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Portland Skyline Reflects in Willamette River

Portland's downtown skyline reflects in the Willamette River during afternoon light, viewed from the Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade.

The Portland skyline emerges from forested hills in soft afternoon light, its modern towers and distinctive architecture casting perfect reflections across the rippling surface of the Willamette River. Shot from the Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, this composition captures the city's downtown core bathed in warm, golden hour luminosity with layered clouds stretching across the horizon. The water's gentle movement creates abstract patterns of light and shadow, while the silhouetted urban landscape transitions from glass and steel high-rises to the natural tree line beyond.

Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, Kerns, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, 97240, United States

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Technical

Camera
X-T3
Lens
Fujifilm Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
Focal length
26.6mm
Aperture
f/7.1
Shutter
1/125s
ISO
160
Resolution
5486 × 3657 (20.1 MP)
File size
7.3 MB

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