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I'm posting this shot since it has some historical significance. The last couple days the Grand Canyon has decided to run a high flow experiment where they increase the flow of the Colorado River to 40,000 cfs (normal is around 8-10k). This is being done to help restore some of the beaches and riparian areas. So in this shot you're seeing 4 times the normal volume of water. This is a single exposure image taken at twilight. There was some smoke from forest fires in the distance that added a small amount of variation to the sky, but otherwise it was a bluebird day.
The same spot on the Eldred river with high water flows, shutter speeds of 1/20 and 1/640 of a second.
The same spot on the Eldred river with high water flows, shutter speeds of 1/20 and 1/640 of a second.
The thundering whitewater of Cross Creek plunging through a narrow rocky gorge - Holy Cross Wilderness, White River National Forest, Colorado
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Physiotherapist and covid-19 patient during rehabilitation exercises.
Man ventilated with high-flow oxygen therapy is about to try stand on his own outside his bed for a first time in a long time.
Taken in J. Strusia Hospital, Poznań.
This waterfall creates its own tide. Such a magical place!
I'm the proud owner of THE Polarizer- The polarizer that REPELS MIST. The Marumi Super DHG is the top rated filter in europe for a good reason. It doesnt polarize any more than other filters, but it is so easy to clean and spray from waterfalls like this one bounce off the top coat. It was exciting to try out. 114$, people!
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Canon 40d- Tokina 11-16mm - Polarizer - Jamey Pyles Photography
The Barham-Koondrook bridge crosses the Murray River (NSW on the left, Victoria on the right) looking upstream. Built in 1904 it is one of the oldest lift span bridges on this river, and has been refurbished to maintain its heritage listing.
I drove towards Joe Defao's house thinking "WTF are we doing?!" Sheets of rain were blasting my windshield, but I drove on. About five minutes before I arrived at Joe's house, the rain lightened... ahhh. Joe had about three different satellite radars plugged into his phone and assured me we were in the midst of a short break in the storm. Off we went to Cataract Falls.
We arrived at the trailhead to Cataract Falls, on Mt. Tamalpais, and suited up in waterproof garb. After about three or so sock-fall-down-Ivan-pull-up sessions, we reached the top cascade of falls. The rain was on and off, but really didn't matter. We were wet, the falls were roaring, and it was amazing to be out in the thick of it. It was a great day shooting with Joe.
This shot was taken towards the top of the falls. The fog was pretty thick, and the murky water was absolutely pounding its way through a narrow spot in the creek, so there wasn't any detail in the water. I opted for a longer exposure to soften the water and help the details in the ferns come out. I used a polarizer to knock down the white reflections of the leaves, and was as far as I could get without falling in the torrent. Hope you like.
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 24-105L @67mm
15 second exposure @ F16
B+W circular polarizer filter
Single exposure at ISO 50
Cross Creek at flood stage due to recent heavy rain and spring snow melt. Compare this to the image below, from Autumn 2012.
- Holy Cross Wilderness, White River National Forest, Colorado
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River bank trees screen the Waimakariri River, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Engorged by prolonged, heavy rain in its catchment, the Waimakariri River is almost at bankfull discharge as it roars down to the sea. Normally a favoured swimming and fishing spot. Just out of Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Cross Creek filled with early summer snowmelt - Holy Cross Wilderness, White River National Forest, Colorado
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The thundering whitewater of Cross Creek at the top of a steep, rocky gorge - Holy Cross Wilderness, White River National Forest, Colorado
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Thanks to this year's enormous snowpack, the resulting melt off that feeds Cascade Creek in the Merced Canyon has created an enormous, crashing, roaring torrent that's much greater than usual. I visited this spot multiple times on my trip to the park last month, and tried to capture some of that intensity in this detail shot. I used a mere 1/8 second exposure on this so that I'd get a little water blur, but also capture the texture of the water that was crashing in every direction over granite.
The Eagle River on an early summer evening. Heavy spring snow melt and lots of rain have pushed the river up to flood stage. *
- White River National Forest, Colorado
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Swollen with snow melt and runoff from heavy rains, Cross Creek roars through the valley below - Holy Cross Wilderness, White River National Forest, Colorado
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Shot below Dougan Falls, taken against bridge foundation. Hard to avoid water on lens, due to rain and spray.
On this day the Yolo Bypass was starting to flood back up. Measured flows at this location at the time the photograph was taken were around 12,000 cfs but the flows continued to increase up to about 38,000 cfs two days later. The rails from here into Woodland are rusty and unused and will likely be removed at some point in the future. The fate of the trestle, one of the longest in the west, will likely follow that of the rails. From my observations, it seems like once wooden trestles stop being used by railroads they succumb to fire.
Spirit Falls, Columbia Gorge, Bingen, Washington
Went with a rag tag team of troopers down to this magnificent waterfall. Even though I took it slow and easy, navigating the steep terrain gave my legs a good workout. It was well worth it because this is one heck of a good lookin waterfall. I think what I loved the most, is the color of the water. It's just so gosh darn beautiful.
Happy Waterfall Wednesday Everybody!
I was beyond shocked on my second visit to Franklin Falls to find it in this kind of water flow. I added a note on the image of where I was standing in June '09. It is bizarre what a difference one year can make. This time as you can see, not only were all the rocks, that normally you can take a seat on, completely covered by water but also the mist and spray was unlike anything I would have expected during a June visit. The good news is at least this can make for a rare summer capture of this waterfall. I was excited to finally get back here and capture it silky smooth, my original capture was still in my early D90 days. I am going to return here one more time in August and see if the flow has lessened a bit. Thanks for checking this out. Enjoy!
The raging Yosemite Falls after a heavy spring rain in the high country caused significant discharge and flooding throughout Yosemite Valley. April 7th 2018
This image of the Grand Canyon in the southwestern U.S. is a mosaic of two Landsat 8 scenes from Oct 31 and Nov 9, 2013. Designated as a national park in 1919, the Grand Canyon has breathtaking views of unique geological formations that attract over 5 million visitors each year. Archaeological artifacts have been found in the park that are nearly 12,000 years old.
Recent high-flow releases of water from the Glen Canyon dam (northeast of this image) have moved sand along Colorado River and into the canyon. The sediments are helping to establish sandbars for fish and wildlife habitat and to protect archaeological resources.
The Landsat satellite, launched in February 2013, is providing high-quality worldwide images of the landscape on a daily basis. Landsat serves as a valuable tool for all interested in monitoring the characteristics of the earth's surface.
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Elk Creek Falls, Siskiyou National Forest, Powers, Oregon
This is another view of this big waterfall where I had gotten down next to the creek to get this view. It was raining pretty good which added to the intense mist I was facing which made it difficult to come away with a mist free image. It was a fun fight and I came away with a couple of keepers.
Happy Waterfall Wednesday Everybody!
A foot bridge over the roaring whitewater of Cross Creek.
- Holy Cross Wilderness, White River National Forest, Colorado
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Elk Creek Falls, Siskiyou National Forest, Powers, Oregon
It was such a treat when my brother took me to this huge waterfall just outside of Powers. I made my way down to the creek to get this better view. The mist coming from the huge volume of plunging water was intense. That along with the rain made for some tough time capturing this. I had to combat that with a combination of my Marumi polarizer and clear umbrella. The Marumi has a special coating where mist beads up in a grid pattern allowing me to shoot through the mist. That works to a point, until the mist becomes too much. I used my clear umbrella at an angle in front of and over my camera to allow me to get the comp and help fight the mist and rain. I set my camera on a 2 second timer, clicked the shutter, and raised my umbrella out of view just before exposure.
Ten gates are open along with the hydro plant and the USGS site says the dam was passing 25,000 cfs into the Lower American River when I took this shot. Flows are released by Folsom Dam upstream, Nimbus Dam is a regulating reservoir for the intake to the Folsom South Canal. The reservoir only has about 8,650 acre feet of storage. At these flows, the reservoir would fill up (from completely empty) in about 4 hours. Flows have been ramped down from a high of 36,000 cfs in advance of the next storm to provide some buffer in downstream channels. We've had a lot of rain since mid December and the storm train is still knocking on our door. We'll see what happens after tomorrow when a really large storm is due to arrive.
I don't shoot Yosemite Falls that often, but was thrilled to do so in May when the water flow was so high (and the clouds so sweet). Most of the falls are still at very high flows right now, so if you have an opportunity to head to Yosemite, take it!