Metlako. winter light

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 21, 2010513 views19 comments

Eagle creek trail is one of the most popular in the Gorge, so this view is familiar to many. The tricky part is that there is only one 1 yard square spot on the cliff top to gain the view, so that all the shots of Metlako falls are essentially the same. But of course they're all different! For this one the back light was extreme - I needed to shade the lens with my baseball hat.
Canon 5D, 24-105 4.0L at 84mm. iso100, f16, 1/6sec

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19 comments

Comment posted by David Edwards on February 21, 2010 at 2:21 AM

Wonderful shot, Daniel. Although a familiar scene (even to me), the light in this one is beautiful, giving a nice glow to the water mist and the surrounding foliage.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on February 21, 2010 at 3:22 AM

That's a nice spot and I like the angled trees back there. In favor of the center I might vignette the image a little. Especially on the left the trees look very bright.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on February 21, 2010 at 3:42 AM

This is a beautiful spot. The light is just great and I love how the light glows

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Comment posted by Neven Dries on February 21, 2010 at 7:59 AM

Sweet shot! I love the backlighting and the full capture of the trees. The mist adds a big plus here too.

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Comment posted by Peter Wintergren on February 21, 2010 at 8:21 AM

Very nice shot with great light and composition!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 21, 2010 at 8:46 AM

I love the light and all the mist here. The waterfall looks great and the leaning trees add alot to this scene. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Robin Neville on February 21, 2010 at 10:27 AM

really like the lights and darks and the framing of this shot.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on February 21, 2010 at 11:19 AM

Love the lighted fog Daniel. Its great how you caught the highlights outlining the trees. Cool shot
The flare near the falls doesn't bother me too much but you could always clone out if it bothers ya.
Thanks for sharing

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Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on February 21, 2010 at 12:16 PM

I am loving the awesome light here. Well done!

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Comment posted by Timothy Epp on February 21, 2010 at 1:08 PM

The falls almost have a painted look about them. The trees and mist with the side light really makes the image Dan; well done!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on February 21, 2010 at 2:33 PM

Original shot of this falls. Very nice Daniel.

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on February 21, 2010 at 3:59 PM

I've shot this as many times as anyone - at least fifty but probably closer to a hundred, and that's got to be as good of light as I've ever seen.

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on February 21, 2010 at 6:21 PM

Sweet work, well handled and way to take advantage of the light.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 21, 2010 at 8:53 PM

Tough light, but you pulled it off, Daniel. I could see burning the highlights on the left tree a bit more and dodging the water a bit, but this is some really nice light.

Help me out here. As I recall, Eagle Creek took me to the Punch Bowl. Is this the Punch Bowl from above? Doesn't feel quite right for that, but I'm not sure.

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Comment posted by Ricardo La Piettra on February 21, 2010 at 9:20 PM

i´m loving this image. Amazing light Daniel, very unique. Cheers

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Comment posted by Alex Mody on February 22, 2010 at 9:45 AM

I've seen a whole bunch of shots of this exact scene, and I definitely think your image here stands out from the pack. Well done!

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on February 23, 2010 at 2:29 AM

Extremely beautiful Daniel!

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Comment posted by Helio Cristovao on February 23, 2010 at 12:41 PM

Yes, extreme light Daniel! Wow... Quite some contrast here, you´ve managed to control well the dynamic range, good job.

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Comment posted by Mark Hudon on March 6, 2010 at 5:19 PM

This is just about the best shot I've ever seen from this spot!

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