I thought long and hard and decided to make a trip to Cedar Falls. The last time I went was in the fall of 2007 and there was very little flow in the falls. Conditions could not have been more different today. Constant rain and clouds at the falls themselves... A MASSIVE flow from the falls down through Cedar Creek. In fact, the side cascades were much more photogenic but I thought I would share an image of the trail to the falls from about 200 yards below the falls. In several spots the trail was under water to almost my knees. The actual course of Cedar Creek is usually on the FAR side of the large boulder in this image.
Canon 40D Canon 17-40L at f/16 for 2.5 sec. B&H Circ polarizer. Do not ask me why I had the ISO at 200..I'm an idiot.
Tom,
I did not pay real close attention to how close it was to the bridge but I am thinking about 3 feet.
Karla,
The trail was all mine but I did have some serious wading to do here and there. The cascade that borders the trail right as you start dropping down into the canyon was roaring also. All along the hillside to my left there were just little holes that water was pouring out of..
Gale,
I will post a shot of the falls when I can post again..
Everyone,
I am now a believer in how an RRS L-plate can protect your camera. My 40D took about a 5 foot drop onto some rocks and the L-plate took the entire hit and the camera is right as rain.
Cool image Bob. Looks like the area is much greener than when I went 2 weeks ago. I was thinking about heading back this week. I guess I had better bring my waders!
Wow, that's a lot of water. I'll bet the falls were really impressive! Thanks for sharing Bob!
I'm glad your camera made it back in one piece. I never thought of an L bracket as being protective, but I guess it can be - they sure cost enough! Now I won't feel so bad when I have to buy a new one to go with a new body...
Bob, it must be something about that trail, when I was there a few weeks ago, I slipped and fell on my new Gitzo tripod. It landed on the plastic cap of the new ball knob and the cap broke. Really Right Stuff sent me a new one, no charge!
The L-bracket is marketed by RRS as protective...but only if it hits on the two sides protected by the bracket. Yes, they are pricey but they sure make it easy to go from horizontal to vertical in just a few seconds. Seems a lot for a small piece of steel but.....
I have resigned myself to the fact that due to what I do I will fall and at some point my camera/tripod will take a big hit. It is son difficult for me to slow down my movements and be more deliberate. But I am working on that aspect of the craft also. Perhaps I shall become more sloth-like in the future! Except I will have to get really good images if I am moving that slow. I am a LONG way from that point.
BTW would someone point me to a tutorial on setting up an auto sig like I see som many do on here...thanks!
As far as trying to keep dry in these conditions I just gave up. I use pants from Railriders. They are nylon-but very tough. They dry very qickly. The only parts of me that stay wet are my feet if I do not change socks and shoes. I endorse Railriders pants for all the tough stuff that we do. I usually put a pair of synthetic longjohns underneath the pants and stay pretty warm even in cold water.
Bob, the directions for posting a link are at the bottom of this page - just click on "Text Style Menu". The page where you edit your signature block and avatar can be accessed by clicking the "Preferences" link at the top of this page.
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10 repliesCanon 40D Canon 17-40L at f/16 for 2.5 sec. B&H Circ polarizer. Do not ask me why I had the ISO at 200..I'm an idiot.
I did not pay real close attention to how close it was to the bridge but I am thinking about 3 feet.
Karla,
The trail was all mine but I did have some serious wading to do here and there. The cascade that borders the trail right as you start dropping down into the canyon was roaring also. All along the hillside to my left there were just little holes that water was pouring out of..
Gale,
I will post a shot of the falls when I can post again..
Everyone,
I am now a believer in how an RRS L-plate can protect your camera. My 40D took about a 5 foot drop onto some rocks and the L-plate took the entire hit and the camera is right as rain.
I'm glad your camera made it back in one piece. I never thought of an L bracket as being protective, but I guess it can be - they sure cost enough! Now I won't feel so bad when I have to buy a new one to go with a new body...
I have resigned myself to the fact that due to what I do I will fall and at some point my camera/tripod will take a big hit. It is son difficult for me to slow down my movements and be more deliberate. But I am working on that aspect of the craft also. Perhaps I shall become more sloth-like in the future! Except I will have to get really good images if I am moving that slow. I am a LONG way from that point.
BTW would someone point me to a tutorial on setting up an auto sig like I see som many do on here...thanks!
Bob Wyatt-Jonesboro,AR.
Bob Wyatt
http://www.railriders.comWait for a good sale which happens quite often actually.
I guess asking how to post a link in here would be good also. I will look at the posting guidelines to see if it is mentioned.
Bob Wyatt-Jonesboro,AR