Coosa River at Gorman Park, Photography

Awareness of the outside world. EPA: An Introduction to Water Quality Monitoring

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Coosa River
Gorman Park
Vincent, AL USA
August 2023

Upstream. The opposite shore is Buzzard Island. More river on the other side.

Downstream.

What I Learned

Access to the Coosa River was harder than I expected, at least as a photographic subject. I could get near the river. I could see the river. I could not get to the river. The riverbank is lined cheek by jowl with private house lots. Most of the public access spots are boatramps with a couple of picnic tables plonked down as an afterthought.

The Cahaba River has more public parks along the banks. It is also closer to town. I suspect these are related facts.

Technical Details

Clouds. f/13.0, 1/125 sec., 66.0 mm, ISO 100. Manual. Cropped

Upstream. f/11.0, 1/125 sec., 56.0 mm, ISO 100. Manual.

Downstream. f/10.0, 1/125 sec., 18.0 mm, ISO 100. Manual.

Ramp. f/10.0, 1/125 sec., 56.0 mm, ISO 100. Manual.

Sign. f/5.6, 1/125 sec., 48.0 mm, ISO 100. Manual.

A centered meter can still give over- and under-exposed photos. I need to remember that the meter gives me the average of the scene. (I think?) Shady trees need different light exposure than the bright, sunny sky.

Last week [Creek, Photography]

River photos [Archives]

Onwards!
Katherine