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Waterfalls - Mt.Rainier national park

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Posted by Pradeep on June 7, 2006 at 3:31 PM
Not sure what these waterfalls are called ( googling gave me Narada falls but not very sure ) but they are pretty. Theres a trial to get to the bottom. Unfortunately we reached the spot really late in the evening and had no time to reach the bottom.
Image slightly cropped on the right.

Thanks for viewing.
- pradeep

http://www.varyinglight.com/blog/photos/rainier-falls.jpg
Posted by Marc Adamus on June 7, 2006 at 3:44 PM
The link isn't working.
Posted by Jim Jirka on June 7, 2006 at 3:44 PM
Pradeep,

I think this is the link you need: http://www.varyinglight.com/blog/photo/pics/rainier-falls.jpg

It looks like Narada Falls.
Posted by Rick Lamb on June 7, 2006 at 3:59 PM
Yup looks Like Narada Falls to me too. This image to my eye appears overly cool and could stand to be warmed up a bunch. The streams of water are VERY blue.

I have tried to photograph this waterfall a couple times and so far have yet to bring back anything worth keeping. It's so big and you are so close to it from any vantage point that it's a real challenge.
Posted by Pradeep on June 7, 2006 at 4:12 PM
oops so sorry about the wrong link. Jim, thanks a lot for the correction. Rick, I warmed up the pic a bit but not pleased with the result at all. I think if you get to the bottom with an ultra wide probably you could get the falls completely.

http://www.varyinglight.com/blog/photo/pics/rainier-falls1.jpg
Posted by Rick Lundh on June 8, 2006 at 11:09 AM
You should brighten this up, and remove the blue cast as much as you can...this does seem like an awkwards falls to shoot.
Posted by Ned Fenimore on June 8, 2006 at 11:33 AM
I think in better light this could look pretty cool!
Posted by Bryan Swan on June 8, 2006 at 4:56 PM
Narada is actually a piece of cake to shoot. The biggest problem is the spray. Until mid July (at the earliest, probably late July this year), the falls turn a firehose of mist right at the viewpoint. Timing the lighting can be tricky - it seems to be best around noon, and again late in the afternoon, when there can be some cool illumination of the side of the falls and the rocks on the cliffs. Noonish, on clear days, you're guaranteed to catch rainbows there.
Posted by Pradeep on June 9, 2006 at 9:42 AM
Well am planning for a rainier backpacking trip in July or august, I'll try to spend more time at Narada and take a better shoot.