Trillium Falls this past weekend...

[slacker]

We took a trip to the Redwoods of Northern CA and stumbled upon Trillium Falls.

I like #3 best and couldn't seem to duplicate the colors and feel of #3 with the the first two. I still have tons to learn, all comments and tips appreciated! :)

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[sparker1]

Beautiful shots. Where is this waterfall (for future reference)?

[cfcRebel]

Wow, wonderful shots of the waterfall! I like #2 and #3.

[slacker]

Beautiful shots. Where is this waterfall (for future reference)?

Thank-you.

The falls are in Redwood National Park, about 15-20 mins. south of Crescent city on the Northern California coast off of Hwy 101. The falls were only a half mile in from the trailhead.

[boomer1959]

Outstanding, Love the third pic Slacker :D

[lostdoggy]

Nice Pics

[skade]

Look at all that greenery... nice shots!

[RioJoe]

Slacker,
Number 3 is breathtaking.
What are the settings?

[felix21685]

wow awesome ..yes settings please

[slacker]

Thanks for the kind words!

Here are the settings, shot with a 300d. I tweeked a few settings in PS Elements:

Shooting Mode
Shutter-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
2
Av( Aperture Value )
14
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation
-1 2/3
ISO Speed
100
Lens
17.0 - 85.0 mm
Focal Length
17.0 mm

[cmM]

the last one is very cool. I love the greens

[Reigh Higgins]

The lighting in number three is terrific. So lush !

[sparker1]

You know, I've been to that park, but missed the falls. Bummer! Oh well, it only means I have to go back.

[MTalley]

Excellent, and I agree with everyone else on #3. A definite calendar shot, at the least.

Regarding the color. Were you in automatic white balance mode? The third one looks a tad warmer than the other two. Look at the water towards the bottom of the falling portions. It has a pinkish cast in #3 and a bluish cast in the other two. Setting the white balance manually to "Shade" will usually yield the results in #3 - eye-popping lush greenery and warm rock tones.

[kenyc]

Man! #3 took my breath away!!! WoW! Was that manipulated with Photoshop?
KAC

[slacker]

Man! #3 took my breath away!!! WoW! Was that manipulated with Photoshop?
KAC

Thanks!

The pic was shot in RAW, I played around with the shadows, highlights, saturation and added a bit of sharpening in PS Elements.

[slacker]

Excellent, and I agree with everyone else on #3. A definite calendar shot, at the least.

Regarding the color. Were you in automatic white balance mode? The third one looks a tad warmer than the other two. Look at the water towards the bottom of the falling portions. It has a pinkish cast in #3 and a bluish cast in the other two. Setting the white balance manually to "Shade" will usually yield the results in #3 - eye-popping lush greenery and warm rock tones.

To be honest I'm not sure what white balance mode my dRebel is set to. I use Elements 3 and shoot RAW most of the time now that I have some extra cards. When editing at the end of the day some of the shots I used "Shade", some I used the "Cloudy" setting. I'm just now beginning to associate the different white balance settings with their corresponding image effects. Thanks for confirming my associations!

Thanks everyone for the kind comments!!

[weemannie]

Beautiful :D

Please don't put 'falls' in the title. I can't resist:lol: :lol:

[Meerkat17]

Fantastic shot - the ferns add to the whole scene

Great capture, well done.

Regards
David