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Though we visited four majestic water falls in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, it was predestined that they couldn't be photographed in all it's glory. The inordinate amount of spray from the falls made it impossible to get closer to any reasonable distance, which was compounded by the bright sunlight casting sharp shadows and bright spots. Dappled lighting is an arch enemy of water fall shots !. Mist falls is a 9.2 mile round trip hike from roads end at 180-E and lived up to it's name. We were drenched by the spray from the falls even at 200m away. For a while we trotted near the falls, got ourselves soaked in the cool spray (Yeah it was like 8 year olds around a fountain on a summer day) before beating retreat. The sheer force of the water and the spray it created made it impossible to shoot the water fall directly to capture it in it's fullness. So I resorted to exploring other options that could portray at the least a small part of what I felt to be there, and soon found two sequoias that was getting thoroughly drenched in the spray. The final color image still lacked a little something, and was probably because of the sharp difference in the brightness and contrast between the surf from the falls which was very white and the tree trunks that was in shade. So I decided to take off the colors and convert it to B&W in pp, in part also inspired by the latest editions of OP's theme of black and white nature photography.
HDR of the Lower falls at Minneopa State Park
I love the colors in this photo. I like the bridge in the background as well. I think it has good depth as well. It has great texture and flow.
Helmcken Falls is formed as the Murtle River tumbles over the western edge of the Murtle Plateau into Helmcken Canyon and flows on to the Clearwater River 10km (6mi) distant. The 141m (463ft) drop is three times the height of Niagra Falls and Helmcken has the sixth highest single plunge in Canada.
After the main drop the Murtle River just recovers its composure before it falls over the lower 15m (50 ft) step. An enormous black grotto extends back more than 50m (165ft) behind the main plunge.
Clearwater, BC
Reference: Waterfalls of British Columbia ~ A Guide to BC's 100 Best Falls ~ Tony Greenfield
The Lower Falls in Yellowstone NP. One of the most photographed features in the park. Heavily iced over. Photo taken from Lookout Point.
Located deep in the Yellowstone backcountry. We have now hiked about 20 miles from the trailhead and have made two fords of the Bechler River. The viewpoint for Iris Falls is simply stunning. It is a nice, wide grassy platform. Iris Falls is not itself particularly high, only about forty feet, but the width of the falls makes it pretty impressive. On a sunny day, which we didn't have today, there is a nice rainbow at the bottom of the falls.
I just wish that I had a wide enough lens to get some sky into the photo. Maybe that is what the Canon 10-22mm lens is for. :-)
Called Mina Sauk Falls, it drops one hundred thirty two feet over a series of rocky ledges. The waterfall is located in Taum Sauk State Park in Missouri. I took this picture while with my youngest sister and my best friend and it was alot of fun. We werent expecting the hike to take as long as it did to get to the falls and we stayed longer than we should have, because by the time we were heading back, it was getting dark. We had no flashlights, and there wasnt any moonlight but we eventually made back to my truck in pitch darkness. 03-03
Located Near Ironton Missouri
Built by D.W. Buckley, who also owned the nearby Redwood Theater and the local drive in theater. IT opened in 1937 as a single-auditorium theater with a seating capacity of 677. At one time, the Falls Theater showed movies only on weekdays, while the Redwood Theater had the weekend showings. In 1982 it was divided into two theaters.
Lower Tahquamenon Falls
I was in Michigan visiting family last week and while the color in the lower penninsula is lagging behind schedule, the UP (upper penninsula) was at or near peak.
The Tahquamenon Falls are two different waterfalls on the Tahquamenon River. Both sets are located near Lake Superior in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The water is notably brown in color from the tannins leached from the cedar swamps which the river drains. Consequently, the upper falls are nicknamed, "The Root Beer Falls".
The upper falls are more than 200 feet across and with a drop of approximately 48 feet During the late spring runoff, the river drains as much as 50,000 gallons of water per second, making the upper falls the third most voluminous vertical waterfall east of the Mississippi River, after Niagara Falls and Cohoes Falls, both in New York State.
The lower falls, located four miles downstream, are a series of five smaller falls cascading around an island which can be reached by rowboat. A hiking trail runs between the falls along the riverside, and visitors often play in the lower falls during the summer heat.
Kilgore Falls revisited. I have only been here once but love it. I finally got around to going again and taking my wife for a day trip.
Hiking along Johnston Canyon Falls on my way to Ink Pots 11km, four hour hike. The water plunges 10meters (33feet) into a deeply carved potholes below. The further you continue the more dramatic the water falls get, some cascade down more than 30meters (100 feet). At the end of the trail you get to these valley with a small creek called Johnston Creek.
De excursión por las cascadas del Cañón Johnston, 11 kilometros, mas o menos cuatro horas de caminata. Por el primer kilometro, el agua se precipita 10 metros. Después de 3 km las cataratas se convierten mas dramáticas con el agua en cascada hacia abajo por más de 30 metros. Al final del recorrido se llega a este valle hermoso con un pequeño arroyo llamado Johnston Creek.
On our way up to Timberline Falls we met a couple about our ages coming down. They asked if we were going up to Lake of Glass and warned us about the climb. The woman was all "No Way", she looked at it and wouldn't eve attempt it.
No biggie. Last time we did it there was a waterfall starting down the trail, this time it was dry. ¡No Problemo!
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Last time we did this hike was August 29, 2002. We didn't finish the hike that day, so it was mentally marked as "unfinished - must return". An excerpt from that day's travelogue:
After The Loch we headed for our next destination, Timberline Falls, four miles in from the trailhead. We had just gotten within site of the falls when it began to thunder. It was scary and at the same time fascinating to hear the thunder booming and echoing off of the nearly vertical mountain walls. We took cover under a small stand of trees far above The Loch. Unfortunately, the thunderstorm lasted quite a while. We had wanted to have our lunch at a scenic spot, but wound up just eating under cover while we were waiting for it to pass. Eventually, it began to clear, and some blue sky showed through, so we hoofed it up the steep and rather slippery rock path to the falls.
Glass Lake lay shortly beyond the falls. By the time we got there, it had clouded over again and the ceiling was dropping rapidly. We momentarily considered continuing to the final lake, but luckily, we thought better of it. As we were preparing to leave, the next thunderstorm appeared over the mountains behind the lake. It started to hail more heavily than it had rained before. There we were, at the top of a steep rock wall 200 feet above the trail with the surface getting slipperier with every passing minute. The trail down was fast becoming a muddy river. Lightning and thunder were coming very close together, we were above treeline with no shelter, and we were miles in from the road.
It was exciting.
Before & after shots taken at the beautiful Lumsdale Falls..
You can see the HDR version & your normal everyday photo what do you like best !!!
Thank you for looking Gary
Palouse Falls was our destination for the day. There's a developed viewing area directly across from the falls where these were shot from. Getting other angles require going on undeveloped trails which wasn't in the cards for my old knees.
Layer on layer of ancient lava flows, quite a volcanic history.
Kapena Falls, tucked behind Honolulu Memorial Park, was a royal bathing area in ancient Hawaiian times before the non-native banyan forest took over, and were believed to be watched by a canine guardian spirit.
Several Lost scenes were shot here, including the scene where they first went to Black Rock in search of dynamite.
Screenshots:
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Erawan Falls, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. There are waterfalls at seven different levels. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erawan_National_Park
Twin Falls at Springbrook N.P. Took the opportunity to blow the dust off a couple of classic lenses for today's walk. This one was taken with the Pentax K28/3.5.
This is a shot of a waterfall called Laurel Falls. It is in the Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee. It was an easy 1.3mile hike to the falls. Due to that, it was very popular and way overcrowded, just like the Smoky Mountains in general. This is a processed RAW.
On August 8, My family went to Tennessee for my grandpa's 75th birthday. We stayed at a resort in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. I had a good time with family and being in the mountains, but it's just not like the Northwest. Everything in the Smoky Mountains was way overcrowded and it got on my nerves.... If you think Paradise in Mt. Rainier National Park is bad when the flowers are out, you need to go to the Smoky Mountains. My fellow photographer Gary Randall said, "America ends at the Rockies as far as I'm concerned." I must say I agree.
Taken on August 10, 2010
Nikon D90
Dolica UV filter
Dolica .3ND Filter
Exposure: 1/5 sec.
Aperture: f/22.0
ISO: 200
18mm
Carrington Falls are about 1,hrs south of Sydney, in the Illawarra.
I chewed through quite a few shots here trying to get a nice silky look to the water, unfortunately there wasn't a cloud in the sky(and it was 35C to boot!) and the lookout was at the top of the cliff, so even with a tiny aperture, I couldn't get a long enough exposure :( still, the falls are very pretty, and it was a spur of the moment stop, on our way to Kiama and the Blowhole.
This was the third set of falls we came across. We took photos from the little bridge over the water. For some reason, this particular photo puts me in mind of the set for The Dark Crystal. It feels unreal. Maybe it's the zoom.