Waterfall Wednesday 4/3/2019

[AlanLichty]

Its waterfall day once again

Last fall I visited one of my favorite waterfall locations along Sweet Creek and was astonished at how low the water flows along the creek really were. I was standing out in the middle of what I am used to seeing underwater framing my shots of some feeble trickles of water instead of roaring falls. I revisited this trail again last week to collect some comparison images of some of the waterfall sites.

This is Ledge Falls as seen in October:

And the same scene (as close as I could get to the shooting position) as it appeared last week:

Sweet Creek - Ledge Falls

• AlanLichty
• Apr 3, 2019

Springtime water flows at Ledge Falls. Sweet Creek trail, Siuslaw National Forest, OR.

When I took the shot in the fall I was focused on shooting the water flow instead of the wider scene shown from last week and the trickle of water was only visible on the left side of the ledges.

Pile on with whatever you showing falling water.

 

[Ken Rennie]

This series of images persuaded me that I needed to find out how to shoot flowing water properly. All taken on the 1st May 2014 with a Fuji XE-1. The light was good, the setting on the edge of Rannoch Moor with Glen Etive to the left and Glencoe to the right with the triangular mountain Buachaille Etive Mor prominent was tremendous but the images are no better than ok. I am off on a photographic trip to Skye at the end of the week so will top up my waterfall shots and hopefully 5 years of practice has sharpened up my flowing water technique and more iimportantly compositional skills. The upside it snowed last night and the forecast is for sunshine and showers for next week, the downside I have a 300 mile drive and although I am a competent snow driver it does slow you down a lot, oh and I am camping with temperatures that are unlikely to rise into the 50s and will fall below freezing at night. Comments welcome. Ken

 

[Ben Egbert]

Thanks again for starting this Alan. Your image shows some great changes in water flow. We should have a good spring waterfall season this year. I hope it's not too muddy.

Here is Bridal Veil falls in Provo Canyon. My last two were upper, then lower, here is the combined. I imagine it already has a lot more flow, but I am waiting for them to open the view area and some spring greenery.

 

[AlanLichty]

This series of images persuaded me that I needed to find out how to shoot flowing water properly. All taken on the 1st May 2014 with a Fuji XE-1. The light was good, the setting on the edge of Rannoch Moor with Glen Etive to the left and Glencoe to the right with the triangular mountain Buachaille Etive Mor prominent was tremendous but the images are no better than ok. I am off on a photographic trip to Skye at the end of the week so will top up my waterfall shots and hopefully 5 years of practice has sharpened up my flowing water technique and more iimportantly compositional skills. The upside it snowed last night and the forecast is for sunshine and showers for next week, the downside I have a 300 mile drive and although I am a competent snow driver it does slow you down a lot, oh and I am camping with temperatures that are unlikely to rise into the 50s and will fall below freezing at night. Comments welcome. Ken

I like the way you handled the water flow/shutter speed in #2 and #4 with #2 being the strongest composition for my eyes.

 

[Kyle Jones]

Here's a view of Panther Creek falls...

 

[JimFox]

Its waterfall day once again

Last fall I visited one of my favorite waterfall locations along Sweet Creek and was astonished at how low the water flows along the creek really were. I was standing out in the middle of what I am used to seeing underwater framing my shots of some feeble trickles of water instead of roaring falls. I revisited this trail again last week to collect some comparison images of some of the waterfall sites.

This is Ledge Falls as seen in October:

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And the same scene (as close as I could get to the shooting position) as it appeared last week:

Sweet Creek - Ledge Falls

• AlanLichty
• Apr 3, 2019

Springtime water flows at Ledge Falls. Sweet Creek trail, Siuslaw National Forest, OR.

When I took the shot in the fall I was focused on shooting the water flow instead of the wider scene shown from last week and the trickle of water was only visible on the left side of the ledges.

Pile on with whatever you showing falling water.

Quite the difference Alan! Usually I always want more water flow in a waterfall, but in this case I actually think less water flow is better. I think the more defined water pour offs is more visually pleasing. Which is your choice?

 

[JimFox]

Thanks again for starting this Alan. Your image shows some great changes in water flow. We should have a good spring waterfall season this year. I hope it's not too muddy.

Here is Bridal Veil falls in Provo Canyon. My last two were upper, then lower, here is the combined. I imagine it already has a lot more flow, but I am waiting for them to open the view area and some spring greenery.

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I really like the contrast that the snow/ice adds to this. I was thinking I would like to stop by and shoot this sometime, but I can't imagine topping the winter look of this.

 

[AlanLichty]

Quite the difference Alan! Usually I always want more water flow in a waterfall, but in this case I actually think less water flow is better. I think the more defined water pour offs is more visually pleasing. Which is your choice?

I personally like less than what shows up during the rainy months and spring. Like you I think the slower water flows have more visually appealing features and textures than the rough and tumble firehose flows. What I saw last week was actually tamed down quite a bit compared to what I saw when I hiked the trail with my wife in January. I was not happy with how low the water was in October - that was so little I had a hard time even deciding to call them waterfalls but when I revisited in November there was a more pleasing middle ground for these falls:

Sweet Creek

• AlanLichty
• Nov 14, 2018

A colorful fall scene along Sweet Creek in the Siuslaw National Forest.

Which is less than a late October visit in 2017:

Upper Elk Wallow Falls

• AlanLichty
• Jan 31, 2018

Along Sweet Creek in the Siuslaw NF.

Back at you - which flow rate do you prefer?

 

[Carlo Didier]

This is one of my preferred waterfall images, although (or maybe because) the actual waterfall is more like a nice backdrop to the tree.
Also, the movement in the branches of the tree echo the movement of the water.
Grey Mares Tail Waterfall, Kinlochleven, Scottish Highlands

 

[Carlo Didier]

This series of images persuaded me that I needed to find out how to shoot flowing water properly. All taken on the 1st May 2014 with a Fuji XE-1. The light was good, the setting on the edge of Rannoch Moor with Glen Etive to the left and Glencoe to the right with the triangular mountain Buachaille Etive Mor prominent was tremendous but the images are no better than ok. I am off on a photographic trip to Skye at the end of the week so will top up my waterfall shots and hopefully 5 years of practice has sharpened up my flowing water technique and more iimportantly compositional skills. The upside it snowed last night and the forecast is for sunshine and showers for next week, the downside I have a 300 mile drive and although I am a competent snow driver it does slow you down a lot, oh and I am camping with temperatures that are unlikely to rise into the 50s and will fall below freezing at night. Comments welcome. Ken

Good luck for your camping! And those pictures aren't that bad. It's a beautiful area.
I'm going on a wild camping and hillwalking trip in Wester Ross and Assynt in the second half of June. Can't wait to meet the midges again

 

[Carlo Didier]

Here's a view of Panther Creek falls...

Wow!

 

[John Holbrook]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

 

[Ken Rennie]

Good luck for your camping! And those pictures aren't that bad. It's a beautiful area.
I'm going on a wild camping and hillwalking trip in Wester Ross and Assynt in the second half of June. Can't wait to meet the midges again

Carlo I am cycling the first part of the North Coast 500 in June from Inverness to Ullapool so if you see 2 older, overweight men shouting at the rain and the midges 1 of them might be me. Ken

 

[JimFox]

I personally like less than what shows up during the rainy months and spring. Like you I think the slower water flows have more visually appealing features and textures than the rough and tumble firehose flows. What I saw last week was actually tamed down quite a bit compared to what I saw when I hiked the trail with my wife in January. I was not happy with how low the water was in October - that was so little I had a hard time even deciding to call them waterfalls but when I revisited in November there was a more pleasing middle ground for these falls:

Sweet Creek

• AlanLichty
• Nov 14, 2018

A colorful fall scene along Sweet Creek in the Siuslaw National Forest.

Which is less than a late October visit in 2017:

Upper Elk Wallow Falls

• AlanLichty
• Jan 31, 2018

Along Sweet Creek in the Siuslaw NF.

Back at you - which flow rate do you prefer?

I will go with the flow in #3 as my favorite.

 

[Alisa]

My take on a little waterfall. When I was in the Grand Canyon I had an accident with a lense let’s say I was in Sedona picking a new one up... oops!!

 

[AlanLichty]

I will go with the flow in #3 as my favorite.

Mine as well - that was a good day to be up on that trail.

 

[JimFox]

I am digging on out of the way back time machine here. I look at the editing and cringe a bit, maybe someday I will go back over some of these old shots. This is Crystal Mill by Maroon Bells in Colorado.

 

[Carlo Didier]

Carlo I am cycling the first part of the North Coast 500 in June from Inverness to Ullapool so if you see 2 older, overweight men shouting at the rain and the midges 1 of them might be me. Ken

Wow! Nice project! If you see a Citroen C8 from Luxembourg, give me a sign