[Leica] Chief Joseph Dam

[Peter Klein]

One of the highlights of my eastern Washington trip was a tour of Chief 
Joseph Dam, on the Columbia River near Bridgeport, WA.  This dam plays 
second fiddle to the higher and better-known Grand Coulee Dam, but is 
quite impressive in its own right.  It is a little over a mile wide 
overall.  The powerhouse contains 27 generators of between 88 an 109 
megawatts each.

We were lucky enough to meet, quite accidentally,  a very nice park 
ranger. I asked him if they were giving tours inside the dam. 
Officially, the season hadn't started for non-reserved public tours, but 
he said, "Do you want a tour?"  Oh, yes!  It was hog heaven for anyone 
who likes huge machines and  control panels with lots of dials, gauges 
and big switches.  The immensity of the project also shows what we are 
capable of when we have our act together.

Unfortunately, I can't show you anything from inside the dam, because 
photography is strictly verboten.  The post 9-11 security measures are 
quite thorough, but understandable.

What I can show you is the B&W photos I took from the publicly 
accessible areas near the spillway.  Water levels were high and almost 
all the spillway gates were open.  It was quite a show!

I'd appreciate some C&C about these photos. I was trying to show the 
power and beauty of all that falling water and spray.  Which ones 
succeed?  I'll leave them labeled by camera file number for easy 
identification for the next day or two.

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Leica M Monochrome with 35 and 50 Summicrons and 90/3.5 Voigtlander, 
plus yellow filter.  Enjoy!

--Peter