Tulabi Falls

TheReal7 · 22nd of May 2012 (Tue)

The campground is finally open at one of my favourite places to shoot. So I took the 2.5 hour drive to escape the house. With all the recent fires and the banning of back county travel I was afraid some of the hiking trails might be closed. Luckily, they were not. One of the neat things about this particular area is a short hiking trail to top of a large hill with a rock cliff with a great view. Although a little tougher when you're carrying 80 lbs of gear!! I arrived at a time of day when the light is very harsh and even though there were many small clouds it was a challenging shoot. I had a high up view of the landscape so I pulled out the 70-200mm to try some tree top photos. Something I have not done much of. The clouds actually aided in filtering the light across the forest. Here are a few that I liked.

(click for larger view)

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2

3

4

Another thing I love about this area are the water falls. I was here last Fall and the water was so low I could navigate all over the place with ease. Not so this time. Even though we had very little precipitation over the Winter season the falls are going pretty strong. Not as large as I've seen but great for photo opportunities non-the-less. After exploring the area I came to the conclusion I needed to get wet to get to the spot I with the best point of view. Finding the safest and shallowest spot to cross through the water I was able to get to where I wanted. Every visit to these falls is like a new discovery and this was no exception. I ended up shooting for about an hour and got one of my best panoramas yet of the area. Unfortunately, after I packed up to move to another spot to shoot the sunset, the road to where I wanted to go was blocked off due to construction. So I missed out on what was a incredible sunset. I know, as I saw it through the tree tops driving back! I will know better for next time. I should have gone back to the high point lookout. Anyway, the panorama is a monster. I shot 14 angles in portrait orientation. I took 3 sets of exposures just make sure I got what I needed even though I used a 3 stop GND. When it came to processing I used the extra exposure to blend in a little details here and there. Mostly the sun and bright reflections and some of the dark areas caused by using a GND filter. Here are a few of my favourite photos of the falls including the panorama.

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6

7

Here is a 100% crop taken from the above panorama:

8

So for what was a last minute get the hell out of the house escape I am happy with what I came
home with. Hope you like as well!

Thanks for looking!

tmcman · 23rd of May 2012 (Wed)

Thumbs up on experimenting with the tree top shots.
Its a real challenge to capture that sparkling magic.
The falls pano is outstanding.

irishman · 23rd of May 2012 (Wed)

Love that pano! Beautiful work as always. Gotta admit you made me scan the pano closely to find the fishermen.

Tubbed440 · 23rd of May 2012 (Wed)

6 is my favorite. Nice work.

TheReal7 · 24th of May 2012 (Thu)

Thank you so much!

MidnightSun · 24th of May 2012 (Thu)

Like #7 most.......nice shots altogether though.

TheReal7 · 26th of May 2012 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by MidnightSun

Like #7 most.......nice shots altogether though.

Thank you!

Logan_from_Miami · 28th of May 2012 (Mon)

Wow these are fantastic, the trees are beautiful!

katgrl82 · 1st of June 2012 (Fri)

Beautiful shots. The panaroma image is amazing!

RSMarco · 1st of June 2012 (Fri)

Another great set. Love your photography.

Mark

stickman513 · 1st of June 2012 (Fri)

That first shot is spectacular! as well as I'm liking the pano like others as well.
Thank you for sharing.
Best,
Doug

paul-t · 1st of June 2012 (Fri)

6 is my fav, cracker.

kit lens · 2nd of June 2012 (Sat)

All nice, 7 is brilliant.

TheReal7 · 3rd of June 2012 (Sun)

Thank you all very much!

Kevin B · 3rd of June 2012 (Sun)

Very nice as always. I'm partial to #7 but they're all great.

22nd of May 2012 (Tue)	#1
TheReal7 Goldmember Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: S.E. Manitoba, Canada Posts: 3,574	Tulabi Falls The campground is finally open at one of my favourite places to shoot. So I took the 2.5 hour drive to escape the house. With all the recent fires and the banning of back county travel I was afraid some of the hiking trails might be closed. Luckily, they were not. One of the neat things about this particular area is a short hiking trail to top of a large hill with a rock cliff with a great view. Although a little tougher when you're carrying 80 lbs of gear!! I arrived at a time of day when the light is very harsh and even though there were many small clouds it was a challenging shoot. I had a high up view of the landscape so I pulled out the 70-200mm to try some tree top photos. Something I have not done much of. The clouds actually aided in filtering the light across the forest. Here are a few that I liked. (click for larger view) 1 2 3 4 Another thing I love about this area are the water falls. I was here last Fall and the water was so low I could navigate all over the place with ease. Not so this time. Even though we had very little precipitation over the Winter season the falls are going pretty strong. Not as large as I've seen but great for photo opportunities non-the-less. After exploring the area I came to the conclusion I needed to get wet to get to the spot I with the best point of view. Finding the safest and shallowest spot to cross through the water I was able to get to where I wanted. Every visit to these falls is like a new discovery and this was no exception. I ended up shooting for about an hour and got one of my best panoramas yet of the area. Unfortunately, after I packed up to move to another spot to shoot the sunset, the road to where I wanted to go was blocked off due to construction. So I missed out on what was a incredible sunset. I know, as I saw it through the tree tops driving back! I will know better for next time. I should have gone back to the high point lookout. Anyway, the panorama is a monster. I shot 14 angles in portrait orientation. I took 3 sets of exposures just make sure I got what I needed even though I used a 3 stop GND. When it came to processing I used the extra exposure to blend in a little details here and there. Mostly the sun and bright reflections and some of the dark areas caused by using a GND filter. Here are a few of my favourite photos of the falls including the panorama. 5 6 7 Here is a 100% crop taken from the above panorama: 8 So for what was a last minute get the hell out of the house escape I am happy with what I came home with. Hope you like as well! Thanks for looking! __________________ Follow me on Facebook: Natural Light Magic Listen to my music: Fata Morgana Last edited by TheReal7 : 23rd of May 2012 (Wed) at 00:32.

23rd of May 2012 (Wed)	#2
tmcman Goldmember Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 3,133 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Tulabi Falls Thumbs up on experimenting with the tree top shots. Its a real challenge to capture that sparkling magic. The falls pano is outstanding. __________________ Comments, Questions, Observations Welcome 1DsII, G12, 17-40, 50 f/1.4, TS-E 24mm f/3.5L, 70-200 f/4L IS, Gitzo 1541 w/ Markins M10 ballhead. "Art always shows itself by doing much with few and simple things." A. W. Dow

23rd of May 2012 (Wed)	#3
irishman Goldmember Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 3,860 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Tulabi Falls Love that pano! Beautiful work as always. Gotta admit you made me scan the pano closely to find the fishermen. __________________ 6D, G9, Sigma 50 1.4, Sigma 15mm Fisheye, Sigma 50 2.8 macro, Nikon 14-24G 2.8, Canon 16-35 2.8 II, Canon 24-105 f/4 IS, Canon 70-200 2.8 IS, tripod, lights, other stuff.

23rd of May 2012 (Wed)	#4
Tubbed440 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Thomasville, NC Posts: 213 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Tulabi Falls 6 is my favorite. Nice work. __________________ Canon 7D, 17-40F4L, 70-200 F4L

24th of May 2012 (Thu)	#5
TheReal7 Goldmember Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: S.E. Manitoba, Canada Posts: 3,574	Re: Tulabi Falls Thank you so much! __________________ Follow me on Facebook: Natural Light Magic Listen to my music: Fata Morgana

24th of May 2012 (Thu)	#6
MidnightSun Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Afton, VA / Korat, Thailand Posts: 1,204 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Tulabi Falls Like #7 most.......nice shots altogether though. __________________ Dave Canon 350D, AE-1, Orion 8" Newt. f/4.9; EQ6 w/ modified motor drive; Orion 70mm f/10 Refractor Guide Scope; Celestron NexImage CCD Imager; Starshoot Autoguider. Orion Electronic Focusers. Astro Setup / Midnight Sun Astrophotography

28th of May 2012 (Mon)	#8
Logan_from_Miami Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 198	Re: Tulabi Falls Wow these are fantastic, the trees are beautiful! __________________ My facebook Photography page

1st of June 2012 (Fri)	#9
katgrl82 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: St.Louis, MO Posts: 702	Re: Tulabi Falls Beautiful shots. The panaroma image is amazing!

1st of June 2012 (Fri)	#10
RSMarco Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Cheshire, UK Posts: 986	Re: Tulabi Falls Another great set. Love your photography. Mark __________________ __________________ Camera Gear: Canon 5D MKIII \| 24-105 f/4 L IS USM \| 16-35 f/2.8 L II USM \| 70-200 f2.8 L II IS USM \| Canon Speedlite 580EX II __________________ Computer / Software: Apple iMac 27" \| Adobe CS5.1 \| Adobe Lightroom 4

1st of June 2012 (Fri)	#11
stickman513 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 553 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Tulabi Falls That first shot is spectacular! as well as I'm liking the pano like others as well. Thank you for sharing. Best, Doug __________________ Doug my gear

1st of June 2012 (Fri)	#12
paul-t Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The deep south, that's the deep south of England. Posts: 1,571	Re: Tulabi Falls 6 is my fav, cracker.

2nd of June 2012 (Sat)	#13
kit lens Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 1,042	Re: Tulabi Falls All nice, 7 is brilliant. __________________ My flickr rick_reno is a postwhore

3rd of June 2012 (Sun)	#14
TheReal7 Goldmember Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: S.E. Manitoba, Canada Posts: 3,574	Re: Tulabi Falls Thank you all very much! __________________ Follow me on Facebook: Natural Light Magic Listen to my music: Fata Morgana

3rd of June 2012 (Sun)	#15
Kevin B Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 251 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Tulabi Falls Very nice as always. I'm partial to #7 but they're all great. __________________ GEAR: 5D III, 7D, 24-105L, 50 f/1.4, 100-400L, 100 f/2.8 macro, Zeiss 21mm f/2.8

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