The Cycle of Life - a photo on Flickriver

The Cycle of Life

            Glenn Highway, Alaska.

I took this photo of spawning salmon right next to Glenn Highway just east of the town of Sutton.  I actually pulled off the highway to photograph changing aspens.  As I was framing my composition I heard splashing noises from a nearby stream.  When I looked to see what was causing the noises, I could not believe that salmon were spawning right next to the road.  There were hundreds of them in the stream.  Some were already dead, some were dying, and others were bright red spawners like these ones.  The cycle of life continues.

If anybody knows which species of the salmon this is, I would love to know.

The white specks you see in the photo are pollen particles on the surface of the water.

Taken in: United States / Alaska / Matanuska-Susitna Borough (show map)

Taken on: September 6, 2015

Tags:

Alaska

Palmer

Stream

River

Fish

Salmon

Spawning

Eggs

Cycle of Life

Nature

Nikon

D7000

AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II

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Sets appears in: • Alaska • America's Nature Parks

Groups appears in: • Water... Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, Creeks • Nature Photography more » • Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR & VRII • National Geographic | World Wide • National Geographic Group • Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II • US Wildlife « less

Camera: Nikon D7100, f/5.6, 1/45 sec, 340mm (=510mm), ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7100
Lens:	70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.022 sec (1/45)
Focal Length:	340mm (35mm equivalent: 510mm)
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
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