Paradise Falls
by Zack Schnepf
I had the perfect day yesterday. Adrian Klein and I went exploring into a new rainforest area where we shot this incredible scene. Then home to take a quick nap. The rest of the day I hung out with my wife and daughter playing outside on the nicest day I can remember. The weather in Portland can only be described heavenly for the next few days.
The light was actually pretty fantastic as it filtered through the canopy. Neither Adrian or I had been here before, and we it really lived up to our expectations, although I've never seen or had to hike through more poison oak in my life, YIKES!
Both Adrian and I were first inspired to start looking for this location after we saw Marc's version of this area, his photo is still by far the best image I've seen of this area. It took us 3 years to finally get here, but it was worth the wait.
5DII
17-40L + polarizer
4 exposures blended by hand, f/20, ISO 320
Comments
23 commentsI do like the reposted version better, as well. I think the lights in the upper left could be toned down just a wee bit.
Great work, Zack!
That poison oak is a bitc*! When I was a kid I was so allergic it sent me to the Dr's many a time. Yet, you can't let a thing like that stop you! Just put a lot of clothing on, don't rub your face or privates! Then wash as soon as possible upon reaching home!
Killer shot, worth the risk.
I think this is one of the best I have seen from here, but only wish you had semi diffused light (like a light cloud passing by the sun) to bring back a little of the blown foliage on the left upper region of the frame.
Makes me eager to see the place with my own eyes one day (maybe next spring).
Mark
very funny. why dont they come up with some original. :(
Md, I can see where your coming from (especially if you followed Flickr for the year or so after Marc took his photo), but what may not be obvious is that here in the Pacific Northwest most of us overlap our subjects to one extent or another. And, as a general rule we're pretty amiable about it. If you haven't yet, take a look at Zack's website. You can hardly say he lacks originality. Speaking of chasing another photographer's shots, I'd love to copy his Blazing Enchantments shot someday.
That's quite profound Marc. A lot of us would do well to live by that motto.
John
I was thinking more in the lines of dampening the specific area just a little (with maybe another exposure near the same moment) not a whole other shot, because as you note, the overall image would have an entirely different look.
Whatever way you cut it, way to go here!
Great scene here. I like your comp, but it looks like you got here a tad late. From the angle of the light, it appears that you shot this around noon? You have missed a dust spot right by your copyright logo.
Otherwise, beautiful image. Second version is a little better. I wonder how those hot yellow spots will look on a big print? Will there be detail or will they look like globs?