Brandon Godfrey
Multnomah Falls HDR
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On my second day in Portland, Joe showed me a bunch of amazing places along the Columbia River Gorge. The highlight being Oregon's iconic Multnomah Falls. When i saw them, i was in awe. Definitely the biggest waterfalls I've ever seen at 620 feet tall. It is the second largest continually flowing waterfall in the United States. My super wide came in very handy here, as most of the shots you see of Multnomah are in portrait mode.
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Technique
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-Sony a300 w/ Tamron 10-24 wide angle lens
-Tripod
-10mm
-ISO 100
-F9
-6 RAW exposures taken at -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3 EV
-Tonemapped in Photomatix Pro 4.0
-Contrast adjustment, vibrance boost, and unsharp mask in Photoshop CS5
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Location Info:
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Multnomah Falls is a waterfall on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, located east of Troutdale, between Corbett and Dodson, along the Historic Columbia River Highway. The falls drops in two major steps, split into an upper falls of 542 feet (165 m) and a lower falls of 69 feet (21 m), with a gradual 9 foot (3 m) drop in elevation between the two, so the total height of the waterfall is conventionally given as 620 feet (189 m). Multnomah Falls is the tallest waterfall in the State of Oregon. It is credited by a sign at the site of the falls as the second tallest year-round waterfall in the United States but that claim is debated among waterfall experts.
A foot trail leads to Benson Footbridge, a 45-foot (14 m)-long footbridge that allows visitors to cross 105 feet (32 m) above the lower cascade. The trail continues to a platform at the top of the upper falls where visitors get a bird's-eye view of the Columbia Gorge and also of "Little Multnomah", a small cascade slightly upstream from the "upper" falls, which is not visible from ground level. The footbridge is named after Simon Benson, who had the bridge built in 1914.
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Permissions
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© 2011 Brandon Godfrey
Not for profit bloggers are welcome. I can always use the free publicity.
I do not use Getty Images. If you would like to use any of my photos, please contact me by flickrmail, or e-mail.
Thank You
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Multnomah Falls HDR
Facebook | Twitter | 500px | HDR | Oregon HDR | My HDR Tutorial
On my second day in Portland, Joe showed me a bunch of amazing places along the Columbia River Gorge. The highlight being Oregon's iconic Multnomah Falls. When i saw them, i was in awe. Definitely the biggest waterfalls I've ever seen at 620 feet tall. It is the second largest continually flowing waterfall in the United States. My super wide came in very handy here, as most of the shots you see of Multnomah are in portrait mode.
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Technique
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-Sony a300 w/ Tamron 10-24 wide angle lens
-Tripod
-10mm
-ISO 100
-F9
-6 RAW exposures taken at -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3 EV
-Tonemapped in Photomatix Pro 4.0
-Contrast adjustment, vibrance boost, and unsharp mask in Photoshop CS5
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Location Info:
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Multnomah Falls is a waterfall on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, located east of Troutdale, between Corbett and Dodson, along the Historic Columbia River Highway. The falls drops in two major steps, split into an upper falls of 542 feet (165 m) and a lower falls of 69 feet (21 m), with a gradual 9 foot (3 m) drop in elevation between the two, so the total height of the waterfall is conventionally given as 620 feet (189 m). Multnomah Falls is the tallest waterfall in the State of Oregon. It is credited by a sign at the site of the falls as the second tallest year-round waterfall in the United States but that claim is debated among waterfall experts.
A foot trail leads to Benson Footbridge, a 45-foot (14 m)-long footbridge that allows visitors to cross 105 feet (32 m) above the lower cascade. The trail continues to a platform at the top of the upper falls where visitors get a bird's-eye view of the Columbia Gorge and also of "Little Multnomah", a small cascade slightly upstream from the "upper" falls, which is not visible from ground level. The footbridge is named after Simon Benson, who had the bridge built in 1914.
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Permissions
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© 2011 Brandon Godfrey
Not for profit bloggers are welcome. I can always use the free publicity.
I do not use Getty Images. If you would like to use any of my photos, please contact me by flickrmail, or e-mail.
Thank You
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