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Proxy Falls in Central Oregon. The fall is in the middle of the highway between Eugene and Bend. It requires a short hike from to this fantastic waterfall.
the americans lost one u2 spy plane over the soviet union, which became a huge deal because khruschev made it so; it lost another over cuba during the missile crisis, which is less well known. but hardly anything is known about the missions piloted by taiwanese proxies. this particular u2 on display in beijing was flown by a taiwan air force squadron called the "black cats" who lost five planes over china between 1962 and 1967. three of the pilots were killed and the other two were held prisoner until nov 10, 1982.
Lower Proxy Falls in the Willamette National Forest. This shot does not capture the scale of the falls but certainly captures the beauty.
My first time to this amazing waterfall. The morning started out looking very promising with huge cumulus clouds, but by the time we got up to Proxy, the skies were clear, and the temperature jumped up to 95. I was pretty happy to find these lower falls mostly in the shade.
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For me, this is a perfect image. Not perfect in the technical sense, but rather the personal. It reflects exactly what I wanted it to and captures exactly how it felt. It is a perfect physical reminder of what was an extraordinary sight. Technically there are things that could certainly be tweaked, but then again, technicals are not always everything.
Anyway, this is Proxy falls just west of Sisters. It has leaped dramatically to the #2 spot on my list of top three favorite waterfalls, with Wahclella Falls in the Gorge being my favorite and Falls Creek Falls in Washington being my number 3 by a hair. In case you are curious Ponytail Falls drops to number four, but it was in my top three for a long time.
I did not know quite what to expect from this falls and had heard it was one of the most photographed in Oregon, but regardless I did not expect to be so whisked away by it, and by everything about it. It is a magical spot on many levels. The short hike out to it ran through a few lava fields and some wonderful fall color, photos of which will be posted eventually. The initial view across the valley, eye-level with the falls is pretty impressive, and very photogenic surrounded as it is by a lush, deep green evergreen forest. But then you hike down the hill on makeshift trails (even more fun with an almost ten month old strapped to your chest, but I enjoy a challenge) and everything changes. This falls takes on a completely different character when you are standing amongst the mossy rocks at its base looking up. Amazingly different. Few falls I have been to really take on such completely different looks as Proxy Falls (Falls Creek Falls being one of them though).
As it was we spent way more time here than we had originally thought, and shot way more film. This was the last shot on a roll of Fuji Pro160C, a color film I am rapidly growing extremely fond of. I immediately reloaded with Fuji Reala, a film I have long been fond of, and made a number of other shots, but it was the 160C that most truly captured how it looked down there.
As a side note, after we were done at Proxy Falls we hiked to Upper Proxy Falls which was a unique falls itself. Upper Proxy has no outlet stream. The falls comes down the side of a hill and empties into a large pool at its base but the pool has no stream running out of it, rather the water drains into the ground to appear elsewhere. Very interesting, considering how quickly that water has to soak in with the volume pouring into it.
All in all a very good afternoon, and that is what this photo so captures for me, and makes me think of every time I look at it.
I've finally been to Proxy Falls and seen why this is a favorite waterfall to many of my photo friends. It's almost an entire mountainside of streaming water.... such a special place. By the way, this was shot in the later afternoon with a blue sky - so I kept the reflecting blue in the water instead of trying to remove it.......
I'm back from 4 days in Central Oregon with lots of new images to share.... stay tuned ;D
I missed Iron Man for this. No seriously I did. Kind of an odd thing to say, at least to start off this post, but is true. Anyway, I was supposed to see Iron Man Sunday with my boss and friend, Jake from Blue Moon Camera. I was actually looking forward to it too. I have not been to the movies in a very long time. Just has not been much of quality I have cared to pay the money for. Especially since I can wait a few months and get them for free from the library and watch them at home. ;-) But I had decided to give Iron Man a try, it looked decent at least.
Instead I ended up on a five mile round trip hike through the snow (without snowshoes either) with Manyfires to reach this secluded, but amazing waterfall. It really is an amazing spot too. This photo captures a bit of its beauty but does nothing for imparting its size or grandeur.
Anyway, I took a number of photos of this. Some were digital infrared, a few of which turned out quite interesting and I plan on posting at least one of them in the short term. I also put together a multiple shot Holga panoramic that I have not scanned and assembled just yet. But I liked this shot best at the moment in terms of posting.
Which leads me into what I have promised to write about in terms of editing. Editing is an often over-looked skill when it comes to photography. I would even go as far as to say it is the most important often-overlooked skill. I heard a good quote once that sort of sums up how important editing can be, "A big difference between a professional and an amateur is that you only see the professional's best work". Think about that for a moment. No photography is perfect and snaps contest winners with every shot. We all get bum ones. Some of us more than others. But even if you are at the ratio of one good shot for every 1000 bad ones, if you edit properly you can make your portfolio look as nice, if not better than someone who has even a much higher degree of success but does a poorer job editing.
But see, editing is subjective business. That is what makes it so tricky. We are all tied into our photos on a personal nature, often easily able to over look their flaws or come roaring to their defense when the quality of one of our photos is brought into question. But I get ahead of myself.
The first suggestion I would make for those wishing to get better at this is to have a clear goal. You need to have a goal. You will edit a different selection of images for different purposes. If you are applying for publishing in a landscape magazine, you will send along a different portfolio than you will for contemporary fine art magazine. You will also pull together a different selection of images than you might say post to Flickr. It all comes down to who you wish to speak to and what you want those photos to say. Be clear on this and concise.
My second suggestion is to try and set aside your personal attachments to whatever degree you can. Hard to do, easy to say. Actually, impossible to do completely. Get help. Have friends and family help you cull your images down. I guarantee you will lose images you don't want to, but find ones you had not noticed.
Be concise. This is a case where less is more. At the moment I am sort of sticking with the idea of a porfolio, which generally is well rounded at about a dozen images. A dozen strong images will always speak much better than 40 images, even if they are all strong. It is just too much. It overloads the viewer.
To hop away from the idea of a portfolio and over to Flickr, the same holds true. I have a fairly clear goal for my Flickr stream. Loosely it is maintain variety, to show new perspectives that might help inspire others in their photography. To not just show the "pretty" images but ones that I find stimulating intellectually. Most of the time, this happens to be my successes, sometimes though they are not, not if the image in its failure (in my opinion at least) has something valuable to offer. I see Flickr as an amazing learning tool, and that is how I post to it. I have said before that I have no interest in impressing others on here, I would much rather inspire them. And that is my modus operandi when it comes to selecting what I post. That gives you all a bit of a personal look into how my logic operates in terms of what I select.
But I also try to limit my posts. Usually no more than one a day, often one only every couple of days. This is partly because of my lack of time to post a lot. It also affects how much I am able to browse and comment as well. But I also limit my posts because I want to give every image a chance to be enjoyed, for what it has to offer to be absorbed by those viewing it. If I posted twenty images a day, I would dilute that. I am not saying that posting so many images is always wrong though. I know some very prolific photographers whose goal is to post a million images, literally. Their goals for their Flickr stream then are quite different from mine but equally valid. In the same vein though I know some photographers who just post and post and post. They post whatever they have with little apparent thought to editing down and cutting out similar shots. I tend to miss most of their stuff because I don't want to sift through 38 images looking for the best one. I don't have that much time.
I want to say though too, that this is not required. In the case of Flickr, it is your own personal stream. If you want to not edit images at all, just throw them all up there for everyone to see, there is really nothing wrong with that. That is the beauty of this particular site. You can model your stream however you please.
But I do know some photographers who wish to get better at this, and I know some who don't realize they should. Like I said, the ability to pare one's collection of images down, to condense it to the most meaningful and moving images, to give those images as much concentrated power as possible without diluting them, is really a tricky ability to master... I mean to get good at. I really dislike the word "master". Nobody masters anything, they just falsely believe they do. But that is another rant.
Anyway, I think the ability to do so, to cull and select and edit, is nearly as important as the ability to take a good photo in the first place. Is nearly as important as the ability to effectively and properly post-process. Because how your images are seen, has a bearing on what in your images IS seen. You ken?
Well, not sure how much of help this will be. It is a tough topic to adequately describe, but I have laid out my thoughts, as well as I have them formed. And I don't proclaim to be a master at this either (see the above paragraph on the use of that word). I have practiced at this a while and I have seen other photographers who have been both good and poor at it, and learned through their experience. But it is something that has to have attention paid to it. That has to be consciously taken into consideration. It never hurts to try and ask yourself what purpose a particular photo is going to serve, if it would be better served by being left out or replaced?
Hmm I have to wrap this up now and head off to work. I will think on this a bit more and perhaps add to it later. If anyone else out there has tips or advice, wants to fill in areas I left out, feel free to do so. Share and share alike. :-)
You don't really get a sense of the magnitude of Proxy Falls from this photo. From where I was standing these falls towered over me, 226 feet or roughly 18 stories in height. Stunning.
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This was shot on a tripod with my Sigma 10-20mm ultra wide angle lens attached to my Canon EOS Rebel T1i. Three exposures (-2..0..+2 EV) was processed in Photomatix. Tone mapped and detail enhanced. In Photoshop, increased overall saturation, curve adjustment, and unsharp mask.
We drove to Proxy Falls yesterday and decided on checking out Proxy Falls versus other Falls in the area on McKenzie Pass. We were hoping to visit other falls but spent too much time at this one. The reason: This is one awesome waterfall! You could literally climb down to the bottom of the fall. The view is spectacular from down there. And you can walk right up to the fall and touch it. One of the most beautiful waterfalls I've seen in Oregon. Anyway, I will be posting a few pictures of our trip here. Enjoy, my friends!
This is a shot of the beautiful Proxy Falls located off the Old McKenzie Pass in the Central part of Oregon.
This area of Oregon has it all >> mountains, waterfalls, rivers, creeks, lakes, lava fields, old growth forests, and a high desert setting.
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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Yesterday I got a chance to see this majestic beauty for the first time with Don Earnhardt Sr and Matt Abinante . Being the gentleman that Don is he didn't want to bore us with the regular boring I-5 route so we took the scenic highway 22. I completely recommend going this route because of all the gorgeous vistas and creeks along the way. What I don't recommend doing is going on an 1/8th tank of GAS!!!!!!! We were coasting on fumes and Lord help anyone that got in Don's way. I remember dosing a bit and suddenly hitting a bump and catching some air!!!! Who needs coffee with Don at the wheel! Yes I'm embellishing this just a bit but mind you it is a TINY bit :) Skipping 5 HOURS ahead we make it to the trail head. Being the last hiker in line aka (cougar bait) has it's advantages. The guys had plowed a perfect trail for me through the snow which comes in handy when you have a 3 mile trek in front of you. This fall stands at about 200 feet and if you look on your right above the log you can see Matt at the base of the lower tier. The spray is monstrous and framing is quite difficult but I got some images that I'm pleased with although I wish the moss was greener :( I think I found some of Aarons diodes from his lens and I saw a lexus tailpipe embedded in some rocks :) P.S. walking over snow covered lava rocks to find the trail is not recommended as well! P.P.S Miles, Melis is my cousin :)