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Taken with my iPhone 5 during a hike at Silver Falls State Park. One of the reasons I purchased an iPhone was so I didn’t need to carry any large cameras or gear during my hikes. Just a smart phone. I understand that cell phone camera technology hasn’t quite caught-up to DSLR quality (Yet!) but I figured I already had plenty of photos of this park that were shot with my DSLR. It’s just nice to enjoy an equipment-free walk on the trail. =)
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I don’t know what it is but, to me, photographing Portland on a cold crisp evening is quite therapeutic. There’s nothing like roaming the streets with my camera, especially on a Saturday night just as the city starts to come alive. The steam and smells emitting from all of the food carts blending with a freshly lit cigar while watching the various people from different walks of life going about their business is a satisfying experience. It’s something I have gotten away from considering this was a weekly ritual for me a few years ago.
On this particular evening I was looking for fresh new comps that, for whatever reason, I had never considered in the past. I decided to try an area where the Max Train curves around slowly from First Avenue onto Morrison Street with car traffic merging into the same light stream. I grabbed the Fisheye Lens out of my quiver of glass. It’s an efficient tool when conducting long exposures because of the amount of light it allows. Bottom line: it can make a light trail FAT.
This was the best image out of the several I shot. The process was time consuming because I was at the mercy of the train schedule. After shooting one long exposure I had to wait another 20 minutes for the next train to arrive so I could do it all over again. One hour to shoot just three images.
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With The Simpson’s creator, Matt Groening, finally coming clean about the origin of the real Springfield I thought I would throw out a few facts about the longest running sitcom and animation. While Mr. Groening has been known for including his family in his projects: his father’s name is Homer, his younger sisters’ names are Lisa and Maggie, and his Grandfathers name is Abram; he has featured various places from his hometown of Portland, also.
If you’re a fan of the Simpsons then I don’t need to explain which characters share the names of these Portland streets.
For more information about the town of Springfield click here -------> tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=717227#scpti2
More Simpson’s Trivia:
1). Bart is an anagram for “brat”.
2). Barney Gumble is Barney Rubble from The Flintstones.
3). The Springfield Gorge was inspired by the Columbia River Gorge.
4). Krusty the Clown is loosely based on Rusty Nails, a popular Portland TV kiddie clown in the 1960s. Rusty (whose real name is James Allen) is sincere and loving, a devout Christian who shared Bible stories with children. Krusty is a lusty hedonist and fallen Jew. As a boy, Groening once watched Rusty’s show from the studio audience.
I actually met Rusty Nails and his wife about four years ago. He gave me his business card which I still have.
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