Lava Canyon Cascade

Lava Canyon is an ancient canyon that was re-exposed after the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens. The Muddy River(very clear) cascades several hundred feet down this mile long trail. Extreamly hard to get any good vantage points. This small falls is about 2/3 of the way down, and below the suspension bridge(closed for repair). One warning, At least two people have lost their lives in this canyon in the last five years. I know we have some dare devils among us.I know the colors are cold on this, the sky was dark gray clouds mixed with blue sky.
D200, ISO100, 1/5sec, F/18

Whoa. You need to ease up on the Highlights / Shadows filter there. It almost looks like the image has had a solarization filter applied to it.

I was thinking it looks oversharpened, but too much S/H recovery could be the issue.

Anyway, I love the comp Jerry, and the water texture is perfect.

Opps, wrong copy, try this one

I like the stream, but the wood just obscures it all so much...

I agree with Ned about the logs. The second image shows much better than the first.

Second one is much better. The wood there though is a bit distracting.

I'll second what Jeremy and Ned said. Looks like a really great stream though. Did you use a CP?

Much better. In all fairness, that may be the most difficult of all the waterfalls in Lava Canyon to get a good picture of because of that damn log (though not nearly as annoying as Punch Bowl, because you can at least get underneath it when the river is running lower). A CP would also help as Rick mentioned. The glare in the stream below the falls is a little distracting.

Thanks all for your comments. I'm sure with care and getting a little wet, a better comp could be had. However, about 20 ft. behind me the river goes over another 50 ft. drop. I would want someone else there, or a safety rope. CP may have helped some but the sun was from the same angle as the falls. A cloudy morning would be best with a CP.

Try a 200 foot drop behind you. Its actually very easy to get to the pool below the fall you posted, but I understand your unease. The big fall in the canyon is exactly where many, if not most, of the deaths there have occured.