Grand Rapids Spring run off

Wisconsin River, city of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Former location of Grand Rapids before the dam.
Usually this side of the river is dry rocks
and all the water passes through the west side
by the brown brick buildings of the paper mill.
Last week, five gates were open, but the wind wasn't cooperating.

Map of the area.

Kite Camera hovers and wanders
in my marked red spot over river bank
north of the courthouse.

Picture every 8 seconds.
Regardless of wind shifts.

With time, I could try to stitch in one better picture where sky is light / blurred on one picture of the set.
Done late at night, could improve leveling of some pictures on any future stitching attempts.

If anyone wants to print it, contact me. Original picture is 4 times bigger than what you see below. And if stitched fresh from originals, 8 times bigger.
Always amazes me that people print from web pictures, and they use Photoshop to 'improve' my little web pictures, but they never start with the full-size original.

Larger picture below, scroll right and left.

. And for TV fans of 'This Old House'

. about 3 years ago
. the house on the left here
and on the far right of the panoramic picture
. was on the show.

And for one more view of the river in more tranquil times, see my Flickr photo from last Fall:
Grand Rapids Dam

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-------------------------------- Wrote May 3, 2008