Really nice shot, Eric. I agree on the LRC darkness, but overall, I like the degree of shadow. The focus on the foreground rock and the red colors in the gravel is especially interesting. This image really grabbed my attention - I like it a lot!
By the way, Eric - did you and Ned happen to bushwhack up to the waterfalls on that trip? Just wondering - I was up there with a group from Portland Hikers toward the end of May, and am wondering if we were following your footsteps. We bushwhacked to the middle falls, along the west side of the stream.
I like it Erik! Especially the red gravel in the fg and the overall perspective. Personal preference is for slightly more texture in the water, so I offer it as an opinion and not a nit. The black rlc makes me wonder what's going on there. Is it a little gorge, or a dark dry place, or does water trickle down there. You get the idea. So sad you may want to go back and play around there a little more....
Thanks all. Yeah, that lower right corner is kinda dark. I'll have to fix that.
Tom - yes, we went upstream just a bit from the bridge. We didn't go very far though.
I sorta know the area you were in, Eric - I was curious, because the stream gets much more brushy as you continue away from the bridge, and it's hard to that get close to it. I posted an image of the upper falls here a few weeks ago, but I don't think I posted the Middle Falls - here's the view from the west side of the creek.
While the Middle Falls was not as photogenic as the upper falls, it's still very nice and well worth the bushwhack if you should ever head up there again. I think it could be quite photogenic in somewhat lower water levels, and particularly with fall colors. There's a large half-cavern around the corner from this view that was too deep and filled with spray to explore when we were there, but might be approachable later in the season. That log along the right margin of the falls, midway up, is actually suspended in mid-air on a section of cable that once was associated with the log flume that ran down the canyon. Don Nelson from Portland HIkers showed me the way on this trip - he has explored this area extensively. There's an obvious bushwhack path to follow, if anyone is interested in tracking this down.
I'm going to have to head back and try some stream shots closer to the bridge, Eric - the photos you and Ned have posted have been really nice!
...and here's a view from the east side of the creek, showing the hollows along the west side of the falls. Potentially a very photogenic spot in the right conditions..!
Those look great Tom. We'll have to get back up there sometime soon.
Posted by Ned Fenimore on July 7, 2007 at 12:07 AM
Nice shot, Eric... I'd love to do that with you sometime, Tom.. Eric and I looked at one are, and man, it was mega steep! Sure is a pretty stream though..
Hmm... you might have looked at the route to the upper falls from Palmer Mill Road? That is most definitely steep... and potentially dangerous! A very tempting falls, though - extremely photogenic. It deserves a trail.
The middle falls is more just a lot of brush-tunneling. There's a semi-path through a lot of salmonberry and other streamside stuff, with periodic logs to crawl over, an occasional boulder. But no steep stuff or exposure... just muddy boots and thorns!
Eric,
I like this one too. There's a lot to attract the eye. The water is nice and neutral with contrasting reds and greens. There's a little more light falloff in the corners than I prefer, but that's not a nit, just a preference.
Nice pictures, Tom. I think a lot of your average gorge visitors would be surprised to know about all these hidden falls...
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16 repliesThis was shot a few weeks ago along Bridal Veil Creek on a trip with Ned.
I like it, Eric.
I like the illuminated rocks in the foreground. very crisp and clean image!!!
- pradeep
Tom
Tom
Tom - yes, we went upstream just a bit from the bridge. We didn't go very far though.
While the Middle Falls was not as photogenic as the upper falls, it's still very nice and well worth the bushwhack if you should ever head up there again. I think it could be quite photogenic in somewhat lower water levels, and particularly with fall colors. There's a large half-cavern around the corner from this view that was too deep and filled with spray to explore when we were there, but might be approachable later in the season. That log along the right margin of the falls, midway up, is actually suspended in mid-air on a section of cable that once was associated with the log flume that ran down the canyon. Don Nelson from Portland HIkers showed me the way on this trip - he has explored this area extensively. There's an obvious bushwhack path to follow, if anyone is interested in tracking this down.
I'm going to have to head back and try some stream shots closer to the bridge, Eric - the photos you and Ned have posted have been really nice!
-Tom
-Tom
The middle falls is more just a lot of brush-tunneling. There's a semi-path through a lot of salmonberry and other streamside stuff, with periodic logs to crawl over, an occasional boulder. But no steep stuff or exposure... just muddy boots and thorns!
-Tom
I like this one too. There's a lot to attract the eye. The water is nice and neutral with contrasting reds and greens. There's a little more light falloff in the corners than I prefer, but that's not a nit, just a preference.
Nice pictures, Tom. I think a lot of your average gorge visitors would be surprised to know about all these hidden falls...