NWPBanner
Welcome! NWPphotoforum.com
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Page 1 of 2 1 2
Wachella Falls Pano #1 #34287
03/01/11 03:06 PM
03/01/11 03:06 PM
Joined: Sep 2005
Portland Oregon
RomanJohnston Offline OP
Pooh-Bah
RomanJohnston  Offline OP
Pooh-Bah

Joined: Sep 2005
Portland Oregon
I climbed up about 2/3 up the canyon wall on the eroding rocks to get this perspective. One of my favorite falls in the Gorge.


Re: Wachella Falls Pano #1 [Re: RomanJohnston] #34289
03/01/11 04:45 PM
03/01/11 04:45 PM
Joined: Feb 2005
Manhattan, New York, New York
James Morrissey Offline
I
James Morrissey  Offline
I
Carpal Tunnel

Joined: Feb 2005
Manhattan, New York, New York
Hi Roman,

When i first looked at the photo, I was not 100% sure what to make of the photo, fearing that the falls were getting lost. However, the more I look at it, the more I like it. There are so many things in the photo for the eye. It is a really nice piece, and I like the perspective and the pano format. The falls become a piece of a much larger thing rather than the subject.

Anyway, very nice photo with a different perspective.

James

Last edited by James Morrissey; 03/01/11 07:06 PM.
Re: Wachella Falls Pano #1 [Re: RomanJohnston] #34299
03/02/11 10:04 AM
03/02/11 10:04 AM
Joined: Sep 2005
Portland Oregon
RomanJohnston Offline OP
Pooh-Bah
RomanJohnston  Offline OP
Pooh-Bah

Joined: Sep 2005
Portland Oregon
Thanks James. I cant wait to get back there again. As you said, on this one the goal was the place, not just the falls. Everyone who goes back there (myself included) has a shot of the falls. I have not seen many shots showing the essence of the canyon.

Re: Wachella Falls Pano #1 [Re: RomanJohnston] #34334
03/04/11 06:48 AM
03/04/11 06:48 AM
Joined: Feb 2009
Portland, Oregon
Tyler Offline
Venturer
Tyler  Offline
Venturer

Joined: Feb 2009
Portland, Oregon
Ahh Roman, you did it again. I was planning to go here in Oct for some autumn shots, didn't even hear about this waterfall until a couple weeks ago while browsing the NW Waterfall database. Beautiful shot.

Re: Wachella Falls Pano #1 [Re: RomanJohnston] #34358
03/05/11 03:10 PM
03/05/11 03:10 PM
Joined: Sep 2005
Portland Oregon
RomanJohnston Offline OP
Pooh-Bah
RomanJohnston  Offline OP
Pooh-Bah

Joined: Sep 2005
Portland Oregon
Any time of year is interesting to go there. It is not that long of a hike.

Roman

Re: Wachella Falls Pano #1 [Re: RomanJohnston] #34476
03/15/11 09:57 AM
03/15/11 09:57 AM
Joined: Feb 2009
Portland, Oregon
Tyler Offline
Venturer
Tyler  Offline
Venturer

Joined: Feb 2009
Portland, Oregon
My wife saw your pic and wanted to go hiking last weekend, so we checked Tanner Creek out. I'm still going to come back here in the fall, but we both really enjoyed the hike. Now if I can just figure out how you get so much more detail :P


Re: Wachella Falls Pano #1 [Re: RomanJohnston] #34645
03/31/11 02:22 PM
03/31/11 02:22 PM
Joined: Sep 2005
Portland Oregon
RomanJohnston Offline OP
Pooh-Bah
RomanJohnston  Offline OP
Pooh-Bah

Joined: Sep 2005
Portland Oregon
Hey Tyler!

Nice shot from the bridge. Isn't it just an amazing and not that hard of a hike?

I shoot on tripod, using live view's superior contrast based focus with a cable release. I shoot RAW and use a sharpening action that I like very much.

Roman

Re: Wachella Falls Pano #1 [Re: RomanJohnston] #34954
05/01/11 08:44 AM
05/01/11 08:44 AM
Joined: Sep 2009
TN
W
Wendell Offline
Tracker
Wendell  Offline
Tracker
W

Joined: Sep 2009
TN
Beautiful shot, a wild looking place. I would love to visit your state.

Re: Wachella Falls Pano #1 [Re: RomanJohnston] #35179
05/14/11 02:05 AM
05/14/11 02:05 AM
Joined: Jan 2007
Kansas
S
spartacusii Offline
Tracker
spartacusii  Offline
Tracker
S

Joined: Jan 2007
Kansas
LOVE this shot, roman. is the bridge 'new' - i don't recall a bridge being there when when you took me. i Do recall us crawling out on some logs across the stream, tho - i'm pretty sure that was this waterfall?

jp

Re: Wachella Falls Pano #1 [Re: spartacusii] #35300
05/28/11 11:19 AM
05/28/11 11:19 AM
Joined: Mar 2007
Arizona
daveman Offline
Old hand
daveman  Offline
Old hand

Joined: Mar 2007
Arizona
Everyone,

I know this is an old post - but I would like to ask some questions about the first image. I know this may be a strange comment, but I like the image also but I am not sure why. Typically when I shoot an image that is only background, it is dull, has no depth, and does not bring me into the shot. This is regardless of how dramatic or beautiful the background actually is. I now rarely even try to take shots of a background unless I can find something interesting in the foreground preferrably, and if not, at least middle ground.

Now to this first shot from Roman. I really like the shot, but there is no foreground or midground. This is a shot entirely of a background, but I still feel like there is a depth to it, and I am brought into the image.... why???
I have noticed this with several of Roman's images.... Is it because of the detail? This image does not have particularly strong shadows or contrast, or some sort of dynamic composition - yet I am still attracted to it.

Is it because the elevated perspective? If so, why am I not bothered by the lack of foreground / middle ground?

Hope these questions are understandable and someone can relate to them...


See my stuff here davedilli.zenfolio.com
Page 1 of 2 1 2

Who's Online Now
0 registered members (), 350 guests, and 2 spiders.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Newest Members
CTiefisher, DrSuse BlueDevil, airphotog, dwilson7878, carters paul
3317 Registered Users
Forum Statistics
Forums6
Topics627
Posts989
Members3,317
Most Online629
Dec 4th, 2019

Copyright 2005 - 2020 Nature, Wildlife, and Pet Photography Forum. "NWPPhotoforum" and "nwpphotoforum.com" are the property of Nature, Wildlife, and Pet Photography Forum. All Rights Reserved. Wild Coyote Studio, New York Pet Photographer

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.1
(Release build 20190129)
PHP: 5.6.40-1+hw4 Page Time: 0.032s Queries: 15 (0.008s) Memory: 0.9610 MB (Peak: 1.9681 MB) Data Comp: Zlib Server Time: 2024-03-28 15:39:08 UTC