Heavenly Fall

[AlanLichty]

The fall season at the Portland Japanese Garden is almost magical during peak color and was my favorite time of year to shoot there. This is Heavenly Falls from an early November visit a number of years ago.

The slope of the mountainside that the garden is built on is about the only natural part of this scene unless you want to count gravity and the air. The rocks were brought in from elsewhere and the cascades were carefully planned. The water is part of the planned infrastructure in the garden and flows down to the lowest point in the garden's property where a pump sends it back up the hill to keep the falls flowing.

C&C always welcome.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Spectacular image, Alan.

 

[AlanLichty]

Spectacular image, Alan.

Thanks Doug - the garden did all the work and I just snapped the picture

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Thanks Doug - the garden did all the work and I just snapped the picture

Riiight !!!!!

 

[Ben Egbert]

Beautiful image alan

 

[AlanLichty]

Beautiful image alan

Thanks Ben!

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Lovely fall image. Nice juxtaposition of the fall and the fall colors.

 

[AlanLichty]

Lovely fall image. Nice juxtaposition of the fall and the fall colors.

Thanks Jameel - this spot was always one of my go to places in the garden in the spring and the fall.

 

[JimFox]

That's a really cool spot. I guess I wouldn't expect any of it to be natural in a garden like this but the trees.

 

[AlanLichty]

That's a really cool spot. I guess I wouldn't expect any of it to be natural in a garden like this but the trees.

Thanks Jim - of course the trees are real but every plant you see was carefully chosen for the overall aesthetic and constantly snipped and pruned to the shapes you see.

 

[Beth]

beautiful!

 

[BlackRockArt]

The fall season at the Portland Japanese Garden is almost magical during peak color and was my favorite time of year to shoot there. This is Heavenly Falls from an early November visit a number of years ago.

The slope of the mountainside that the garden is built on is about the only natural part of this scene unless you want to count gravity and the air. The rocks were brought in from elsewhere and the cascades were carefully planned. The water is part of the planned infrastructure in the garden and flows down to the lowest point in the garden's property where a pump sends it back up the hill to keep the falls flowing.

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C&C always welcome.

Alan, this is beautiful color, love it.

Oliver

 

[AlanLichty]

beautiful!

Thanks!

Alan, this is beautiful color, love it.

Oliver

Thank you Oliver.