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Proxy Falls, also known as Lower Proxy Falls, is a cascade and plunge waterfall from a collection of springs on the shoulder of North Sister, that plunges into a gaping canyon near McKenzie Pass in the Willamette National Forest, near Belknap Springs, Oregon
This was winter 2 years ago, one of the coolest things ive witnessed here in Oregon. Proxy falls is already one of my favorite waterfalls, but seeing it frozen over was pretty amazing. December 2009 was probably the coldest I remember in my 14 years in Oregon.. I've only photographed here for probably the last 6 or 7 years so I wasnt paying much attention to how cold the winters got before that, still a pretty cold one.
..hoping we get a little snow here in the next few days
Today was my first visit to beautiful Proxy Falls. It's a delicate cascading falls, perhaps more subdued this year due to the minimal winter we had, which translates to less snow melt that feeds the falls. Contrary to reports I had read that the mist from the crashing water will wreak havoc with cameras and lenses, there wasn't any mist and my lens was dry for the duration. Strange, but good. This shot shows a portion of Lower Proxy Falls, which is really spectacular when you're standing before it!
Lately I have been grabbing shots of the places I photograph with myself in them. Thought I would share one here.
Located in the Willamette National Forest’s Cascade Mountains between the cities of Eugene and Bend, Proxy Falls is the very picture of Oregon. Dark, glossy rocks covered in verdant moss surround the two-tiered falls, which contribute to its magical feel. The waterfall is notable for its main drop of 226 feet which makes it one of the highest plunge waterfalls in Oregon.
Made it up to Proxy Falls for probably my 15th visit. Only living an hour from the trail head, it makes it easy to frequent this beautiful place. Tried to grab a fresh perspective from a little further downstream.
Located in the Willamette National Forest’s Cascade Mountains between the cities of Eugene and Bend, Proxy Falls is the very picture of Oregon. Dark, glossy rocks covered in verdant moss surround the two-tiered falls, which contribute to its magical feel. The waterfall is notable for its main drop of 226 feet which makes it one of the highest plunge waterfalls in Oregon.
Just a standalone pic of the figures on their own, along with another minifig for size comparison.
I already mentioned I'm not 100% satisfied, but its what I could do with the parts I had spare. The feminine one could use a little bit of tweaking. The bigger 'heavy' one I'm definitely going to rework entirely, it just doesn't look beefy enough and too minifig-esque.
Wandering around this crowded, overshot waterfall looking for an interesting composition. Literally stumbled into the pool in the foreground.
Arrivé à notre hauteur, il esquissa tout juste un bref mouvement d'hésitation avant de reprendre sa route comme si de rien n'était !
Proxy Falls is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the Willamette National Forest of Western Oregon.
I hope you enjoy the tumbling waters. :-)
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Proxy Falls is a stunning waterfall located in the Three Sisters Wilderness of Oregon's Willamette National Forest. It's known for its unique double-tiered cascade and the way the water disappears into the porous lava beneath it. The 1.6-mile loop trail offers close-up views of both Upper and Lower Proxy Falls. The trail is generally considered easy and family-friendly, though it can be challenging to access the base of the falls due to rocks and debris
I had the week off work last week and was looking for some low-key places to spend it, i.e. no overnight traveling, just day trips. Proxy Falls had been on my radar for awhile as it had been a few years since my last trip down there. So I figured a drive down would be a good idea. Goodness, was it ever, but not for any reasons shown here. The drive itself was phenomenal. One of those drives where you wish you weren't driving... maybe bicycling so you could just pull over every 50 feet. Or at the bare minimum riding passenger so you could stare out the window with the risk of running off the road. Our route out along the Santiam River and then down to the McKenzie River one was endless stream of autumn color. I have done that drive before at the height of fall color and it is a sight to behold.
On that day though there was no stopping. A late start out the door had us on a perfect schedule to make it to Proxy Falls and still have a bit of daylight left. So we enjoyed all those sights with our eyes but not our cameras, allowing a short stop at Sahalie Falls before pushing on to Proxy. Proxy itself wasn't showing much autumn color but that is ok as this falls is gorgeous no matter the time of year.
I was borrowing/testing a Horseman 6x12 that had just come into Blue Moon Camera and had brought that along in place of my usual 6x17. The interesting thing is though the 617 is more panoramic, this Horseman had a 55mm lens on it, which on this format is insanely wide angle. Upon arriving at Proxy, even though I prefer the view from the bottom, the upper view fit itself so well to this camera that I had to stop and make this image of the falls surrounded by its environment.
I imagine I will share some of the other five images I got off this roll (6x12 format only allows six shots per roll of 120), it was a good roll of film. Scarcity of frames generally makes me photograph even more carefully than usual.
And as a side note, though there was no stopping on the day this image was made, the drive down was so beautiful that we ended up making the same trip again two days later, going half as far but stopping five times as much.
Horseman 6x12
Kodak Ektar
I had a great time out today with Don and Aaron as we made the pilgrimage down to Proxy Falls, supposedly the most photographed falls in Oregon, though considering how I see many more photos of many other falls, I might be willing to argue that claim. ;-)
Anyway, Proxy is truly a spectacle, and is such a large falls, both in terms of height and width, that there are many different ways to go about photographing it. I also find it is a perfect falls for pinhole, as the falls itself tends to always be in the shade, pinhole exposures all usually time out to be 4-15 minutes, which gives me plenty of reason to just stand and stare, which is hard not to do here.
But this shot was not with the pinhole, nor was it taken today. I have found a good rhythm for posting film shots, as it usually takes me one to two weeks to develop the film, print proofs, decide which ones to scan, scan them, post process and then decide which ones to post. So I just wait a year until those photos are once again relevant. :-p
On another note, the Mackenzie Pass Hwy I have found is an absolutely mind-blowing drive for fall color, arguably more impressive than even the Columbia River Gorge... if your timing is good. We were hoping for some color today, and we got quite a bit of it, but the stretch of highway around the trailhead and on to the summit was still surprisingly green. I think another week, week and a half, and it is going to be a fireworks show of fall colors up here.
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