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“Willamette Cherry”
Story:
Park lamps illuminate full bloomed cherry blossoms along Portland’s waterfront during dawn on an overcast spring day.
My location for taking this photograph was lower than everyone else that morning. I was on a platform where the staircase leading from the park to the Steel Bridge made a 90-degree turn.
This platform allowed me to be closer to the tops of the cherry trees but also put me closer to a group of homeless underneath the bridge. I was very aware of my surroundings.
Shortly after this photograph, my instincts told me to move back up the stairs to the safety of numbers. And no sooner had I moved did some run up the stairs to where I was and yelled obscenities. Directed at me? I’m not quite sure. I think they were on drugs.
The cherry blossoms of Portland, Oregon along the waterfront are beautiful and are there as a memorial to Japanese immigrants. While lovely to photograph, Portland is certainly not the stress-free and natural environment of a National Park or Forest.
Location:
Steel Bridge, Portland, Oregon (2019)
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“Willamette Cherry”
Story:
Park lamps illuminate full bloomed cherry blossoms along Portland’s waterfront during dawn on an overcast spring day.
My location for taking this photograph was lower than everyone else that morning. I was on a platform where the staircase leading from the park to the Steel Bridge made a 90-degree turn.
This platform allowed me to be closer to the tops of the cherry trees but also put me closer to a group of homeless underneath the bridge. I was very aware of my surroundings.
Shortly after this photograph, my instincts told me to move back up the stairs to the safety of numbers. And no sooner had I moved did some run up the stairs to where I was and yelled obscenities. Directed at me? I’m not quite sure. I think they were on drugs.
The cherry blossoms of Portland, Oregon along the waterfront are beautiful and are there as a memorial to Japanese immigrants. While lovely to photograph, Portland is certainly not the stress-free and natural environment of a National Park or Forest.
Location:
Steel Bridge, Portland, Oregon (2019)