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Deceptive Tranquility

2024-10-04 By Roger Edwards

Deceptive Tranquility

This may be the only photo I ever get of lights from a police boat, on a somewhat foggy river.  The calm-looking scene in front of downtown Portland and the Morrison Bridge belies the reason for the police boat’s presence:  patrolling the Willamette River for any extension of a wave of protesting and sporadic destructive rioting, happening beneath and between the buildings in the distance.   Some of this “fog” also was smoke from fires set by protestors and smoke devices deployed by police.

Portland OR (11 Nov 16) Looking NW
45.5164, -122.6678

 

Filed Under: Fog and Mist, Water Works Tagged With: cityscapes, clouds, fog, nighttime, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Portland, reflectives, rivers, smoke, waterscapes, weather

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Welcome to SkyPix, an online photo book of clouds, weather and water by Roger Edwards. As in a printed coffee-table book, every image has its own page with a unique story. After all, meaningful photography is much more than just picture-taking; it is visually rendering a moment in place and time from a perspective like none other. As a scientist and an artist, I hope my deep passion for the power and splendor of our skies and waters shines through in these pages. If you are a cloud and weather aficionado, outdoor enthusiast, outdoor or nature photographer, art lover, or anyone who craves learning, enjoy...

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