Nikon 24 pc-e Lens

 

 

Nikon 24 pc-e series...  Charlie, pictured above, asked for these images to be converted to black and white.

Camera: Nikon D3S

Lower Big Wood River, Idaho

Lower Big Wood River.  Idaho

Nikon D3S & Nikon 35 f2 lens

Thanks go out to the Wood River Land Trust for coming up with, hopefully, a permanent and successful solution to the minimal flows on the Big Wood River below Magic reservoir.  In the past, by late October the water flow below Magic Reservoir was not enough to sustain the trout population and with the current plan on trying to maintain 15 cfs of released water (there is also a minimal amount of seepage flow as well) the approx. 3 mile section below Magic could really become an incredible fishery.  This also serves as a great example of a "win win" when it comes to Idaho's anachronistic water laws.

A Rainbow Release

The Release

A chrome rainbow is released.  Always trying to get a better release shot...

Camera: Nikon D3S

Lens: Nikon 35 f2

 

River Trash

The trash pictured above was collected in less than five minutes today along the Big Wood River.  The blanket was certainly the most unique piece of the day.

Camera: Nikon D3S

Lens: Nikon 24 PC-E

Trail Creek Pass & October Storm

First Snow.  Trail Creek Road.  October.

Camera: iPhone 4

 

Here's the USGS graph for the Big Wood River.  Two days ago the Wood was just under 200 cfs and right around the historic mean and then some water came in the form of rain and snow.  The flow more than doubled as is evident in the graph below.  Still wet and rainy and snowy here...  The storm is supposed to taper off on Friday and go to partly cloudy with highs in the 50's on Saturday.

iPhone Photography

We had one brief hole in the sky yesterday on our way over to Mackay. The image above was taken and edited with the iPhone.

Sand & Water.

Camera: iPhone 4

Kokanee Salmon

Kokanee Salmon Carcass

Kokanee are the land-locked form of sockeye salmon.  Due to the fact they do not go to the ocean where there are vast sums of food, their size is far smaller and grow to around 14" in length.  Kokanee are native to British Columbia, Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Siberia & Japan and have been introduced to lakes and hatcheries throughout the world.

Nikon D200

Nikon 35 f2 lens

Silver Creek Osprey

An empty taloned Osprey just after a dive on Idaho's Silver Creek.

 

Camera: Nikon D3S

Lens: Nikon 80-200 afs f2.8