FOCUS OREGON - V1 Issue 2

Rise and Shine
Portland’s scenic cityscape is most often seen and photographed from the east with
the Willamette River in the foreground. For this shot I wanted to shoot it from the
west to show a more atypical view from with the foothills of the Cascade mountains
in the background and Mt Tabor, an extinct volcano rising in the middle ground. My
goal was to shoot this at sunrise as the city was waking up for a workday. I had to wait
for just the right morning with just the right sunrise. There aren’t many places to get
this view due to trees and shrubs along Vista Drive so I ended up sticking my lens
through the gate of a private residence to get this open view. This is a three-shot HDR
image shot on a Canon 5D Mii and processed in Photomatix Pro and Lightroom.
Mark Fitzgerald, M.Photog., Cr.
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SUMMER 2018 FOCUS OREGON • 25