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Maple Leaves
I captured this simple but attractive scene
while visiting friends who live in the Columbia
River Gorge. I had hiked through the Oneonta
Gorge, a wonderful mossy green slot canyon with
the very photogenic Oneonta Falls at its terminus.
While composing a shot of the falls, I looked
down in the stream next to me and was struck
by the stark contrast between the bright yellow
of these two Big Leaf Maple leaves and the dark
stream bottom. Despite this shot being somewhat
of an after thought, it was my favorite of the
day. I like the subtle and colorful pattern
of decay in the leaves. If you ever hike this
Gorge, prepare for wading as the stream spans
the width of the gorge in several locations.
The reward, however, is well worth the effort.
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