Posted by Richard Olsen on February 13, 2011 at 3:07 PM
Since this months theme is Man and Nature, I decided to post this series of photos at Punchbowl Falls, Oregon. This photo shows my wife and I at the falls in our "gear" It's about a 2 mile hike into the falls. I carried my camera gear plus waders and felt sole boots. The temps were in the low 30s hence the winter gear. This is a beautiful place and a must see if you're ever in the area!
The next two photos are of me in the water doing the photographer thing, and one of the falls.
Posted by Richard Olsen on February 13, 2011 at 3:10 PM
This is me doing the photographer's squat. the water was VERY cold and my feet were stumps before we left.
Posted by Richard Olsen on February 13, 2011 at 3:13 PM
Worth the cold feet and sore back??....for me a big Yes.
I'm still playing with the processing on this one and would appreciate comments on it!
Posted by Stan Rose on February 13, 2011 at 3:27 PM
That last shot is awesome, Rich! Ordinarily i dont care for blown water highlites, but i think it works here to put emphasis on the falls.
Ya know, i was watching the news this morn and they had a story about a mustache contest at some ice festival out east...might be something to consider for next year. Im just saying...
Posted by Morris McClung on February 13, 2011 at 3:58 PM
A very nice fantasy feel to your falls shot, and thanks for posting the other shots for context of the place. They give a great sense of scale to it for me now. Well done!
Posted by Todd Caudle on February 13, 2011 at 4:15 PM
Yeah, that last one rocks! It looks to have kind of an "antique" color balance to it that I wouldn't mind seeing neutralized, only for comparison's sake. Also wouldn't mind seeing some of the blackest shadows opened up a little bit, but if not, it looks great anyways.
Posted by John Mumaw on February 13, 2011 at 4:24 PM
This is gorgeous! Nicely composed, and the mist really complements it well. Worth it? Sure looks like it to me!
On a side note, there's a bit of a yellow color cast present (edit: just saw Todd's comment on this after posting). Fixing it makes this a delightful green. Thanks for posting the other two images! I enjoyed seeing them.
Posted by Ken Wyatt on February 13, 2011 at 5:54 PM
Wow! Gorgeous! Ditto what the others have mentioned. Shoot, I'm on my way there right now!
Posted by Paul Wegemann on February 13, 2011 at 5:56 PM
What a beautiful place, Richard. Thanks for posting the context images. I really like that 3rd one and I'm with John and Todd about the color cast.
Posted by Joshua Hardin on February 13, 2011 at 7:46 PM
Got to make it up to PNW again to photograph the waterfalls up there! Nice job on creating an unusual comp on your third image here. Yes, looks a tiny bit yellow to me too.
Posted by Jody Grigg on February 13, 2011 at 7:50 PM
Great stuff, I agree #3 is pretty sweet.
Posted by Lance Burch on February 13, 2011 at 8:27 PM
I love this. I actually like the yellowish tint. It's not every day that a photo can make me think of my favorite lines from one of my favorite books:
"Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I am haunted by waters."
Posted by Dan Walters on February 13, 2011 at 9:32 PM
Nice. Looks like a great place. Like all the greens.
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15 repliesThe next two photos are of me in the water doing the photographer thing, and one of the falls.
I'm still playing with the processing on this one and would appreciate comments on it!
Ya know, i was watching the news this morn and they had a story about a mustache contest at some ice festival out east...might be something to consider for next year. Im just saying...
On a side note, there's a bit of a yellow color cast present (edit: just saw Todd's comment on this after posting). Fixing it makes this a delightful green. Thanks for posting the other two images! I enjoyed seeing them.
"Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I am haunted by waters."