Waterfall Walk
Multnomah Falls, Oregon
Multnomah Falls, Oregon
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I took this Photo at the base of Multnomah Falls. This waterfall is located on Multnomah Creek in the Columbia River Gorge, east of Troutdale, between Corbett and Dodson, Oregon, United States. The waterfall is accessible from the Historic Columbia River Highway and Interstate 84. Spanning two tiers on basalt cliffs, it is the tallest waterfall in the state of Oregon at 620 ft (189 m) in height. I didnt feel like climbing all the way to the top so I had my Canon 7d and my Tamron 70-200mm lens and set the Aperture to f/8, ISO 800 Shutter 1/200, stood at the base of the waterfall very still because I didn't unpack the tripod and took this shot handheld.Time
I didn't have much time to actually take this shot, and my thoughts were I'll do my best with the conditions I have to work with. I arrived late morning to early afternoon sometime, and I took a short walk on the paved path where I could see the waterfall, the lighting was in my favor at the time.Lighting
The thing I do remember about that day distinctively, and I believe it really contributed to the lighting in the picture, is that there were fires nearby that caused some smoky atmosphere, which in turn acted like a thin cloud that diffused the light so I didn't have any overexposed specular highlights.Equipment
The equipment I used in 2012 at the time this picture was taken, was a Canon 7d with a Tamron 70-200mm lens set to, Aperture f/8, ISO 800 Shutter 1/200Inspiration
I took this picture to remember a road trip I took from California to Oregon, really just for a memory. I stopped many places along the way to take pictures, I was also really eager to use my new lens with my relatively new Canon 7d camera.Editing
I used Adobe Lightroom to process this picture. I brought out the blues in the water as well as working with vibrance and saturation and finding a happy balance for both. I also work with the highlights and shadows to get the look I want, and then last denoised.In my camera bag
I know have a Canon 5D and my backup older camera is a Canon 5D Mark II. These two cameras are full frame and work great with my lenses. When I bought my lenses I knew eventually I would be going to full frame, so I just bought those lenses instead of the cropped frame lenses for the 7d, so when I did eventually buy the full frame canon 5D Mark II all my lenses worked. But what I really like to bring with me (and It really depends on what you are taking pictures of}, is my Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8, Canon 50mm f/1.2 L, Zeiss 100mm F/2 macro, and my everyday Canon 24-105 f/4 L and of course my carbon fiber Gitzo tripod.Feedback
When you go to Multnomah Falls, you can park and walk not to far on a paved path and see the waterfall very clearly. You may want to go during the morning and see if you can get the sunlight to work in your favor. I was there and took this picture in September, so traveling to this area around the same time should reveal the same colors in the landscape. A thin layer of clouds would be Ideal for this shot, with the sunlight highlighting the waterfall.
