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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 26/01/2026

Dam Daniel

A wide, sun-washed view of Bonneville Dam spanning the Columbia River at golden hour. The left half of the sky is almost pure white from the low sun, fading to a pale, cool blue toward the upper right. In the middle distance, the dam reads as a long, low band of industrial geometry: a straight line of concrete and steel with a dense grid of rails and truss-like framing along the top. Several tall transmission towers punctuate the scene, including a slender lattice tower on the far left and a cluster of bulkier, red-and-white towers to the right, with power lines draped in gentle arcs between them.

The river fills the foreground, its surface silvery and softly rippled, reflecting the bright sky; near the lower left, darker swells and faint wave texture break the sheen. On the right bank, a strip of trees and shrubs glows yellow-green in backlight, with hints of autumn gold and a few small buildings tucked near the shoreline. Behind the dam, layered hills rise in hazy silhouettes, their edges softened by mist and the warm glare, giving the whole scene a quiet, atmospheric feel despite the massive infrastructure.

Bonneville Dam was constructed in the 1930s (1933–1938) and originally included a long spillway, a powerhouse, and a navigation lock, part of a major push to improve river navigation and generate hydroelectric power in the Pacific Northwest.

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 26/01/2026

I used to work for BPA, though at their HQ and not the dam, and sadly never made it out for the employee tours.

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 03/01/2026

It's such a striking sculpture too. Really pleased with this shot.

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 02/01/2026

Thank you! It’s a great city and has always felt like home to me.

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 02/01/2026

Same Paula, I appreciate your presence here. Happy New Year! 🎊

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 02/01/2026

Thank you! Happy New Year to you too. 🤘🏻

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 31/12/2025

Yes, via the Lower Macleay Trailhead.

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 27/12/2025

I am grateful for it. Love you brother Void.

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 27/12/2025

A silver lining is that the universe keeps synchronistically putting the right souls on my healing path. Made a new photographer friend on December 24th and went on a spontaneous Forest Park photowalk. Photowalk with a friend at the Rhododendron Gardens tomorrow morning.

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 27/12/2025

I could use some hope in this moment. Going through a dark time of my soul.

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 23/12/2025

This was the last week of October. I’m sure it’s even greater looking now.

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 23/12/2025

Thanks Jason, it’s good to back. Feeling like I’m out of a yearlong creative rut that started last December.

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 30/09/2025

Haha, something like the that. 😅 I started a new role in engineering leadership last November and it took quite a bit of time to find flow and balance. Glad to be back and looking forward to posting more of my backlog. Still a huge supporter of Bluesky and the community we have going here.

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 02/04/2025

I stopped at a few points in the Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park; it was really beautiful. Long before I was taking photos with a camera though. Time to plan a trip back.

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 02/04/2025

What an adventure! My first time at Crater Lake, I was stopping by after visiting the redwoods in northern California. I somehow messed up my GPS and was navigating a different route back to the redwoods instead of my home in Portland. I didn't notice for 3 hours. -_-;;

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 30/03/2025

Oh, you haven’t seen anything yet Devin… I paparazi’d you so hard, I could fill a whole album of you making faces. 🤣

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 24/03/2025

Not belated for another two hours, thank you Jason!

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 24/03/2025

Thank you, that genuinely means so much to me. Looking forward to burning through more of my editing backlog and posting more soon!

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 24/03/2025

That’s exactly how I read it on the closing ceremony slides, like Mario Mario. 🍄

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 21/03/2025

Pacific Mood Swing

Waves surge vigorously onto a rocky and rugged coastline beneath an expansive, storm-filled sky. The ocean churns in shades of deep blue, slate gray, and frothy white, creating dynamic, overlapping patterns as water collides forcefully against rocks extending into the sea. The vegetation on the rocks presents a rich, dark green hue, contrasting sharply with the cool tones of the waves. The surface of the water is textured and restless, evoking the chaotic beauty and relentless power of the Pacific Ocean during stormy weather.

Along the coast, steep cliffs rise dramatically from the sea, their sheer sides displaying an array of earthy colors—dark browns, muted greens, and patches of burnt amber. The cliffs appear weathered, textured by erosion, wind, and waves over countless years, emphasizing the raw, natural power of the elements at work. Wisps of mist and fog hang low, gently drifting along these cliff faces and through the dense clusters of evergreen trees scattered along their upper reaches. These evergreens, silhouetted darkly against the foggy backdrop, lend a sense of quiet strength and resilience to the scene.

Further along the horizon, coastal hills recede into layers of mist and low clouds, which soften their outlines, creating a gradual transition from solid ground to cloud-filled sky. The heavy, overcast sky above is awash in shades of soft gray, pale blue, and muted lavender, seamlessly blending with the mist below. Its dense cloud cover diffuses daylight evenly across the landscape, casting a gentle, subdued illumination that enhances the mysterious and moody atmosphere.

The overall impression is one of wild, untamed natural beauty, vividly capturing the essence of a Pacific Northwest coastline caught in the midst of turbulent weather.

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 21/03/2025

Now’s a good time. I prefer a stormy day to a peaceful one, much more photogenic.

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📷 Daniel Hückmann @danielhuckmann.com · 28/02/2025

Tempest

A stormy coastline scene reveals the Devil’s Punchbowl, a striking sandstone formation on the Oregon Coast. High above the roiling Pacific, the viewer looks down at an immense, bowl-like cavern carved into the brownish-orange sea cliffs. Two large openings along the outer edge allow waves to crash violently into the chamber, where foaming white water swirls and churns against the dark, jagged rocks below. The arch-like roof forming a partially enclosed amphitheater whose natural ceiling is weathered to shades of rust, sienna, and pale tan. The texture of the rock is irregular, bearing numerous ledges, crevices, and pockmarks that hint at centuries of relentless erosion.

In the background, the ocean extends to a muted horizon where dark gray clouds hang low. The choppy seas exhibit layers of teal and steel-blue, broken by cresting whitecaps. Strong winds whip the surf into crashing sets, sending bursts of spray high into the air. A nearby offshore outcropping, shaped like a flat-topped island, juts from the turbulent waters, its base enveloped in frothy waves. The sky casts a cool, diffused light over the entire scene, lending the cliffs a subdued, slightly dampened tone. Occasional streaks of reddish color streak the sandstone, standing out in contrast to the slate-like hues of the surging sea. Along the cliffs’ upper edges, sparse tufts of coastal vegetation cling to shallow soil pockets, exhibiting subdued greens and browns. Small pockets of eroded sediment gather at the lip of the Punchbowl, forming sandy patches that glisten with moisture.

Devil’s Punchbowl is believed to have formed when two adjacent sea caves collapsed, leaving behind the arched rock roof and open dome that now frames the ocean’s continual assault. During high tides or stormy weather, the interior reverberates with the pounding of waves, providing one of the Oregon Coast’s most dramatic displays of natural erosion at work.

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