Lower South Falls

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 19, 2012788 views26 comments

Silver Falls State Park in Oregon is an amazing place! 10 beautiful waterfalls all grouped in a small area. An 8 mile loop trail takes you to all of them! Its like being a kid in a candy store! This was taken in the morning and there was a nice mist in the air and a doe and fawn on the other side of the creek. Great way to spend a morning! The waterfall is 93 ft!

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Canon 1Ds, 16-35mm at 35mm, 1 sec at f/22, ISO 100, polarizer, tripod.

Comments

26 comments

Comment posted by Danny Laureys on February 19, 2012 at 11:53 PM

Excellent shot!!!!,maybe a slight crop on top, but that's really nitpicking it, was there this afternoon.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on February 20, 2012 at 12:57 AM

Absolutely gorgeous Phillip. I love the colors, the feel and the composition of this shot. The slightly backlit area on the top adds to the overall appeal for me.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on February 20, 2012 at 12:58 AM

Beautiful image Phillip. The greens really make this one nice. I like your choice of shutter speed here.

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Comment posted by Tom Kualii on February 20, 2012 at 2:01 AM

Nicely done. I dont know....but it makes me want to go saw off that branch....

Registered on November 24, 2010, 53 Posts, 139 Comments

Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on February 20, 2012 at 2:05 AM

The greens and the whites certainly add to the fresh feel of this image. The forest is lovely with nice detail. Very successful image Phillip.

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on February 20, 2012 at 2:22 AM

Beautiful take on these Phillip! Those greens are fabulous!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on February 20, 2012 at 3:14 AM

Looks great. Now lets go get that branch!

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on February 20, 2012 at 4:28 AM

Philipp, this is an excellent shot in my opinion. I especially like your choice of shutter speed that lets the mighty fall look like a veil. Lighting conditions show the scene at its best to me. The composition is well balanced to my eye and makes for a great sense of scale.

Peter

Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on February 20, 2012 at 7:30 AM

As mentioned, the greens are really nice Phillip. Very inviting comp and the falls look great. Excellent detail throughout.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on February 20, 2012 at 8:04 AM

What a lovely waterfall Phillip but what I really appreciate are all the various green tones in the foliage. Wonderful light.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 20, 2012 at 8:20 AM

The greens are glorious and your shutter speed really lets the waterfall sing. I actually like that branch in front of the falls and can imaging a close up with it as the star and the white water as the background.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 20, 2012 at 9:03 AM

That was my feeling when I went there too when I lived in the NW. National Park-quality scenery. This really captures it nicely.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 20, 2012 at 10:12 AM

Beautiful! Love the greens and the wonderful glowing light. I too like your shutter speed for the water. Very nice, Phillip!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on February 20, 2012 at 11:22 AM

fantastic image, love the light & colors

Hamed

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on February 20, 2012 at 12:35 PM

The greens and soft light are real nice here, beautiful falls too! The branch is the obvious contentious thing here--i think in rare cases it might work for a comp, here i would have to agree that it detracts. No need for a saw though--just get wet and shoot from the creek.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on February 20, 2012 at 3:11 PM

The branch is a little distracting, but certainly not a deal breaker Phillip. Gorgeous spring greens! Definitely on my list of places to go!

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on February 20, 2012 at 5:42 PM

Okay, here it goes---I like the branch---don't saw it off!

I really like this image. Honestly, I can't think of anything I would change here... Ohhh, you all are making me want to visit Oregon!

Registered on November 16, 2011, 67 Posts, 1127 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Harding on February 20, 2012 at 6:33 PM

Top waterfall image Phillip. I like everything about it. This sound like a wonderful place to visit.

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Comment posted by Verdon on February 20, 2012 at 7:06 PM

great shot, love the little branch over the vail of water, simple and with huge impact!!!

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on February 21, 2012 at 7:42 AM

Wow, perfect framing, amazing flow, and the contrast and color appears perfect.
Well done Phillip!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 21, 2012 at 9:28 AM

Gorgeous Phillip!! Love the lushness and vibrancy of the greens - fully saturated, but nor overly so. Also love the purity of the white falls - excellent color balance. No nits at all from me - wonderful image.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on February 21, 2012 at 1:31 PM

the greens are of course awesome, but most appealing to me is the delicate vertical drop of the falls. your shutter speed did a fine job of accentuating the water collecting at the base of the falls. well done!

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Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on February 22, 2012 at 12:01 PM

Excellent take..

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Comment posted by Jared Atencio on February 22, 2012 at 9:49 PM

Beautiful shot of this magnificent place Phillip! What a contrast to the scene I witnessed here this past fall, but gotta love that vibrant foliage

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on February 23, 2012 at 1:55 PM

Beautiful shot, Phillip! The lush greens are wonderful. I find the branch only mildy distracting, definitely not a dealbreaker by any means!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 23, 2012 at 3:41 PM

Wonderful color and light. Gorgeous image, Phillip.

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