Three months ago I relocated from Seattle, Washington to my hometown St. Louis, Missouri. After 10 years in Seattle, it was time for a change of scenery and more sunshine 
The Mississippi River is not exactly a replacement for the Pacific Ocean, however I now have four different seasons and more sunshine to shoot in. Aside from the sunny weather and blue skies, it is nice to be around my family during the holidays.
Fall is my favorite season, especially along the numerous trout rivers we have in Missouri. Earlier this week I took two days off and to photograph and trout fish in the Headwaters of the Current River located in Montauk State Park.
Monday I fished and quickly caught my limit of 4 rainbow trout, about a pound each. The four fish became dinner Monday evening along with a delicious fresh watercress salad.
Tuesday morning, just after sunrise, I spotted the three images below. I setup the panorama rig and shot the 35MP – 55MP stitches with a Nikon D7000 and 35mm lens.
Montauk State Park - Headwaters of the Current River Fall, 2011
Montauk State Park - Lagoon behind Current River, Fall 2011
Montauk State Park - Small tributary steam, Fall 2011
2 Comments
Congrats on the relocation, though I’ve always thought Seattle would be a top relocation choice of mine if I were to leave LA. I hope you enjoy being back “home” and find that there are plenty of photograph(y) opportunities to please you there. BTW, love that top shot! I was out in DC a week ago and am pouring through more than 1100 images of completely amateur work with grey skies and even some snow messing with my California lifestyle. I’m hoping for a handful of decent shots that I can be proud of with the ol’ GH2.
Be well,
Brandon
Hi Brandon,
With Christmas sales just around the corner, I find myself quite busy here in STL. 4 weeks of back-to-back catalog shoots are just about to begin for me next week, LOL. I miss the ocean and beaches….just not the rain and clouds