Yes, I'm still (and, slowly) scanning my Grand Canyon rafting trip photos. Here's a link to an image that I've been waiting to see on my computer screen for a couple of months - Vasey's Paradise. It won't work as well on this page, so I'm linking you to it, if you wish.
And, intermixed with a lot of that green stuff you'll see in the photo is a significant amount of Rhus radicans/toxicodendron (i.e., poison ivy). Go figure, even in the desert. ;)
And, Todd, I finally and correctly inserted a hyperlink on the first try! Another milestone! ;)
Posted by Jamie Botdorf on July 20, 2008 at 12:11 AM
Very nice, Tim! I like the greens and reds - and the amount of water! (The highlights in the water look a little blown out on my screen, though...). How far down the canyon is Vasey's Paradise? Looks like a refreshing spot!
That is a very cool place, and great pano shot. I'll bet only 1/10th of 1% of GC visitors see this.
If you've got a file without the highlights in the foreground stream blown out, you could always combine that part of the image with this one. If not, it's still a killer shot. Only another photographer would notice the blown highlights.
What a neat place. Are those top falls coming right out of the rock wall? My only nit is that I'd like to see more to the right. It looks a bit cut off on that side to me.
Thanks all for your comments. Yes, the water is blown out - I wish that it had some streaks in it, but it doesn't. I have some images from my Pentax 67 that are still waiting to be scanned - maybe I can copy some details from there - I appreciate hearing that good idea!
Vasey's Paradise is maybe 30 to 40 miles downstream from the start at Navajo Bridge - oops, just checked and it's about RM 32. The springs are gushing straight out of the sandstone, through holes that they've eroded...
Tim, I believe the springs are coming out of a cave in the Redwall Limestone. Definitely not sandstone - nothing to dissolve.
That's a hard shot to get, since most of the river trips pass by at about mid-day.
A bit of cloud cover to keep those highlights under control would be nice. Hard to shoot multiple exposures to blend when you are bobbing around on a raft.
You're right, Bill! I meant to write limestone - I know better, but my mind was on photography, not geology! ;)
I think that we landed there in late afternoon, so that we could take advantage of the sun's reflected light off of the opposite wall. We were out and walking around and my tripod was set up in the river. There was a bit of a sandbar off shore there, at that time, which was about six weeks after the release. In the lower part of the photo, you can see all of the sand that had built up, which made for some great sandbars and camping on this trip. I think that we spent about 30 to 45 minutes there, before we went down to Redwall Cavern and spent a similar amount of time, before we camped at Redbud Canyon, RM 39...
Well, I tried to go back, double process, etc.; the version that's now on my website is slightly improved, in that there's just a hint of detail in the cascades. But, if I try to push it any more, then the it starts to look pretty weird.
Thanks for the constructive critiques/comments,
Tim!
Posted by Momo Vuyisich on July 20, 2008 at 11:15 PM
It's amazing that so much water is coming straight out of a rock. Thanks for posting.
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And, intermixed with a lot of that green stuff you'll see in the photo is a significant amount of Rhus radicans/toxicodendron (i.e., poison ivy). Go figure, even in the desert. ;)
More to come, over time...
Tim!
Sorry about the highlights blowing out on you, though.
If you've got a file without the highlights in the foreground stream blown out, you could always combine that part of the image with this one. If not, it's still a killer shot. Only another photographer would notice the blown highlights.
Vasey's Paradise is maybe 30 to 40 miles downstream from the start at Navajo Bridge - oops, just checked and it's about RM 32. The springs are gushing straight out of the sandstone, through holes that they've eroded...
Tim!
That's a hard shot to get, since most of the river trips pass by at about mid-day.
A bit of cloud cover to keep those highlights under control would be nice. Hard to shoot multiple exposures to blend when you are bobbing around on a raft.
I think that we landed there in late afternoon, so that we could take advantage of the sun's reflected light off of the opposite wall. We were out and walking around and my tripod was set up in the river. There was a bit of a sandbar off shore there, at that time, which was about six weeks after the release. In the lower part of the photo, you can see all of the sand that had built up, which made for some great sandbars and camping on this trip. I think that we spent about 30 to 45 minutes there, before we went down to Redwall Cavern and spent a similar amount of time, before we camped at Redbud Canyon, RM 39...
Tim!
Well, I tried to go back, double process, etc.; the version that's now on my website is slightly improved, in that there's just a hint of detail in the cascades. But, if I try to push it any more, then the it starts to look pretty weird.
Thanks for the constructive critiques/comments,
Tim!