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Proxy Falls is one of the most frequently photographed waterfalls in Oregon and is certainly among the most photogenic waterfalls in the entire country. Anybody who as had a waterfall calendar has undoubtedly seen pictures of this gorgeous cascade. Fed by springs on the shoulder of North Sister, Proxy Creek breaks over a wall of columnar basalt liberally marinated in mosses, veiling 226 feet in two streams.
I made the skylights more to help with realistic lighting than anything else. My fluorescent lamps aren't nearly bright enough to simulate harsh sunlight. I'll hopefully be looking into getting a dedicated tungsten lamp for future scenes.
One of the most photogenic waterfalls in the USA and pictures rarely do it justice. It's a spectacular waterfall that not only needs to be seen but experienced to comprehend its majestic 226 feet worth of magical beauty. Located in Lane County, Oregon within the Three Sisters Wilderness. Decided to leave in comp stomper Lynn to give it some scale. It far exceeded my expectations, thanks Greg for taking us here!
The idea of the Proxy wasn’t a recent concept, but it was a recent adoption.
Remotely operated robots had existed since the field of robotics itself. Applying it to a humanoid form was the next logical step. The human body is fragile, while a robot can be as strong as it is built. Whether it be in a burning building, the bottom of the ocean, or the vacuum of space; machines are expendable, yet durable.
The same applies to a world now void of the air once breathed. After leaving it abandoned for decades, humanity decided it was time to reclaim the world that had once been theirs.
It started out with crude, homebrewed automatons scraped together from years-old parts and controlled via jerry-rigged radio connections. They weren’t pretty, but they got the job done, and they were successful enough to capture the imagination of tech savvy outpost-dwellers around the globe. As the incentive grew stronger and society reestablished its presence, 'Proxies' became a respected guild and cultural icons within the communities they served. Scavengers, pioneers, peacekeepers, scientists. All could apply to a proxy operative, depending on the job.
The recovering industrial complexes did quick work filling the market demand for dedicated hardware and software for proxy operatives. Quickly over was the age of the proxy jalopy, and in its place came the sleek, personified robotic hotrods idolized today.
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Yeah, I'm not happy with this one.
This past week idk why but I've just felt 'off'. I didn't really have a vision of how I was going to put this together. I was planning on editing together a little collage; both with the image shared above symbolizing the early age of proxies - along with some "advertisement" posters showing what proxies had since become. But, as I've said before, graphic design isn't really my forte, and they were all just turning out subpar.
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I know this photo has some flaws, but I just wanted to upload this so I could finally say Happy Waterfall Wednesday! Yippee!
And to prove that I actually did get to shoot the spectacular Proxy Falls. ;) I made a lot of stupid mistakes on these shots, but oh well, that just gives me an excuse to go back, right?
Anyways, I learned a new editing technique today and I thought it would work well on this shot.
I didn't realize this until I decided to upload this, but this photo kind of has to do with my recent blog post, considering the mistakes I made.
Despite the Republic of Kurdistan enjoying substantial international support from the West, the fledgling state's frontiers still remain contested by its neighbors, particularly Turkey. Indeed, many border communities feature substantial security risks as displaced persons and proxy agitators attempt to compromise Kurdish security wherever possible. For this reason, the Pashmerga and Kurdish gendarmes have had to create checkpoints and outposts for observation and policing purposes. This has disquieted some folks as a permanent armed presences heavily resembles the tyranny Kurdistan recently fought to overthrow. Nevertheless, despite the poor optics, the Kurdish state has gone ahead with what it thinks is the best solution to its security woes--e.g. a physical, martial presence in periphery communities meant to dissuade bad actors.
As a result of these conditions, the republic has employed some rather peculiar equipment. One such example is the Req (meaning tortoise; also referred to as the Chieftain Req in many Western reports). Utilizing retired Chieftain Mk.14 chassis deemed unfit for combat, the Kurds hired Israeli engineers to design a mobile watchtower/pillbox (thus the Req's resemblance to units like the Nagmachon). By replacing the Chieftain's turret with an armored cubicle, the engineers were able to create a locomotive panopticon. Indeed, much of the Req's success comes from security theater since the vehicle itself is unarmed and must remain immobile while the tower is vertically deployed. Nevertheless, having a 50-ton armored vehicle parked in one's neighborhood is often enough to deter one from expressing too much discontent or acting dubiously. Still, some disgruntled youth have taken to throwing Molotov cocktails at deployed Reqs, resulting in the mounting of caged armor on the observation box and ERA panels on the chassis just in case. Furthermore, the ubiquity of drones forced the Kurdish state to invest in jamming equipment derived from the United States Marine Corps' Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System (LMADIS), hence the jumble of equipment atop the vehicle. More or less, the Req is something of a bastard child slowly crawling to meet twenty-first century security demands--just as the name suggests.
The chassis is naturally derived from Evan's Chieftain, as linked above. Go show it some love if you haven't already. The dozer blade design is courtesy of my homie Wayne; go check it out on his build!
I went back here last friday hoping for some snow or ice (there's a little on the ground on the right side). Hiked through a bunch of it but not much around the falls itself.
In case you go, there's a gate across hwy 242 just before mile marker 62. You have to park there and walk up the road through the snow about 2.25 miles to the trailhead. It took me just over 1 hour. The snow was hard packed so I didn't need snowshoes. You may need them if the snow is fresh though.
The hike from the trailhead to the falls took me 45 minutes. There was only one other set of footprints leading the way there when I went and they disappeared after a couple hundred yards. I could hear the sound of the falls and headed toward it across the snow covered lava field. The loop out was more travelled and I hiked out in good time.
I was a little concerned about finding a path out so I gave myself plenty of time to hike out and only spent about 2 hours right at the falls.
I stopped at Koosah and Sahalie falls but the snow plows had blocked the entrances.
This was taken with a Fuji g617 camera with Kodak 100gx film.
Ross Wordhouse is a photographer out of Bend who uses the panoramic format alot. Check out his shot of Proxy falls on his website. You can tell it was taken quite a while ago, there's still alot of bark on that big tree in his shot.
Last November I hiked a couple miles up to Proxy Falls in Oregon, since the road was closed and it was snowing. As I wrapped up shooting, it began to snow very heavily and I hiked out in a near whiteout.
Happy Fourth!
Went on a great shoot yesterday since I had the day off from work. Steve Turner and I hit the road early and headed south to Proxy Falls. I'd never been before, and was amazed at the grandeur of the falls. We got there early enough to avoid direct sunlight on the falls, but also had to hoof it in 3.5 miles since the gate is still closed from the winter.
The mist from the falls is really quite something. I haven't had my camera this wet ever. Time to get myself a weather sealed camera body!
Canon 5D
24-70mm f/2.8 L
f/11
1.6 Seconds
Polarizer
Cloth for wiping the lens
I know, this is just another Proxy falls shot, but I just can't stop going to that place. As I was telling a friend from work, this waterfall has a lot of personality, something that many other waterfalls just don't have.
We had a very nice day as far as lighting, the weather was cloudy but no rain... just ideal for waterfalls.
Hope you like it, and of course, comments and critiques are welcome as always.