Morning Breaks at Whitehorse Falls
My friend Kane Engelbert and I woke up very early to go photograph this lovely waterfall called Whitehorse Falls on the North Umpqua River east of Roseburg, Ore...
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My friend Kane Engelbert and I woke up very early to go photograph this lovely waterfall called Whitehorse Falls on the North Umpqua River east of Roseburg, Oregon. The sun broke through the Douglas Fir trees to create quite a dynamic scene. I really enjoyed this composition, with the criss-crossed logs and the river draining down the left part of the photo. I was also highly impressed with the performance of my new Sony A7R paired with the Sony Zeiss 16-35 f-4 lens, which produces some very sexy sunstars. Hope you like it!
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Contest Finalist in The Light Through The Trees Photo Contest
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Location
This photo was taken at Whitehorse Falls in southern Oregon in between Crater Lake National Park and the city of Roseburg.Time
My goal was to get the sun rising behind the trees and above the waterfall, so my friend Kane and I set-up before sunrise to get into position and waited for the sun to get into the perfect position above the falls.Lighting
With any waterfall photograph, the key to exceptional light is to shoot early in the morning or late in the afternoon before the sun hits the water. The thick forest provided good cover for this composition and I think the sunflare added a nice element to the scene as well.Equipment
This particular photo was shot with the Sony A7R Camera and the Sony Zeiss 16-35 f/4 lens, which achieves absolutely wonderful sunstars at f/16-f/22, as demonstrated here. I also used my Feisol Tournament Tripod and Photoclam ballhead.Inspiration
I felt like the logs, forest, sun, and waterfall all complimented each other perfectly to bring in a lot of fabulous elements to the scene and I wanted to demonstrate the power of my new Zeiss lens (which I recently sold, d'oh).Editing
For this shot, to acheive maximum depth of field and to reduce diffraction / maximize sharpness, I shot the sun at f/22 and the rest of the scene at f/13 or f/14 and blended the two exposures together in Photoshop while applying some simple adjustments to levels and curves.In my camera bag
Right now I shoot with the Nikon D800 and the Holy Trinity of lenses. A lens cloth helps for these awesome waterfalls.Feedback
Plan ahead, scout the location, understand where the sun will be, and be patient with the light.
