Lancaster Falls

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 25, 2013297 views11 comments

A hike in the Columbia River Gorge, OR, rewarded me with this view of the base of the falls and the splash pool. The main cascade could not hold all the water, as trickles fell all along face of the cliff.

Panasonic Lumix GH-3, Lumix 35-100/2.8, tripod; f16, 1/6, ISO 400.

Thanks for viewing, and if time permits, offering a comment.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on May 25, 2013 at 11:53 PM

Nice comp Catherine, I really like the curve of the water. What falls are these?

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Comment posted by John Clulow on May 26, 2013 at 6:11 AM

I like the bright green of the moss against the otherwise monochrome background and bimodal luminance contrast of the white water and the dark sea and rock. The shutter appears just right to capture the falls, and I like the left-to-right flow of the image overall.

Registered on November 1, 2012, 155 Posts, 1079 Comments

Comment posted by Chet Dowell on May 26, 2013 at 7:54 AM

A very pleasing composition with nice contrasting colors. I like the way you have captured the energy of the water flow. Nice job! Chet

Registered on December 3, 2012, 237 Posts, 1171 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Smith on May 26, 2013 at 1:18 PM

Well done! I like the foreground framing and the pond that trails off to the upper rt corner... Smartly composed! Got a lot of fireworks in the water too...good shutter selection.

Ken S

Registered on September 5, 2008, 449 Posts, 2444 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 26, 2013 at 2:00 PM

Hi Catherine, Nice motion with the falls and I like the contrast with the green moss against the rock and water. Looks like a pretty cool place.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on May 26, 2013 at 2:55 PM

I agree with all of the preceding comments, but as I look at the image I am wishing I could see more of the falls, but that might not have been possible.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on May 26, 2013 at 3:31 PM

Hi, Richard. Thanks for your comment. Yes, I understand what you mean about the point of view. I do have other comps of this falls. However, I didn't have a wide angle lens with me. With the hiking, I was traveling light…

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on May 27, 2013 at 3:29 PM

Really cool and unique perspective on the falls - emphasizes the shapes and textures.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on May 27, 2013 at 4:45 PM

Catherine,

I'm really liking the left half of the image, with the depth created by the foreground rock/moss against the backdrop of the falls. The other half looks like it's raining, but from your description, that's just more water bouncing off the rocks as it cascades down?

The more I look at it, the more the splashy pool and the receding greens the more I think this is a complete image rather than one of two halves. You did well with this one.

Lon

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on May 28, 2013 at 8:04 PM

Isn't the Gorge a wonder!? Great job on this more intimate approach.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 30, 2013 at 5:55 PM

Great exposure/comp with the diagonal aspect and mossy rock FG left corner.
So this is what they call a 'splash' pool? Sure could use a dip about now

Well done!

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