And he said, let the rivers run red....

[finnbay]

Went out with other targets in mind today, but couldn't pass up a couple of these shots of a creek near my place. This creek runs this color year 'round. Know why? I'll give you the answer at the end of the post.

These were my intended photo ops today - small purple fringed orchids.

And the answer. Living near the town of BABBITT (which is defined as a low grade iron ore), this creek is fed by springs which flow from some pretty intense ore pockets. The oxidized ore is red and the water is redistributing it.

[MARINERMAGNUM]

Nice work Ken.

I was hoping you weren't going to say the sewage plant is a 1/2 mile upstream.

[Neighbor_guy]

I was hoping you weren't going to say the sewage plant is a 1/2 mile upstream.

Me too....

I like the shots though, good job.

[JayinMN]

Nice shots, what lens are you using for these creek shots and the enchanted forest shots, if you don't mind?

[finnbay]

Not at all. All taken with a Canon 17-40 at f/18, Av priority. Shutters varied from about 3 seconds to 13. Had a circular polarizer on the red river shots. ISO 100.

[JayinMN]

Thanks, I have been thinking about buying a wide angle lens for a while now so I can play around with some scenery shots. The canon 17-40 grabbed my attention because of the reviews it gets and price tag isn't bad. Its great to find out that it is the lens you are using for these shots. I still have my Rebel XT sitting around not being used and thought about putting it on there so I can carry both cameras around when I go.

[mmeyer]

Those are beautiful, Ken.

[Jim Almquist]

The shots of the orchids are sweet with the great backgrounds. I am going to have to give shooting flowers/orchids a try one of these days before there gone.

[finnbay]

Quote:

The canon 17-40 grabbed my attention because of the reviews it gets and price tag isn't bad.

The 17-40 was the first L-glass that I bought. I've never regretted it. It is my most versatile lens and probably use that one more than any other. Portraits, group shots, landscapes and even some great close-ups (wouldn't quite call them macros). You'd love the lens. Only downside is that at f/4, it's a bit slow inside, but with a little strobe work, I can live with it!

[Catmendo]

Absolutely excellent work ken!