Steve's Photoblog
Fish Ladder
Posted by Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 22 January 2009 in Landscape & Rural.
Deschutes River at Tumwater, WA, USA.
Marcah from Quincy, United States
Wonderful image. The b&w works well in this composition.
22 Jan 2009 5:22am
Jean-François from LES ISSAMBRES, France
magnifiques contrastes et mouvements ;))))))) j'adore !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
22 Jan 2009 6:10am
john4jack from Corvallis, United States
Marcah took the words right out of my mouth. Well done.
22 Jan 2009 6:31am
Peggy M. from Metz, France
I like very much these movements of water, that looks of the life to your image. Very beautiful!
22 Jan 2009 8:11am
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
I never would have figured that out -- fish ladder. What does it do? (Besides give a photographer inspiration because of the delightful patterns it plays in the water?)
22 Jan 2009 9:52am
@GJC: Where there are falls or other difficult passages for fish trying to get upstream to spawn, these ladders are installed to make the journey a bit easier for them. The fish we take a big interest in here in the Pacific Northwest is salmon.
DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom
Grea sense of movement in this one, lovely B&W shot
22 Jan 2009 10:18am
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
I've never seen one of those before, a beautiful b&w shot Steve.
22 Jan 2009 2:04pm
Don from spokane, United States
A fine shot of the turbulent water and the fish ladder. Your exposure and processing present the water very well. Nice one.
22 Jan 2009 3:59pm
vu@granby from Granby, Québec, Canada
Looks like another place in the US explored by French-Canadians.... (Deschutes River means River of Waterfalls)
22 Jan 2009 4:05pm
Diane Schuller from Hythe, Canada
I like the high contrast of this and leading line created by the fish ladder.
22 Jan 2009 4:50pm
dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States
This is a great shot. These are such ingenious yet simple apparatuses.
22 Jan 2009 5:43pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Lovely composition... and again wonderful interplay of contrast, textures and patterns! Beautiful b&w!
22 Jan 2009 6:12pm
Giovanni from Milan, Italy
A fish ladder? amazing! Love the b&w and the contrast!
22 Jan 2009 6:42pm
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
A fabulous image, Steve. Help for the strenuous salmon.
22 Jan 2009 7:07pm
EYES WIDE SHUT from United Kingdom
Power and beauty in a single frame. Awesome contrast in this wonderful image
22 Jan 2009 8:09pm
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
Recalls the feel and sound of it. best...jerry
22 Jan 2009 8:44pm
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Ah yes, for the salmon no doubt. This is a great shot Steve...nice tones and composition.
22 Jan 2009 9:13pm
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Its amazing how they get up stream, nice B&W, good contrast range.
22 Jan 2009 9:34pm
Alivia from Saint-Etienne, France
l'eau vagabonde, l'eau qui serpente, l'eau qui fuie et le bruit du torrent qui dévale, c'est magnifique.
22 Jan 2009 9:44pm
k@ from Paris, France
Oh yes, beautiful drenched ladder ! And your B&W shines & runs & rocks & rolls !
22 Jan 2009 10:13pm
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
This is especially good in B&W - the ladder's geometry in the stream is compelling.
23 Jan 2009 12:17am
JJ from Jersey City, United States
B&W works so well here, gives a lot of depth, so interesting to see, must be so cool seeing the fish working there way up the ladder
23 Jan 2009 2:25am
Suzanne from Huntington Bch, California, United States
Beautiful B&W and very nice composition.
23 Jan 2009 3:17am
Monique from Koh Samui, Afghanistan
Beautiful composition and so amazing that the fish can climb this ladder, they must be exhausted once they reach the top.
23 Jan 2009 3:33am
PD from Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Interesting subject... nice composition and exposure of the running water!
23 Jan 2009 3:46am
One from Açores, Portugal
Outstanding ! A magnificent job in B & W !
Beautiful composition !
23 Jan 2009 4:26am
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
I've never seen anything like it... Great contrast and framing. Nice work
24 Jan 2009 4:58am
Pixim from Nice, France
I like much this contrasted B&W, with this human geometrical form completely rigid opposite this tumult of the water of the torrent. Beautiful composition too ;)
26 Jan 2009 9:02pm
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
this must be a lucky week (and simply a faabulous water series!) another gorgeous moving water shot!!
28 Jan 2009 12:58am
