A recent trip yielded a few shots of Palouse Falls. My first trip…and one that I will return to again.
Catherine, full-frame nikon d800 with the 14mm was used for the width of this. AND it was a pano. The length is the usual full frame width with the 14 mm. But, to get the sky, an add’l 4 or 5 frames were shot with a lot of (80%) overlap. Then used CS5 photomerge.
Sweet image, Ken. I need to get back there in the spring sometime. I always seem to have hit it when it's been a trickle-neat geology but not much action.
I enjoy the sense of depth in this view. And the reflections of lavender color into the water that is subtle but expressive of the time of day. The clouds seem to flow as well-- a river over a river.
I'm curious about the technicals, especially how wide of a lens it took to cover all that ground! Beautifully done.
Catherine, here is a similar shot with just a touch of golden hour sunlight on the cliffs. Single frame. 14 mm on nikon d800e. Honestly, as nice of a place that this was…it was a bit dicey to walk up to the edge of the cliff and shoot. I went to some effort to set up the tripod on the ground at the very edge of the cliff in order to keep out certain rocks and the undergrowth from the composition. Most folks including me were experiencing a good case of pucker’d-up feeling at being one step away from eternity.
Very nice shots, both. To be honest, I kind of prefer the the pano aspect. It draws my eyes into and through the river and holds my attention more. I love this location. I've only been once, and couldn't stay the night, but I too would love to go back. This would actually be a great weekend camping trip for a bunch of us....there is a very nice little campground right there, and would could probably take it over en masse.
Hi Marylynne, I agree about your comments on campground and such to accommodate our forum PNW group. It was crowded last weekend...filling up by dark on Fri night, many folks being serious photographers...so arrive early in afternoon on Fri...esp if the weather is clear. I will admit to wanting / planning a return trip at the end of this month - to redo my star-shots at the next no-moon phase cycle. And to hike down to rivers edge and explore photo ops...(bring a big snake stick...as the rattlers are common). By end of the month, the falls will probably still be ok...but surrounding hillside will lack flowers and green grass will be declining in color. As well, a side-trip and photoshoot of the palouse country would fit nicely into day 2 or 3.
Beautiful images Ken. This is such an incredible canyon and waterfall. Your images really make me want to get out there. I prefer the first version, but might try to bring down the brightness in that bright area of the sky on the right.
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8 repliesCatherine, full-frame nikon d800 with the 14mm was used for the width of this. AND it was a pano. The length is the usual full frame width with the 14 mm. But, to get the sky, an add’l 4 or 5 frames were shot with a lot of (80%) overlap. Then used CS5 photomerge.
Ken S
I'm curious about the technicals, especially how wide of a lens it took to cover all that ground! Beautifully done.