salmon running

10-27-06
noon

Nimbus Fish Hatchery
Right before Nimbus Dam on the American River
warm, sunny, clear, calm

Came looking for a view of the bluffs - I had forgotten it's salmon running time. Not too many fish this year, but still several breaking the water here before the ladder, which happens to be closed at the moment.



the fish jump so quickly, it's hard to get a glimpse of them, much less a decent sketch - their color stands out - very reddish in the dark blue-green water




little pattern of color & light on the water



Fishermen aren't allowed too close to the ladder but a few fishing birds aren't so restrained - altogether, thought, not as much action as there could be here - I've read of warm late waters as a possible cause - maybe as it cools off more, more salmon will come to spawn -



Driving across Hazel Avenue put me upriver to the fish ladder and in the company of plenty of fishermen - and provids some better views of the golden bluffs.

crazy woman

10-20-06
1:30 p.m.

El Dorado Hills - warm clear

Another crazy woman by the side of the road day - found this odd little wetland spot in from of the golden hills - Some others stop to check out fishing, I think - the sound of tractors moving earth in the background - so much being built here!



Shooting slides for transfers later - then the Izone for instant gratification.



Wetlands like this are often protected in California - to bad our golden hills aren't protected, too - but then where would all the people live? No easy choices, I guess.

Very warm for this time of year - our overnight lows have been in the 40's but highs have been in the 80's -



Finally, a black & white to paint and layer.

peaceful along the river

10-9-06

morning at the American River near Watt Ave
sunny & warm, no clouds or wind

the sound of water rushing over rocks nearby, birds chirping, a grasshopper, a fly buzzes by and the ebb & flow of traffic over the bridge - playing with all three cameras at hand -


This little patch of open grass along the opposite bank seems so inviting. At first there was someone (a man, I think) resting, sitting over there, who I happened to catch on film with the 35mm, but when I brought out the big 180 Polaroid, he left - coincidence? maybe...


a triptych with the Izone, I decided to try again with the 35 slides


Peaceful here along the river - a good place for forgetting.

put on the orange filter and got other problems - taking another shot, hope it was just and odd glitch -

white rock road

Oct 6, 06

White Rock Rd - South of Folsom
parked at a wide spot on the side of this two lane highway where cars & trucks fly by at freeway speeds - I've caught a few strange stares, no doubt those busy to get somewhere wonder what sort of lunatic stops to photograph or scribble by the side of the road...