~A Photographers Perspective~
As controversy and litigation surround the removal of pilings on Cougar Bay, of Lake Coeur d'Alene; fighting over Osprey habitat and motorboats, of which I thought I had no opinion....my thoughts turn to all the photographs I have taken over the years in our piling filled bays.
As controversy and litigation surround the removal of pilings on Cougar Bay, of Lake Coeur d'Alene; fighting over Osprey habitat and motorboats, of which I thought I had no opinion....my thoughts turn to all the photographs I have taken over the years in our piling filled bays.
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| Silver Solitude (Cougar Bay) |
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| Wolf Lodge Sunset |
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| Cougar Bay Shallows |
How those same pilings have acted as interest elements in my compositions, artistic silhouettes,
leading lines and abstract patterns.
leading lines and abstract patterns.
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| Dusk on Cougar Bay |
These are just a few photos of the "soon to be gone" pilings.
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| Cougar Bay Abstract |
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| Spokane River Twilight |
On occasion I've found them annoying too, but not for the same reasons of current controversy.
On occasion I've found them annoying too, but not for the same reasons of current controversy.
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| Spokane River Sunset |
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| Ice on Cougar Bay |
Yesterday I returned to a favorite photo haunt to discover the absence of my favorite weathered pilings that jutted from the bay.
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| Remnants of a Bygone Era-Cougar Bay |
protruding wood in a lake, but I did.
They were the ones in the photo below.
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| Tugboat in the mist hangs as 6 ft. Canvas in the Kootenai Cancer Center (Post Falls) and a 3 ft. print in the Federal Building, Cd'A |
On a nearby dock stood the CDA press photographer waiting for a ride on a tugboat, to shoot for todays
CDA Press story on the issue.
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| Twin Silhouettes |
As the boat transported him out to the working equipment,
I photographed the tug passing that very spot again and realized in an instant that the whole scene had lost something vital from a photographic standpoint.
I photographed the tug passing that very spot again and realized in an instant that the whole scene had lost something vital from a photographic standpoint.
I watched from a distance with a bit of sadness,
the removal process, as equipment pushed over one piling at a time,
and then plucked it from the depths.
I watched from a distance with a bit of sadness,
the removal process, as equipment pushed over one piling at a time,
and then plucked it from the depths.
Without me even realizing it, these pilings have been a reminder of the history of our region and a
connection to the past.
connection to the past.
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| Silver Dawn- Cougar Bay |
They've added character, and intrigue.
Just my little tribute to something I think I am actually going to miss.
Just my little tribute to something I think I am actually going to miss.
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Spokane River Pilings |
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