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Metlako Falls in Autumn

Metlako Falls in Autumn

I went for a nice hike with my son Quinn into the Eagle Creek Wilderness of the Columbia River Gorge here in Oregon. We stopped at Metlako Falls, which I'v...
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I went for a nice hike with my son Quinn into the Eagle Creek Wilderness of the Columbia River Gorge here in Oregon. We stopped at Metlako Falls, which I've wanted to photograph in the autumn since I saw it for the first time back in June. What a surreal location!
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Aperture f/16 ISO 100 Shutter 13/10 Focal Length 350/10

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Sep, 2015

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