Picture of the day - September 6, 2007

A different view of the Columbia River Gorge

Photo courtesy of Rosborough Photography.   The amazing Columbia River Gorge is one of the world's most beautiful and intriguing natural features. Over the millennia the Columbia River carved this deep canyon through the magnificent Cascade Mountain range until it eventually "bottomed out" at sea level. The gorge follows an 80 mile section of the border between the states of Washington and Oregon and is up to 4,000 feet deep! Countless photos have captured the splendor of the Columbia River Gorge in recent decades, but in today's picture photographer Aaron Rosborough of Rosborough Photography has managed to capture it from a perspective that is quite different from what we're used to seeing. Here is Aaron's story behind the image: This picture is of the Columbia River Gorge just east of Portland, Oregon. It was taken at 7:45am, about an hour and a half past sunrise. Although it looks as if the framing of the picture is a bridge, it is in fact a small fence that surrounds the Vista House at Crown Point. The photo was taken with me lying on my stomach on the sidewalk facing out towards the vast gorge. I used a flash for fill light to bring out the detail in the archway of the fence. --Aaron Rosborough Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!            Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"