my share from the gathering

This is of Keefe Falls. This was Saturday in between thunderstorms. Zack said it reminded him of a rain forest and i would have to agree. My lens was fogged up at the waterfall in the next drainage over, so it looks like i will have to go back in there another time. Thanks to John Moore for leading us into Lonesome Hollow, it was a pretty sweet spot. Maybe he will show you Basketball Falls.
Here's a few more that I've gotten around to processing.


lower longpool falls
creek into keefe falls
magnolias at lonesome hollow

great looking shots Jon. I wish I had shot Keefe from this angle now. It does look like a rain forest.

Great looking shots indeed.

I really like your Magnolia shot Jon....Great angle on the falls, with a little different twist.

Jon, It was good to see you again. Sorry we missed you on Saturday when you made your first trip up to Keefe. This is a perspective of Keefe that didn't even cross my mind to shoot. I agree with the others, it does have that jungle feel to it.

Good job on all the shots.

Jon, it was nice hanging out with you this weekend. You got some great shots. I love the "creek into Keefe Falls" shot... it exemplifies the beauty that we see throughout our hikes and bushwhacks. Your magnolia shot from Lonesome Hollow turned out much better than mine.

By the way Jon, I've got poison ivy on my forehead... a first for me. No doubt I got that on the bushwhack to and from Basketball Falls!

Zack- looks like we definitely have a trip to make, cant believe that i couldnt see it on the lcd when i took them, but when i got home it was more than noticable.

John- I've got it all over my right arm, but somehow thats the only place i have it. It's a small price to pay to shoot some hoops. I dont think ill top last spring when it was all over my face and my eyes were almost swollen shut.

I really like this view of the falls, John - great eye in seeing it. The other images are equally nice, especially the magnolias. Sorry I couldn't make it last weekend - maybe I'll catch you on the next go 'round.

not to gloat, but I have no poison ivy and no surprise foggy lens shots. I do have some foggy shots but I knew they were coming. I tried to keep my lens cap off as much as possible. Every time you put that thing on you have to wait a couple minutes for your filter to defog. The price we pay for shooting waterfalls. It still isn't as frustrating as flowers in the wind though.

Why are you guys having so much trouble with lenses fogging up? Do you use uv filters?

no UV filter for me. Just a CPL. Maybe I am getting to close to the water, but it has been happening to me for years. Here is my process. Take camera out of bag, attach CPL filter, set up on tripod, take a few shots. If I put the lens cap on and move a few feet, when I take the lens cap off I am all fogged up on just the filter. If I take the filter off I get a little condensation on the lens itself. Condensation is probably the better word to use instead of fog anyway.

I didn't have any fog issues and I used CPL with no lens cap. I never use lens caps. Camera stays in the bag most of the time until I reach the area. Then it stays out of the bag until I'm ready to travel on down the trail.

I think my biggest problem was i was soaked and my bag was soaked. I just use a CPL also, maybe i should try not using a lens cap when my camera is in the bag.

It could be a temperature issue. Leaving the lens cap off seems to be the trick though.