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Going with the Flow

At the start of our venture into the Urnaesch Canyon, I admired the waterfall acting as a light guide. There was not much time to compose and guess the exposure...
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At the start of our venture into the Urnaesch Canyon, I admired the waterfall acting as a light guide. There was not much time to compose and guess the exposure for my meterless Nikonos III as my friend already was going with the flow.
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Behind The Lens

Location

This image is from the Urnaesch Canyon near Hundwil, Appenzell, Switzerland. At the time, quite some time ago, we did not know much about the whitewater in the canyon, except that there was quite some drop.

Time

This is one of my all time favorites among my whitewater images. It was taken at the begin of the trip in mid morning. The calmness of the scene brings suspense for the sportive challenges ahead.

Lighting

At the entrance of the canyon there was light. In fact a back lit scene which helped to render the whitewater hiss optically. The light incidence angle was favorable to turn the waterfall in the foreground into a big light guide and illuminating the pool below.

Equipment

I used my water and scuffproof Nikonos III with its 35mm normal lens and Kodachrome film, which has been a staple for me on such trips.

Inspiration

I always like the shapes and veritable sculptures water and rock can produce. You rarely know beforehand what exactly you will find. Here it was the light guide waterfall. With my comrade already going with the flow, everything looked right for a moment.

Editing

The image was scanned later. Digital dodging and burning raised the sunken shadows and lowered the distracting brightness on the nagelfluh (gompholite) bank in the foreground right.

In my camera bag

Nowadays, I do not normally carry a film camera anymore. On wet trips it may be a waterproof digital camera. On other trips, I prefer a DSLR.

Feedback

I really like water and rocks, it makes so varied landscapes. The kayak is a vehicle to travel to places which can be difficult to access otherwise, and if the challenge is at the right level, it can offer a lot of sporting fun. I am always prepared with a camera to condense the experience into an image.

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Going with the Flow

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