Astoria River

Here's a relatively new one.  This image was taken during the recent Fall Photo Weekend back at the beginning of November with the gang from the Monochrome Guild.  We wandered down from the old highway to the edge of the Astoria River.  This is the spot where we found relatively fresh cougar or lynx tracks in the snow.  It was a cold morning, starting out at around -19C and then gradually warming up a little.  At the time of our visit ice was quickly forming on the rivers and streams.  It was apparent that things would be frozen solid in short order.  As it turned out, it warmed up a short time after our trip, and has remained mild into December.  The water is probably still open...

This image was taken on Ilford FP4+ film with my trusty old Ebony SV45TU view camera and a Schneider G-Claron 210mm lens.  The light down in the canyon was in shade and quite flat so I elected to process for plus development in Kodak HC-110 developer, dilution B, for 14:20 minutes at 20C.  I quite like the way this one turned out and included it on my annual calendar.