Having sorted out the Thanksgiving Day feast, I returned to my usual spot looking out the front bay window of Meredith’s house, watching PDX flow by.  It’s an entertaining procession.  Based on my admittedly casual estimate, PDX must be at around the 1000% mark for cyclists.  And it’s not only during the infrequent sun-breaks, these people ride rain-or-shine.  Of there are also plenty of peds strolling by too: Old folks, young folks, odd folks.

Anyway, during a sun-break I noticed a particularly brilliant shaft of light illuminating a short span of rock wall across the street.  But really, it’s not just a rock wall, but a conspiracy of rock, and moss, and wetness, and weeds, and fallen leaves, and it’s remarkable how under the right circumstance a touch of light can change the dull into something interesting.

The images above were recorded at 09:30 PST on November 25, 2011, using the Nikon D3s and the AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED at 70mm.  Exposure was f/8.0 and 1/640s (-0.33 EV), ISO 1000.  Handheld.

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