Gerald Emmerich Jr, HonFPSA, GMPSA/P
About the Image(s)
Title: Under the Rapids
My photo for this month was taken in July, 2018 along the White Salmon River in Washington just across the Columbia River near the city of Hood River, OR. There are several commercial rafting companies that offer rafting down the White Salmon River, and kayakers use the river as well. The river flows under a bridge for Northwestern Lake Road, and there is a small falls just upstream of the bridge. There’s plenty of room to shoot from a pedestrian bridge on the upstream side of the roadway, and there are several good spots to shoot under the bridge and along the riverbank as well. We were there on a Sunday, so there were plenty of rafts (but only one kayaker), and lots of predictable action, as the rafts went over the falls along the same course every time.
My camera was a Canon 7D Mark II (1.6 crop sensor), and the lens is a 24-105mm zoom lens at 45mm. The settings were f:11, ISO 400, at 1/800 sec.
I’m interested in knowing which of the two images you like better -- the one with the raft less submerged (Original 1 – 6 helmets visible) or the one with the raft more submerged (Under the Rapids – 3.5 helmets visible). Of course, I’m also interested in your opinion on whether these have a chance at acceptance in PJ international exhibitions.
This round’s discussion is now closed!
5 comments posted
This type of photo would probably have impact in Australia as this type of sport is very uncommon due to the continent being so dry. By rest of world standards Australia has very small rivers and a very flat terrain.   Posted: 05/06/2022 17:19:17