Waterfall Wednesday 7/16/2025

[AlanLichty]

Time for more falling water. My offering for today is from a spring visit to Sweet Creek in the Oregon Coast range. Typical spring flows down this creek can get somewhat unruly compared to the more tame and delicate falls in autumn after the dry season but I never pass up a chance to visit this creek if I am passing through the Florence area.

Pile on with whatever you have depicting falling water

 

[Ken Rennie]

Phone v camera waterfall shots. I have an iphone 14 pro and this is using the 3* lens approx 77mm ff equivalent. The later iphones have a longer lens and a better sensor but the quality here is ok given that the camera shots are from an A7R4. Both are on a tripod with remote releases.

Phone using slow shutter app 4s

A7R4, Tamron 28-200 @66mm 1/4s giving slightly more fine detail in the moving water

Overall The phone produces pretty good images. Ken

 

[AlanLichty]

Phone v camera waterfall shots. I have an iphone 14 pro and this is using the 3* lens approx 77mm ff equivalent. The later iphones have a longer lens and a better sensor but the quality here is ok given that the camera shots are from an A7R4. Both are on a tripod with remote releases.

Phone using slow shutter app 4s
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A7R4, Tamron 28-200 @66mm 1/4s giving slightly more fine detail in the moving water
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Overall The phone produces pretty good images. Ken

Interesting comparison - the iPhone does a surprisingly good job with this task although there are quite a few details in the scene where the Sony easily outshines the iPhone. Especially apparent in the colors and details of the ferns flanking the falls.

Nice falls BTW.

 

[ProCaliberTraveler]

I’ve got a shot from a similar vantage point to yours, Alan, except mine features a lot more water!

 

[AlanLichty]

I’ve got a shot from a similar vantage point to yours, Alan, except mine features a lot more water!
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That's an almost bonkers flow for that creek Michael - the often delicate falls in this spot in the autumn aren't even visible in this torrent. Wild.

 

[Kyle Jones]

Here is one from the Upper Lakes area in Plitvice that I hadn't processed.

 

[AlanLichty]

Here is one from the Upper Lakes area in Plitvice that I hadn't processed.

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It would be hard to not fall in love with scenery like this. How much rain/year does this area get? Looks more lush than the Pacific NW.

 

[Kyle Jones]

It would be hard to not fall in love with scenery like this. How much rain/year does this area get? Looks more lush than the Pacific NW.

Checking Wikipedia it looks like it gets 59 inches of rain each year, so definitely a lot more than California gets.

 

[AlanLichty]

Checking Wikipedia it looks like it gets 59 inches of rain each year, so definitely a lot more than California gets.

I usually measure around 35-40"/yr. at my house so this is closer to the OR/WA coast level of wet. Impressive.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

One from California coast.

 

[AlanLichty]

One from California coast.

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I like this waterfall - along with the color of the Pacific in this shallow cove. Neat scene.

 

[dan swiger]

Another ephemeral water fall
This was located on the same cliff face as the previous.

These were present just towards the end of the good waterfall flows, like Yosemite & Bridleveil

 

[AlanLichty]

Another ephemeral water fall
This was located on the same cliff face as the previous.

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These were present just towards the end of the good waterfall flows, like Yosemite & Bridleveil

Always nice to catch the last delicate flows of ephemeral falls. That's a really notable drop-off for this one.