Bryan Swan
Making Lemonade
This past weekend was absolutely gorgeous in Washington. Sunny and 65+ degrees, I actually got to play in my kickball league in short sleeves for the first time of the year. Took a jaunt up to the Newhalem area to scout out some waterfalls on Tuesday and while I stopped to take measurement readings on Newhalem Falls, I couldn't resist snapping a few shots off because of how the sun was illuminating the Skagit River.
Newhalem Falls is usually well shaded because of the steep north facing mountain it drains from, but there seem to be a few sun spots on the cliff whenever the sky is cloudless, so it makes getting a real good shot tough. Working around sunlight is generally not an easy task when shooting waterfalls because streams usually allow openings in the forest canopy. This shot is a good example of one of the "making lemonade" (IE working in less than optimal conditions) techniques I'll be discussing in my Waterfall Photography Workshops that begin next month.
Making Lemonade
This past weekend was absolutely gorgeous in Washington. Sunny and 65+ degrees, I actually got to play in my kickball league in short sleeves for the first time of the year. Took a jaunt up to the Newhalem area to scout out some waterfalls on Tuesday and while I stopped to take measurement readings on Newhalem Falls, I couldn't resist snapping a few shots off because of how the sun was illuminating the Skagit River.
Newhalem Falls is usually well shaded because of the steep north facing mountain it drains from, but there seem to be a few sun spots on the cliff whenever the sky is cloudless, so it makes getting a real good shot tough. Working around sunlight is generally not an easy task when shooting waterfalls because streams usually allow openings in the forest canopy. This shot is a good example of one of the "making lemonade" (IE working in less than optimal conditions) techniques I'll be discussing in my Waterfall Photography Workshops that begin next month.