Album Upper Klamath Lake from Janet Brien

Pictures for Pam, Day 172: Sunrise on Upper Klamath Lake

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Wed, 01 May 2019 01:48:00 +0000

(+2 insets!) Please view large! :) (I'm late again so making this short!)

Every day that passes has both Steve and I feeling more excited about our next adventure. We had such a good time on our first RV trip that we're already booked for our next one! We will be going to a nearby destination again just to make sure we're not too far from home if we run into problems. We can't wait!

For today, I'm finally posting the sunrise over Upper Lake Klamath. There were clouds in front so it's not a normal kind of sunrise but I really like the way it made the sunrise look. What an incredible moment to experience. I'm so happy I was there. Just look at this reward…even ducks flying by! I just couldn't have asked for more than this. :) I am also sharing two insets: one is a picture of birds on the water with golden light making the cattails glow, and the other is an abstract of the reflection of a jet trail on the water!

Pam, I was thinking about my jet trail abstract so I looked up "abstract" on your stream. What a cool image your "Northern Lights" creation is! It gets a 10 on the Groovy scale! :D I hope you had a nice day my dear! *BIG HUGS*

Explored on 5/1/19, highest placement, #1.

Pictures for Pam, Day 170: Sunrise at the Rocky Point Resort Dock

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 00:24:59 +0000

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Today I spent several happy hours taking pictures of and processing images for Monday's Macro Monday. In fact, I got so carried away that I totally forgot about my post today! Thankfully I have my next pictures all ready to go from our trip to Upper Klamath Lake!

What a special occasion. How many times have you made yourself get up to see the sunrise? I bet there's a whole lot of you who are like me--that number is extremely low, maybe 5 times? I do get up earlier now and sometimes it turns out to be before sunrise but that's not the same thing. What I mean is…you're asleep. You either wake up because of an alarm that you set just for a sunrise or the light wakes you up…you're so tired and groggy and you don't HAVE to get up. It's entirely up to you. When I'm not forced, the result is usually rolling over and going back to sleep! What about you?

I'm really happy that I won my epic internal battle to get out of bed so I could be part of the sunrise. I think part of my success lies in the fact that I'm old enough to know how it feels to really regret a bad decision. And I would have been very unhappy if I'd gone back to sleep. There really is something to be said of some sagely wisdom as the years tick by.

I posted my silhouetted tree picture but I have other before-sunrise pictures that turned out well so I have two more to share today.

The main picture is the left side of the dock with the glowing horizon and cool soft colors everywhere. I even managed to capture a duck in the water, huzzah! My inset is a look down the right side of the dock with the moon above along with a wispy jet trail. (By the way, I'll be posting sunrise images on the day after tomorrow, since tomorrow will be my Macro Monday pictures!)

I'm really delighted with how well this new Sony is working out. Our ipernity friend, Roland (ROL/Photo), who was my inspiration to get this firecracker of a camera, gave me a tip about lowering the exposure by a stop in bright situations and it's really helped a lot. I've been able to adjust my images in my Camera RAW application and the dynamic range is super. Even though it wouldn't seem necessary in before-dawn images, the difference between light and dark is quite extreme and it's been wonderful to get better results with my pictures! YAY!

Pam, I did a search for "sunrise" and found this beautiful sunrise image you got while in flight to Atlanta Wow, is that lovely. There's something really neat about capturing sunset/rises while flying. I'm glad you got such a nice picture, mine haven' been so successful! Hey, I hope you had a nice day today, you've been in my thoughts! *hugs*

Pictures for Pam, Day 165: Steve is Happy with this View :)

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 00:40:31 +0000

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Sun shining into my cozy little nest woke me up at 6:30am this morning. Pulling out my earplugs, the world was filled with the songs of waking birds in the trees and geese in the distance. It was so fabulous! (see my first inset!)

I went up front to snuggle with Steve for about 15 minutes--we both slept very comfortably and felt great! Then we got up to the sound of Pumpkin peeping happily at us. As for our showers, we discovered that if we put her into her plexiglass travel cage, it sits perfectly on the toilet seat while each of us showers…perfect! Pumpkin adores the sound of splashing water so this way she can be in the bathroom with us, whistling and carrying on like the silly girl she is. :)

Because we'd done a "trial run" of staying in our RV on our property, there were absolutely no problems with taking showers and getting our day started…how awesome is that?! :)

Once Steve had dressed, we set Pumpkin up in her cage and took Molly out on her leash and I took my Sony with me to get some early morning pictures. What a lovely day it was!! Wisps of clouds dotted the bright blue sky and the rippling water twinkled with sun shining on it…so pretty!!

I walked out onto the floating dock down to the far end and sat down to soak up the atmosphere. The singing of the birds in the trees was so wonderful to hear. I could see the thick marsh not far off that was a din of birds making all variety of noises. It sounded like an over-booked convention and I looked forward to getting a closer look either today or tomorrow in a canoe. For now, I took pictures of a coot which was swimming around in the reeds, a pair of mallards and some too-far-away ducks I'd never seen before. Got a few pictures of grebes too. None of the birds were really close enough though. I'll cross my fingers for better pictures at some point during our stay. (my last inset shows where I sat!)

(By the way, last night I got some really nice pictures of some Brewer's Blackbirds and I hope to get those processed and posted at some point. There is a flock that lives at the resort so getting pictures is a simple thing.)

It was the perfect temperature to just sit and enjoy this amazing place…how fortunate we were to have this chance to stay at Upper Klamath Lake! What a pleasure. After enjoying the lovely solitude and beauty for a while, I made my way back to our home away from home and at noon we had a brunch of eggs and sausage with avocado on the side. YUM!

Steve is now performing a bit of minor repair to Pumpkin's small hiking cage. We'll take her with us on a little walk along the shoreline while Molly guards the homestead. :) We won't go too far but it's sure to be great fun. :)

We just got back from our walk! There was no trail along the shore…much too rocky…but there was a road which followed the lake and there are no cars so it was peaceful and beautiful. We wandered for about a mile or so and stopped at a pretty resort where we all enjoyed some snacks at a picnic table overlooking the lake and its little marina. Pumpkin had a lovely time with us and enjoyed the attention of some folks who came by, totally amazed that we took our parrot with us in a hiking cage! :) When we told them that she's been to Yosemite and loves Tuolomne Meadows and the famous Mist Trail they were properly impressed! :) Our girl's been around and she loves it! :)

Well, the barbeque is heating up and we'll be having steak for dinner so it's time to close this report for now! :)

My main picture is a view down one side of the RV park's dock with Steve at the end, hands behind his back, appreciating the view. I love this picture because it shows the amazing view of the lake, the dock, and Steve, who was largely responsible for making this dream come true for us. He is content and happy. Everything has worked out perfectly. We did it right. We took our time. This is our reward. How cool is that? :)

I'm including a number of insets:
PiP #1: My view as I peeked out the window of my "nest" this morning! (This image is poor quality but the view isn't! :D)
PiP #2: A beautiful view just a few feet from our RV out onto the lake first thing this morning!
PiP #3: A pretty view of the left-side dock with a framing of trees
PiP #4: This is where I sat at the end of the dock this morning, drinking in the beauty and serenity of this place. Isn't it amazing? :)

Pam, I am sending my happiest wishes your way! And thank you so much for your lovely comments about my trip so far! We're having a lovely time! *BIG HUGS*

Explored on 4/24/19, highest placement, #1.

Autumn Landscape

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:42:05 +0000

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This is another image from the same location as yesterday...see what I mean about lots of photo ops?! I'll have several more to show in the next few days! :)

This image was taken in October, 2011.

Brook and Reflection in Klamath County

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:18:03 +0000

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Here is another image from that magical spot in Klamath County as we drove around Upper Klamath Lake. The upper end of the drive took us away from the lake and we leaped out of the car when we saw this area! We think this brook empties into Upper Klamath Lake.

This image was taken in October, 2011.

Golden Grove of Trees in Klamath County

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:49:52 +0000

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Another autumn image from Klamath County. We simply had to stop when we saw this grove of golden trees!

This image was taken in October, 2011.

Beautiful Landscape in Klamath County

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:21:00 +0000

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Yes, this is another image from that same spot along the drive around Upper Klamath Lake! The spot that we stopped had so many wonderful highlights no matter which way you turned. Here is the brook I've been showing images of, but here it looks like a pond from the pov. I really liked this lonely old tree skeleton, leaning over and soon to be on the ground. I bet that with some heavy snow fall, it will come down.

This image was taken in October, 2011.

Autumn Beauty

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:17:41 +0000

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This is one of my very favorite shots from that magical spot on our drive around Upper Klamath Lake. I hope you like it too! :)

This image was taken in December, 2011.

Klamath County Vista

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:21:39 +0000

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This is my final shot from that lovely spot on our drive around Upper Klamath Lake back in October. It's also one of my favorites, and I hope you enjoy it too!

I have two other images uploaded today that I hope you'll vist!

Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

This image was taken in October, 2011.

Klamath County: Brook in Deep Shadow

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:00:58 +0000

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Heading along the highway towards the eastern side of Upper Klamath Lake, we saw this beautiful brook amidst lines of light and shadow. Definitely worth pulling over for! :)

This image was taken in October, 2011.

Autumn Colored Landscaped in Klamath County

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:23:55 +0000

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When Steve and I drove around Upper Klamath Lake, we drove through a particularly incredible area which was well-worth pulling off the road for some pictures. This is just one of the images from that spot! :)

I have another image uploaded today, I hope you will take a look at that one too! :)

Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

This image was taken in December, 2011.

Along the Road Around Upper Klamath Lake

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:09:11 +0000

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Driving around the expansive Upper Klamath Lake, there were many times where the lake was not visible. However, the hills against the dramatic sky were stunning and I think this image captures the feeling of bleek, lonely, openness of this area of Klamath County.

This image was taken in October, 2011.

Country Road in Klamath County

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:07:13 +0000

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Another Fall image: On the way back home from Klamath Falls, we pulled off the highway here and there to take fall images, and I liked this dirt road with the fence acting as a leading line to more autumn colors!

This image was taken in October, 2011.

Naked Tractor Eggs

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:40:32 +0000

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Another Fall image: On the way back home from Klamath Falls, we stopped here and there to take autumn pictures. This was my first opportunity to take pictures of "tractor eggs"! :D What the heck is a tractor egg? It's a silly name for a round hay bale, especially when it's got a white plastic covering to protect it from the elements. Take a look! www.flickr.com/search/?q=tractor%20egg

Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

This image was taken in October, 2011.

Endless Sky Above Distant Train Track and Trees

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:15:13 +0000

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Another autumn image: After Steve and I went on our canoe trip around the the marshy areas of Upper Klamath Lake, we decided we would drive around the entire lake. It proved to be a fair distance and took us a couple of hours. The highway which took us around the western side didn't always afford a view of the lake, but instead, showed a vast, open sky with long stretches of desolate, lonely terrain. For many miles we drove next to or near a train track, which was often far enough away that all you could see was a line on the horizon dotted with trees, which I thought was very cool looking.

Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

This image was taken in October, 2011.

Upper Klamath Lake with Reflection and Jet Trails

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:52:36 +0000

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Thank you to everyone who's visited and left comments and favorited my images! These are an invitation for me to visit your photostream and admire your pictures and leave comments too!

This is another view of the shoreline of Upper Klamath Lake from our canoe. I have another image of this that I posted a few days ago but it's horizontal, and I honestly don't know which one I like better! :) It would be hard to take a bad picture here, to be honest! It was a perfect day for photography!! :D

This image was taken in October, 2011

Autumn Gold in Klamath County

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:52:28 +0000

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Here's another roadside shot of magnificent autumn colors! Totally breath-taking, this is the first fall that Steve and I have taken pictures of, and boy, did we have a great time!!

This image was taken in October, 2011

Upper Klamath Lake: X Marks the Spot!

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:52:14 +0000

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We really enjoyed taking pictures of everything as we paddled around the marshy canoe trail (yes! It's called a CANOE TRAIL!!!) and the skies were truly magnificent with an ongoing show of jet trails and lovely, wispy clouds. What a day...WHAT A DAY!!! :)

This image was taken in October, 2011

Autumn in Klamath County

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:49:04 +0000

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Thank you to everyone who's visited and left comments and favorited my images! These are an invitation for me to visit your photostream and admire your pictures and leave comments too!

While we drove along, we kept our eyes open for beautiful trees with fiery autumn colors...needless to say, we both couldn't get out of the car fast enough to take pictures of these beauties!!

This image was taken in October, 2011

Sparkling Sunshine on Upper Klamath Lake

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:48:53 +0000

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With the sun nearly overhead, the pictures we were able to take as we paddled along in our canoe were amazing. Here you can see the stars of sunlight reflecting off the surface of Upper Klamath Lake. Incredible!!!

This image was taken in October, 2011