[Leica] Chief Joseph Dam

[Jim Nichols]

Nicely captured!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 5/17/2018 3:02 AM, Peter Klein via LUG wrote:
> 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
>
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