Multnomah Falls, Oregon

Getting good light on Multnomah Falls has always been a challenge for me. I think this lightly overcast day did the trick.

Comments and suggestions greatly appreciated.

A two shot pano (landscape) -

very nice, i like the upper one.

The first/top one is very beautiful!!! This is a great example of how a simple crop/image orientation can make an image look so much richer and more engaging. I love walking around the first image with my eyes to explore all its facets. But, the second image seems flat and (relatively speaking) uninteresting. I am surprised that I prefer a very vertical subject composed in a horizontal format. This is a stimulating and thought-provoking post for me. Thanks!

rick_reno wrote in post #12625717
very nice, i like the upper one.

Thanks rick - I prefer that one too.

David Arbogast wrote in post #12626468
The first/top one is very beautiful!!! This is a great example of how a simple crop/image orientation can make an image look so much richer and more engaging. I love walking around the first image with my eyes to explore all its facets. But, the second image seems flat and (relatively speaking) uninteresting. I am surprised that I prefer a very vertical subject composed in a horizontal format. This is a stimulating and thought-provoking post for me. Thanks!

Thanks David - I'm not sure what I was thinking that morning, if at all, but I could have very easily shot a multiple portrait format pano and retained the landscape format but with the more vertically inclusive portrait orientation. Light clouds helped immensely with the light.

Very nice Dave.. The hardest part for me was waiting for the people to get off the bridge. Finally I got sick of waiting and cloned them in post haha

David, first one for me, too. The AYES have it.

Really nice. A lot better than my best shot of the falls.

Very nice...

I also have difficulty with Multnomah.. I don't get there often enough to know the best time, and the way the falls are situated, the instant the sun crests the mountains for some light, it hits the spray and lights up the whole canyon..

both are nice. I like the composition of the first one..

ni$mo350 wrote in post #12626618
Very nice Dave.. The hardest part for me was waiting for the people to get off the bridge. Finally I got sick of waiting and cloned them in post haha

It's a busy place year round. The people do add perspective though. I may clone them out, especially that guy that was moving so fast he was just a blur.

Cucamonga Al wrote in post #12627506
David, first one for me, too. The AYES have it.

Thanks - my favorite too.

Jon C wrote in post #12627880
Really nice. A lot better than my best shot of the falls.

Thank you Jon. We were fortunate to get some good light and at least lower traffic.

LarryD wrote in post #12628546
Very nice...

I also have difficulty with Multnomah.. I don't get there often enough to know the best time, and the way the falls are situated, the instant the sun crests the mountains for some light, it hits the spray and lights up the whole canyon..

both are nice. I like the composition of the first one..

Larry - everything came together for us. I too have a stack of images of the falls that are just so poorly lit I don't show them. The light this day was great, the rain has filled the falls to capacity, and the crowds were still down a bit.

And yet, with all this going in my favor.....I should have done the pano in portrait mode.

Next time!

I would straighten the bridge out..but it's a very good capture!

picturepages wrote in post #12632159
I would straighten the bridge out..but it's a very good capture!

Thanks for the comment. The wife and I looked at the bridge for quite some time - it does slant down to the right a bit - and couldn't remember if it is actually level. When I went back to the 2 originals one was level and one was not..... I generally use the level in the 7D for this type of work but evidently either lost level while moving between shots or one shot was a slightly different perspective. I let Photomerge resolve the issue for me.

I'll revisit the images and see what needs to be done.

Nice shot. A level alone is not always the answer. People are expecting an obvious line in the frame to show some sense of balance and connect with the scene. As long as at least one element is aligned either vertical or horizontal then the mind will find center. If the people are aligned vertically but the bridge has a tilt the people would become the anchor point.

jetcode wrote in post #12632905
Nice shot. A level alone is not always the answer. People are expecting an obvious line in the frame to show some sense of balance and connect with the scene. As long as at least one element is aligned either vertical or horizontal then the mind will find center. If the people are aligned vertically but the bridge has a tilt the people would become the anchor point.

I never thought that all through but it makes much sense. I guess the water is falling pretty much straight down which is also a vertical reference point.

Thanks for the comment.

I like the first shot. As somebody who lives in PDX and sees these falls all the time, it's nice to see something a little different. I'm not used to seeing wider shots of it.

Wow, such beauty.