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On The Road
"Gone Fishing"

November, 2008

Hi and welcome to this lazy edition of On the Road, or better said, "on the river." Once in a great while I try to take a break, slow down and lounge around, but that usually lasts all of about 20 minutes, and then I'm back at it again. Each year when the Rich Clarkson's Photography at the Summit workshop ends I stop working and take one day to fly fish on the Snake River with my good friend Ron Taniwaki. A full day floating down the snake, wetting a line, and hoping for the coveted "Trout Buck" is just what the Doctor ordered, but, I just can't help myself to 5 hours of peaceful drifting without making a few pictures. So, let's go fishing.

 Image #1       Grand Bend ... We met our guide from Westbank Anglers about 9:30 am and drove to a boat launch location inside Grand Teton National Park outside Jackson Hole, Wyoming. With our waders on and gear loaded in the boat we set out to float and fish down the Snake River. It didn't take but a few minutes before we rounded a bend in the river and I saw the Grand Tetons. I know I'm supposed to be relaxing with a fly rod in my hand, but I can't resist. OK, just one shot ......... and then I'll get back to fishing, I promise. Nikon COOLPIX P80, ISO200, Aperture Priority, EV-2.0 WB Cloudy, Lexar 2G SD Card.

Image #2       Working the River ... Ron and I have known each other for almost 25 years. He is a talented photographer, a long time employee of Nikon, and one of my best friends. Ron seems to get a lot of pleasure out of life in general, but fishing is a "reel" passion for him. He is an expert fly fisherman and I enjoy watching him work the river for trout almost as much as fishing myself. I still have my fly rod in my hand while I took this shot of our guide rowing and Ron fishing, so don't think that I have given up the hunt for the catch of the day. Nikon COOLPIX P80, ISO200, Aperture Priority, EV-2.0, WB Cloudy, Fill Flash -1.0, Lexar 2G SD Card.

Image #3       Catch of the Day ... OK, I'm fishing, ...see, I'm fishing, ... and, I caught one! Not too big, but it's a start. Guess I better get a picture just in case I need to prove who caught the biggest (or the smallest) of the day. Nikon COOLPIX P80, ISO200, Aperture Priority, EV-2.0, WB Cloudy, Fill Flash -1.0, Lexar 2G SD Card.

Image #4       Sun Dried Critter ... About mid-day we came a shore to have lunch. Ron's fish count is above 7, and he has captured the coveted "Trout Buck" which is awarded to the one who catches the first catch of the day. I have just 3 fish to my credit, but I'm famous for my late day serge. Ron decides to forego the boat for an hour and wade up river to increase his fish count. I decide to use the CLOSE UP mode on my COOLPIX P80 and found this little guy. Guess he should have used some sunscreen. Nikon COOLPIX P80, ISO200, Aperture Priority, EV-1.0, Close Up Mode, WB Cloudy, Lexar 2G SD Card.

Image #5       Lazy River View ... This is not the late day serge I had in mind. That's OK, there's plenty of Snake River left, and Ron only has 12 fish. I can ...(yawn)... still catch him. Nikon COOLPIX P80, ISO200, Aperture Priority, EV-1.0, WB Cloudy, Lexar 2G SD Card.

Image #6       Catch'n Zs ... Gee, all this fishin an floatn's makin me sleeeeeepy. Well, I got my 4 fish, so what if Ron is well into double digits. After all, there's plenty of river left, the sun is still high, and if I get a little nap, ....well, Maybe I won't have the numbers, but I'll be stronger to reel in the big catch of the day. That's my strategy.....yep.....that's...my....strat..e..gy. ZZZZZZZZ. Nikon COOLPIX P80, ISO200, Aperture Priority, EV-2.0, Close Up Mode, Fill Flash-2.0, Lexar 2G SD Card.
Image #7       Last Cast ... The light really gets pretty around 4:30 pm. I've always liked making golden hour silhouette images. Hey, what do you mean this is the pull out point. You mean we're done? There's still a little daylight left. Well, Ron might have caught more fish, but I caught more ZZZZs. I guess I get the "Z Buck". Nikon COOLPIX P80, ISO200, Aperture Priority, EV-0.7,

See you next time On The Road.

Adios, Dave

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