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01-NOV-2012

You Got Something Better To Do?

When I’m on a trail and I’m not headed to a specific site, and the surroundings aren’t yielding much in the way of photos I need to decide whether to continue. My response to myself is, “You got something better to do?” Actually yes, I could usually go to a different trail and see what it has to offer. But the truth is that I always continued on. I’ve mentioned multiple times how much I enjoy the experience of hiking in the forest. So the reality is that no, there’s absolutely nothing better that I could have been doing.

Today, however, is a driving day. I’m back in California. I didn’t have a long way to go to get to this night's motel. I was planning on two stops, but I decided against leaving my car full of stuff sitting while I hiked to Mossbrae Falls. I suppose that maybe I should have checked the site to see how it looked. I just didn’t have a good feeling about it this morning, so I decided that I would only stop at Lithia Park. Now I did leave my car sitting there for hours, but it’s a heavily used site. That’s no guarantee that a vehicle won’t be broken into, but I felt as though that was safer than an out of the way spot.

I left my tripod in my car since the sun was out. As soon as I saw Ashland Creek, I had to go right back and retrieve the tripod. There was marvelous reflected light in the water. I don’t feel as though the creek would have been a compelling subject with my normally preferred overcast. But today’s conditions offered many spots where I felt would produce some nice photos. I spent several hours strolling along the creek. After all, it’s not as though I had anything better to do.

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Sandi Whitteker07-Jun-2013 17:14
Love this golden shot, Robert!
Sarah Rehfeldt15-Nov-2012 02:26
That golden green glow adds so much to this image! Very beautiful!
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)05-Nov-2012 15:27
Stunning shot.V
Paolo
fotabug03-Nov-2012 00:23
Gorgeous!
Judi Hastings02-Nov-2012 15:41
This is an absolutely STUNNING photograph! One of my all time fav's. Love the golden reflection in the water. Well done my friend! Glad to hear you made it home safely...but stinks vaca is over. At least you have pix to keep working on. :)
Jim Coffman02-Nov-2012 12:00
This hike yeilded a great fine! Nice capture,Robery. Love the fall colors..
larose forest photos02-Nov-2012 02:26
This is one magnificent shot! Wow. Very, very beautiful in all its golden glory. Very glad you hiked the trail so you could capture this gorgeous scene for the rest of us/ BV
Jim Stiles02-Nov-2012 02:24
Excellent decision to go back and get the tripod! Certainly worth the effort, this is gorgeous!

--Jim--