Gallery: LandscapePosted September 11, 2010179 views6 comments
Toketee Falls on the Umpqua National Forest in southern Oregon
Canon 5D
Canon 24-105mm IS USM lens
ISO 100
Comments
6 comments
Comment posted by Nicolas Belokurov on September 11, 2010 at 11:32 PM
I think it's an interesting composition, captured from an unusual viewpoint (we got to see more waterfalls from the ground level). I have two minor technical observations:
I know it's probably a personal mental block, but I keep thinking that the water just needs some space on the right to flow to
Perhaps you want it as straight from the camera as possible, but I think some slight curve adjustments could really add to it ( a bit more contrast).
Nice capture and it's really good to see a fall with actual water texture on it.
Registered on July 22, 2009, 41 Posts, 533 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on September 11, 2010 at 11:32 PM
Marcy, looking back into the upper area of this waterfall it looks as though there maybe two or more smaller cascades back in there. Not sure if there was more room to try and pick up those smaller cascades up from here, but this is still a very nice take on this site. I might try boosting the contrast slightly as well as maybe a small bit of saturation too just to see how things look.
Oddly I've not seen or heard of this site and I actually have relatives that are Umpqua members living next door in Washington state. Thanks for posting this image.
Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Comment posted by Marcy Ugstad on September 11, 2010 at 11:53 PM
Thanks, Nicolas - appreciate the comments. I normally try to hit this falls earlier in the morning to keep the white highlights from blowing out in the water, but I was a little late in the morning and even with a polarizer it was hard to work with the white water. I do have several images with more room on the left but this one showed the upper part of the falls better than that image. I haven't done to much with it as far as photoshop work, but will try a little more curves work to see if I can bring more contrast in. Thanks.
..Marcy
Registered on September 10, 2009, 27 Posts, 54 Comments
Comment posted by Marcy Ugstad on September 12, 2010 at 12:07 AM
Paul,
You are correct in thinking there are some upper falls - the viewpoint makes it a bit tricky to capture them in between the large trees in the area.
I haven't done too much in photoshop yet but will try doing some additional work with curves and the saturation to see if it helps bring it out more.
The Umpqua National Forest puts out a wonderful brochure called "Thundering Waters" which has info on all the waterfalls and directions to get to them. Toketee Falls is off Hwy 138. It's just a short hike (1/2 mile) into the falls the trail offers a few nice shots of the river, then ends at the viewpoint for the falls.
Thanks again.
Registered on September 10, 2009, 27 Posts, 54 Comments
Comment posted by Marcy Ugstad on September 12, 2010 at 12:13 AM
I did a little rework on the image tonight to see if I could boost the contrast.
Registered on September 10, 2009, 27 Posts, 54 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on September 12, 2010 at 12:22 PM
Marcy, the slight boost in contrast seems to work, whatever method you used. There are a variety of ways to obtain the contrast and/or saturation increase which in this case added a bit of a punch to this nice image.
You will find that it in most cases a very small amount goes a long way, so, it's always good to adjust and let things sit for awhile to let your eyes adjust to the changes. It does take a bit of experimenting with things and is not an EXACT science to say the least.
Also, thank you for sharing the information about the Umpqua National Forest in general.
Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
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6 commentsI know it's probably a personal mental block, but I keep thinking that the water just needs some space on the right to flow to
Perhaps you want it as straight from the camera as possible, but I think some slight curve adjustments could really add to it ( a bit more contrast).
Nice capture and it's really good to see a fall with actual water texture on it.
Oddly I've not seen or heard of this site and I actually have relatives that are Umpqua members living next door in Washington state. Thanks for posting this image.
..Marcy
You are correct in thinking there are some upper falls - the viewpoint makes it a bit tricky to capture them in between the large trees in the area.
I haven't done too much in photoshop yet but will try doing some additional work with curves and the saturation to see if it helps bring it out more.
The Umpqua National Forest puts out a wonderful brochure called "Thundering Waters" which has info on all the waterfalls and directions to get to them. Toketee Falls is off Hwy 138. It's just a short hike (1/2 mile) into the falls the trail offers a few nice shots of the river, then ends at the viewpoint for the falls.
Thanks again.
You will find that it in most cases a very small amount goes a long way, so, it's always good to adjust and let things sit for awhile to let your eyes adjust to the changes. It does take a bit of experimenting with things and is not an EXACT science to say the least.
Also, thank you for sharing the information about the Umpqua National Forest in general.