Silver Creek from the Horseshoe Bend. Silver Creek opens up in just under two weeks on Saturday May, 23rd.
The FlyFish Journal Issue 5.1
Silver Creek, Idaho
Here's a recent image of Silver Creek looking toward Picabo.
Nikon D3s & Nikon 50 ƒ1.8 lens
Rising Rainbow
Below is an older image I had never touched prior to today. It's of a Silver Creek Rainbow just after a take.
November Baetis
The images below were taken today on Silver Creek. Pretty warm at the Creek when I was there; about 44 degrees but windy. The baetis came off anyway and there were fish up on them. This particular baetis was about a size #18. For all of you wanting one more day on the Nature Conservancy section, this is the final week of the season. Everything on Silver Creek upstream of the Highway 20 Bridge will be closed starting December 1st.
I used the Nikon Micro 105 with an extension tube for these images. Between 12:15 and about 1:30 there were a lot of baetis.
Click on any of the images to view a larger version.
The fish were far more skittish today and did not let me get very close. I did manage to get a couple of frames just after a take or two.
Launch of New Web Site
The image above is a recent favorite from my "rising" series. No polarizing filter used. Without the polarizing filter on I was able to capture the wild light and color in the water. I panned the baetis as it drifted into the feeding lane and then fired away...
As some of you may have noticed, I just launched this web site. It went live yesterday and adios to my old site. I am still ironing out a lot of details and will be adding many more images to the galleries and more content as well. One of the new features I like a lot is the ability to click on an image in a blog post--like the one above--and view it enlarged in a lightbox. The galleries within this site also look much better than my previous site and really function as they should...
I have used Squarespace 6 to design this site. It is far more compatible to photographers than its predecessor, Squarespace 5. There are far more features beneficial to photographers on 6 and it's user interface is far more intuitive. Although both are two completley different platforms, if you are looking to build a site, I highly recommend Squarespace 6.
Nikon D3s, Nikonƒ2.8 80-200 afs lens