This waterfall picture is a combination of two different pictures. One was taken with a short shutter speed, so that the water appears frozen. The other was taken with a long shutter speed, so that the water appears as a silky flow. There are people who prefer both; there is no “right” way to photograph…
An earlier post presented the idea of “Local Wonder” as a starting point for a sort of vision for my photography. In that case, the focus was on looking closely at things to see their wonderful aspects. In addition to giving a focus for some photography, the hope is that it could also teach me…
This is a picture from a recently posted 360 photo of Majestic Falls. The original picture was for one of my World Wide Panorama projects, and talked about the waterfall in general. I used a different picture of this same waterfall to discuss the idea of qualia; that one was just a normal photograph. The…
This is Majestic Falls, the main waterfall at McDowell Creek Falls county park.
This is Majestic Falls, in the McDowell Creek Falls area, taken on a morning that was supposed to be cloudy but turned out sunny. Fortunately we made it there before the sun became a problem. Taken with a long exposure, the falling water appears silky smooth, almost like a wisp. This photographic approach is very…
This is Multnomah Falls in 2008, from one of the side paths.
This is Royal Terrace Falls, in McDowell Creek County Park.
This is Cedar Mill Falls in Beaverton, Oregon.
This is Crystal Falls, sometimes called Crystal Pool Falls.
This is Lower Butte Creek Falls, my 2015 “Best of” entry for the World Wide Panorama project.