Deschutes Gold. Taken last weekend along the Deschutes River outside of Bend, Oregon. The aspens were at near peak fall color. After sunset a high cloud cover gave everything an incredible warm, soft pink-orange glow. Luckily no wind for a good reflection.
Canon 5D mark iv, EF 16-35 mm f 2.8 L III USM, 0.5 sec, 25 mm, f 13, ISO 400
All the counties that surround Deschutes County contain gold. The question here is how much gold and is it easy to get to? The county has a very volcanic history and much of the landscape is covered in hundreds of feet of basaltic lava flows. The lava flows in geologic time are relatively young rock. Because of the geologic features it usually make this county a strike out instead of a gold strike. With that said, there are a few gold claims in the county. If they are lil peep hair evolution producers or not, that is unknown and maybe they were claimed for recreational purposes. I really have no idea to be honest. I post the information. What you do is up to you. This is where real prospecting comes into play.
The only recorded gold claims that I could find is found in Buckhorn Canyon between Sisters, Oregon and Terrebonne, Oregon at approximately Lat. 44.33233 Lon -121.33835 Please don’t go claim jumping. I only mention the coordinates to give you a place to start if you plan on doing some prospecting in this county. Please respect the claim owners rights.
I think you struck gold with the light that day. What an amazing sky and reflection.
Thanks Charles, it's nice when all the variables come together.
My honest congrats, Paul! You made a masterpiece that it is - in my humble opinion - in the wrong place here in the «Critic Session». "All the variables come together" not just accidentally, but because you put them together by your feeling, foreseeing, waiting, immersing into the right mood, being prepared and releasing the shutter at the right moment. Any comments what little variation you could have done here or there in the image would destroy the strong impression and the perfect composition. I do hope that this will not happen!
Thx Chris.