Waterfall Wednesday 1/17/2018

[AlanLichty]

Another Wednesday another waterfall fest

A while back I posted a view of Merriman Falls along the South Shore Road near Lake Quinault. I have shot this little set of falls in just about every season of the year but fall is when they take on the most photogenic look to them. This is a side view of the falls.

Merriman Falls

• AlanLichty
• Jan 17, 2018

Merriman Falls along the South Shore Road near Lake Quinault.

Add in whatever you have that looks like water obeying gravity......

 

[MonikaC]

I keep trying to catch great conditions at this waterfall (Columbine Falls). So far, I've failed. I've gone in summer to catch it's namesake, but there are very few columbines at the upper falls & usually not in a favorable position to catch Longs Peak & Meeker in the background. The lower falls is usually surrounded by bluebells, with the columbines hidden away in rocky nooks. And it's generally been very wind. "The Shot" remains elusive, at least for me.

 

[AlanLichty]

I keep trying to catch great conditions at this waterfall (Columbine Falls). So far, I've failed. I've gone in summer to catch it's namesake, but there are very few columbines at the upper falls & usually not in a favorable position to catch Longs Peak & Meeker in the background. The lower falls is usually surrounded by bluebells, with the columbines hidden away in rocky nooks. And it's generally been very wind. "The Shot" remains elusive, at least for me.

A beautiful set of falls even if you haven't got the "perfect" capture yet.

 

[Zeph]

Falls Creek Falls
Empties into the Umpqua River along highway 138, SW Oregon.
An easy short hike...Lost most of the detail with the long exposure, but the pool ended up nice.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Thanks for starting this thread Alan. Since last week I dug a bit deeper into my archives and came up with a few more. We don't see many urban waterfalls but I see no reason not to include them. Here is Spokane Falls taken one year at the maximum flow on a high water year.

 

[Kyle Jones]

Yellowstone falls framed between trees with some fresh snow.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

This image is a case of being in the right place at the right time. It was taken in May of 1998 during an El Nino year. I was driving with a buddy toward Monument Valley from the north and It started to pour so hard I had to pull off of the road. When it finally abated we decided to go into Monument Valley to see what we could find. There were flash floods everywhere. This is one of the ephemeral streams that had a waterfall.

 

[AlanLichty]

This image is a case of being in the right place at the right time. It was taken in May of 1998 during an El Nino year. I was driving with a buddy toward Monument Valley from the north and It started to pour so hard I had to pull off of the road. When it finally abated we decided to go into Monument Valley to see what we could find. There were flash floods everywhere. This is one of the ephemeral streams that had a waterfall.

That's a seriously unusual image Doug - those falls are almost red.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Yellowstone falls framed between trees with some fresh snow.
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Very nice, Kyle. This one of my favorite locations in Yellowstone.

 

[AlanLichty]

Falls Creek Falls
Empties into the Umpqua River along highway 138, SW Oregon.
An easy short hike...Lost most of the detail with the long exposure, but the pool ended up nice.

I have driven past that area but didn't stop. I need to take this side trip next time.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Thanks for starting this thread Alan. Since last week I dug a bit deeper into my archives and came up with a few more. We don't see many urban waterfalls but I see no reason not to include them. Here is Spokane Falls taken one year at the maximum flow on a high water year.

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That is really interesting, Ben. Sometimes we get too hung up on no hand of man.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Falls Creek Falls
Empties into the Umpqua River along highway 138, SW Oregon.
An easy short hike...Lost most of the detail with the long exposure, but the pool ended up nice.
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Nice image, Zeph. I like the softness of the waterfall. I think that it gives a better impression of the water movement than fast shutter speeds.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

I keep trying to catch great conditions at this waterfall (Columbine Falls). So far, I've failed. I've gone in summer to catch it's namesake, but there are very few columbines at the upper falls & usually not in a favorable position to catch Longs Peak & Meeker in the background. The lower falls is usually surrounded by bluebells, with the columbines hidden away in rocky nooks. And it's generally been very wind. "The Shot" remains elusive, at least for me.



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Nonetheless, this is a very nice image, Monica. The epitome of good photography is to keep coming back until you get the perfect image. I once visualized an image of three trillium arranged in a specific way. I looked for it for many years and then one day, there it was. On the other hand there are still many that I have not found. What a halcyon world it would be if we could find all of the images we visualize with perfect light and composition.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Another Wednesday another waterfall fest

A while back I posted a view of Merriman Falls along the South Shore Road near Lake Quinault. I have shot this little set of falls in just about every season of the year but fall is when they take on the most photogenic look to them. This is a side view of the falls.

Merriman Falls

• AlanLichty
• Jan 17, 2018

Merriman Falls along the South Shore Road near Lake Quinault.

Add in whatever you have that looks like water obeying gravity......

Very nicely done, Alan.

 

[Mike Mancil]

My, how time flies, it's Wednesday again. Here are a couple more from the Smoky Mountains.

This is the upper portion of Indian Flats Falls, about an 8 mile round trip hike (see if you can find the Hulk).

This is the lower portion of the falls.

 

[JimFox]

Yellowstone falls framed between trees with some fresh snow.
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Hey Kyle,

Very cool looking! I was going to dig up Yellowstone falls to post today, now I will have to resort to plan B, as this is so cool especially with the snow on the trees framing the falls.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

My, how time flies, it's Wednesday again. Here are a couple more from the Smoky Mountains.

This is the upper portion of Indian Flats Falls, about an 8 mile round trip hike (see if you can find the Hulk).
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This is the lower portion of the falls.
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Nice images, Mike. The Hulk is in the upper left hand corner of the first image.

 

[JimFox]

Here is one from Mt Rainier where I was trying to work a little foreground action.

 

[Mike Mancil]

Nice images, Mike. The Hulk is in the upper left hand corner of the first image.

Thanks, you got it first try.

 

[AlanLichty]

Here is one from Mt Rainier where I was trying to work a little foreground action.

Nice take on Narada Falls. I tried that same point of view for a fall shot that didn't work as well as this one does.