Radiance by MaxFoster

“Radiance” – Spirit Falls, WA

Here is a shot from Spirit Falls, which has some of the brightest turquoise water I have seen. The falls are popular with kayakers, which is pretty crazy. Check out this video of several kayakers dropping it: Spirit Falls Kayakers

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Golden Gate Swirl by MaxFoster

“Golden Gate Swirl” – San Francisco, CA

This was the first shot I took in San Francisco, after running about 1/2 mile to get here before all the good light was gone. Nothing super original, but the evening colors were pretty nice.

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Evening Calm by MaxFoster

“Evening Calm” – Riomaggiore, Italy

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No wild sunset clouds or colors on this night, but I think Riomaggiore is picturesque enough to stand on it own. Here is a lesser seen vantage point out on the harbor rocks.

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Hidden Jewel by MaxFoster

“Hidden Jewel” – Columbia River Gorge, OR

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Here is a shot from the Mossy Grotto in the Columbia River Gorge. Chris was behind me getting his killer shot Weeping Grotto, if you haven’t seen it check it out. Definitely one of the coolest shots from this location.

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Former Glory by MaxFoster

“Former Glory” – Venice, Italy

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We spent two days in Venice in September. I came to the conclusion that in order to really enjoy Venice, you have to get up really early and stay up really late. During the middle of the day it is insanely busy, with more selfie sticks than I have ever seen in my life!

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New Dawn by MaxFoster

“New Dawn” – Vernazza, Italy

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I absolutely love Italy, and one of my favorite places is the Cinque Terre and other nearby villages. These towns are usually quite busy in the day, but in the early morning and late evening they quiet down. This allows a rare glimpse of how the towns were before the flood of tourism. It is also great for photography, because you have the place almost to yourself.

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Silky Twilight by MaxFoster

“Silky Twilight” – Marshall Beach, San Francisco, CA

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On a recent trip to San Francisco, I had the pleasure of shooting down at Marshall Beach. For such a busy city, I was amazed I only saw a couple the entire time I was shooting. Definitely not complaining though! Marshall Beach offers some incredible views of the bridge, but also has some great seastacks which I incorporated here. If I lived close by, I could certainly see myself shooting down here quite a bit…

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Wahe Flow by MaxFoster

“Wahe Flow” – Wahe Falls on Moffett Creek, Columbia River Gorge, OR

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On my first full day in the Gorge area, I planned on hitting as many waterfalls as possible. I started with the easiest hikes in order to avoid the crowds, and was on trail at 5AM. By 3PM I had hiked to 7 different falls and was in need of a nap. Considering I only had a couple days in Oregon though, I decided to scratch the nap and head to Wahe. The hike itself is really a lot of fun if you have energy. In hindsight I should have started the day with this rather than ended with it. Getting to Wahe entails hiking gorge trail #400 and then hiking in the water of Moffett creek until you get to the falls. The nicest part of this hike is that I didn’t see another person the entire time, which is quite a contrast to some of the gorge hot spots. Round trip from the Elowah parking lot was about 4 hours and I was beat when I got back. Anyway, it was a jam packed day that was totally worth it!

Tech: f11, ¼ sec, ISO 100, 16mm

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High Falls Kaleidoscope by MaxFoster

“High Falls Kaleidoscope ” – Tettegouche State Park, MN

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I’m sticking to my waterfall theme, but this one is from MN. I was up on the North Shore a couple weeks ago to check out the many waterfalls and rocky lake shore. I spent about two hours shooting at the Tettegouche High Falls and was wrapping up when I saw a complete rainbow appear right in front of the falls. I’ve never seen something like this in person, so I had to get a shot.

Tech: 1 shot, f8, iso100, 15sec, 16mm

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Gorton Scramble by MaxFoster

“Gorton Scramble” – Gorton Creek, Columbia River Gorge, OR

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Here’s one more shot from Gorton Creek…I’m done with Gorton images for a while now! I wanted to get a clear shot of Emerald Falls that also included the falls/creek below, since I haven’t seen this angle before. There are a ton of Gorton shots out there though, so I probably just missed it.

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