<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:43:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@hansfranchesco/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[If you go down to the woods today.....]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was one of those days when nothing seemed to go right. I had driven up the mountain and into the forest in search of interesting things to take pictures of. If you are naturally a little bit creative,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hansfranchesco/if-you-go-down-to-the-woods-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hansfranchesco/if-you-go-down-to-the-woods-today</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hansfranchesco]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2020 22:48:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt2MxdtXpLKtv3Bxn2putbNGejbety5djTcmdH3H6zxAQXBrJ2S7MXJwmhDHiJB9pEdhhGyWa2PQQCLvPHnN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunrise over East Portland]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is another one of those images that happened almost as an after thought. I had risen early (that would be around 3am - yes, such a time does exist) and headed for Crown Point to capture images of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hansfranchesco/sunrise-over-east-portland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hansfranchesco/sunrise-over-east-portland</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hansfranchesco]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2020 06:26:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt4WGjtk5xu4rU8jRJZBgaAJaZU7ag4bXQUDSAeMraqvUMrmYs9YbtFytUuRzQV4nLBbT4GjsqDKAjbmUs1g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The black door]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love to write about the images I produce. Sometimes they are just about how I processed the image, while some images have a story behind their capture which is just begging to be told. Other images lend]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hansfranchesco/the-black-door</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hansfranchesco/the-black-door</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hansfranchesco]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2020 06:14:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt4UTb1Ykesm7B7gubraJFPBG87JChLKC3N8ax3G2xw29cSfsePBuaEgunHWFW8ZBf1PUJCfPkHfaBBpsvE2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roots and White water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Somewhere high up in the mountainous forest is a small unnamed stream of unimaginable power. Every year when the snow melts this stream turns into a raging torrent of white water trying to escape from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hansfranchesco/roots-and-white-water</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hansfranchesco/roots-and-white-water</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hansfranchesco]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2020 05:48:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt1UFe72SeiJLHdbJriokwdvmgdUftFRQZRtpFJjETy5M8nQsxGk5MYuFbnDUzxoFNscjiES689ABDTRaU8W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Punch Bowl Falls over the years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Punch Bowl Falls is located on a short spur trail off of the Eagle Creek trail in the Columbia River Gorge. Its a beautiful falls with a nice cool swimming hole for those so inclined. It is also commonly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hansfranchesco/punch-bowl-falls-over-the-years</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hansfranchesco/punch-bowl-falls-over-the-years</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hansfranchesco]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2020 21:19:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZfpJrm3ChoNJ8g6yKDyiHMxvFp7VGprKBBDxpD5oZwnKVvYAp5tHmaohKPjdhZFABJ6pGbZUudst?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tanner Creek]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in the Columbia River Gorge, this is Tanner Creek, which is just to the South of Bonneville Dam. The trail runs for about a mile up into the canyon before ending at a beautiful waterfall with a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hansfranchesco/tanner-creek</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hansfranchesco/tanner-creek</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hansfranchesco]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2020 05:40:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovctX7pEb4qL5e9Sm2DnMAYJjdCZwmHr6qHsyCUjnkr5FQwpSAScTcduzh9TTfpa7vGuYCQoxTFzvjQ4ZKam5NGP8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fairy Falls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Of all the waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge, Fairy Falls is my all time favorite. It's not very tall at just 30ft, and is dwarfed by its big Sister Multnomah Falls which is just a couple of miles]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hansfranchesco/fairy-falls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hansfranchesco/fairy-falls</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hansfranchesco]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 04:59:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt2XvZ9Pttx4XBtQzgQazFNGsrUREoAm3UguxA2FTYRrpSGPhoV5YJpj5QjE2773We6cmEqYS333tPfrenx6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow at Latourell Falls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latourell Falls in the Columbia River Gorge is one of my favorite waterfalls, partly because it's the one closest to home, being just fifteen minutes away by car. But also because it is not as popular]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hansfranchesco/punchbowl-falls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@hansfranchesco/punchbowl-falls</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hansfranchesco]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2020 07:45:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt1e478KLjNt9ketDwWbApR5aQNopNohhgiaY3i4AMbKHn59mdnqGGaP6UDtYu31LECB5fM5DCShHRmD2Ddg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bicycle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes it is amazing what we miss when we are out and about. I have lived in this town for more years than I am willing to admit to, and spent much time exploring its nooks and crannies. 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Not a professional photographer, more of the enthusiastic amateur photographer type. I have a pen name, or stage name, or whatever you would like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@hansfranchesco/introducing-myself-to-the-steemit-community</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@hansfranchesco/introducing-myself-to-the-steemit-community</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hansfranchesco]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2019 22:39:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt2ZZkwz5Erya4DPpFdKEfGoG9r3NbhqivNWkrmvw9gfeqHoDyhZHbh5RR4Mtv4VNAdbre181CvrmguNEjyx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>