Not having a camera for the next few weeks should give me some time to get caught up on all the images I've wanted to post and get some feedback on. I've been out of town so much lately there hasn't been too much time to post here. This one is of course, Metlako falls in Eagle Creek but from a rarely photographed perspective looking down the flow of an adjacent creek above. Getting down here is a little risky. If you go, just try not to tear up a bunch of moss and stuff. Canon 5D, 17mm, 2 seconds at F/14, Polarizer.
Jeez Marc, How in the heck did you get up there? I don't think this has ever been photographed from here before. The greens are lush and the processing lookds great. I'm just not sure about the water in the foreground. It seems to be competing with the main falls. BTW, I myself like to hear feed back on your thought process, like why you put the water in the foreground.
Marc,
This perspective is really cool, and worth any "puckering" it may have induced during the shoot. Although I used to climb telephone poles over 10 years ago, this perspective does not relax me like a water image should. Instead, I wonder if I am going to slip and die...
What can I say...I'm a whimp, not cliff monkeys like you and Mark H! Personally, I think you are both not playing with a full deck
I love this spot, and you've captured it perfectly. I found this spot a few years ago while exploring, It's a little unnerving setting up for this shot and like you said it's tough to get into. Beautiful capture Marc!
I first came here in 1997 and photographed it in 2000 for the first time. Rarely are conditions good enough to shoot it. A lack of water flow, near constant breezes, steep terrain and seasonal vegitation are all issues. This was my best attempt from about 5-6 tries.
Eric, I put the water in the foreground to give a greater sense of where I was standing - very steep and I wanted some drama. Also, I felt the greater landscape was very complimentary with beautiful hanging fern gardens and leading lines. To shoot the falls without the foreground would have isolated them a bit too much for my taste, given the restrictions of the surrounding landscape.
I dropped a giant rock on my finger about 1500 feet up on El Cap once. It ripped my fingernail right off. We had too down climb a fairly easy but exposed ledge to reach a descent route. I went down first but couldn't find an anchor. I yelled up to my partner not to fall. He yelled back down, "No shit".
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9 repliesLeave it to you to get a different angle !.
I've only been to this falls once & really enjoyed it. I love your image!
I am looking forward to a few days in the gorge next week!
JG
This perspective is really cool, and worth any "puckering" it may have induced during the shoot. Although I used to climb telephone poles over 10 years ago, this perspective does not relax me like a water image should. Instead, I wonder if I am going to slip and die...
What can I say...I'm a whimp, not cliff monkeys like you and Mark H! Personally, I think you are both not playing with a full deck
Eric, I put the water in the foreground to give a greater sense of where I was standing - very steep and I wanted some drama. Also, I felt the greater landscape was very complimentary with beautiful hanging fern gardens and leading lines. To shoot the falls without the foreground would have isolated them a bit too much for my taste, given the restrictions of the surrounding landscape.
After I made my initial comment, that was my exact thought.The water in the foreground did give a good sense of where you were standing.
I dropped a giant rock on my finger about 1500 feet up on El Cap once. It ripped my fingernail right off. We had too down climb a fairly easy but exposed ledge to reach a descent route. I went down first but couldn't find an anchor. I yelled up to my partner not to fall. He yelled back down, "No shit".