Sometimes that mid day light really is the best kind of light.

We'd been shooting in the gorge all morning and got some lovely shots, but just as we were packing up the sun burst into the canyon to provide super contrast and intense colour saturation.

We stuck around to capture those golden moments. Here's just one.

Shot with the Sony A7R2 with Sony 10-18mm super wide.

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Gavin Hardcastle

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The gorgeous Elowah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.

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Yes. I totally tidied up those leaves in the foreground. They were already there but kind of mashed up so I did a little 'dressing the scene'. Did I overdo it?

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Gavin Hardcastle - Fototripper

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Under this tiny little tree I met a photographer who was on his revenge visit to Portland Japanese Garden.

The year before he'd crouched down under this tree to take a shot and promptly had a heart attack right there and then.

He remarked upon how the branches of the tree made him think of arteries and blood flow as his very heart betrayed him.

Luckily he survived and chose this day to come back for a second try. I'm glad I got to meet him and hear his story. Occasionally you need a reminder of how fleeting life can be. Sometimes you have to take a breath and realize you're lucky to be alive to witness the simple things that make life beautiful.

This was one of those moments.

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Gavin Hardcastle

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I'm used to a bit of rain in the Gorge but a week of torrential rain made for a sad and soggy experience with few keepers.

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Gavin Hardcastle

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