo Information
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Copyright: Pat Lim (plimrn)
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(21344) - Genre: Τοποθεσίες
- Medium: Έγχρωμο
- Date Taken: 2009-10-11
- Categories: Γιορτές
- Camera: Nikon D300, Tamron 17-35 2,8-4 D, Circular Polarizer
- Έκθεση: f/11, 1/60 δευτερόλεπτα
- Details: Tripod: Yes
- Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση
- Date Submitted: 2009-10-15 18:33
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by plimrn, last updated 2009-10-26 07:17 - To edge: Wer looked long and hard at the beach (1)
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