One of the highlights of any trip to shoot waterfalls in Oregon is a stop by Silver Falls State Park east of Salem. I did just that this morning. But this isn’t a picture of any of the falls in the park. Nope, this is one of a couple of falls on Butte Creek not […]
Blue Moon over Mount Yale-Moonset in Central Colorado
Every day leading up to the full moon last week was cloudy with showers in the evening. That included the night it was full. I swear it is always cloudy when the full moon rises (or at least when I have an opportunity to capture it). So, I decided I would at least set the […]
Shrouded in Green-Upper Proxy Falls in Oregon
A trip to Oregon to shoot waterfalls wouldn’t be complete without a visit to Proxy Falls outside of Sisters, Oregon. I had planned the day to hit Sahalie Falls and Koosah Falls along Highway 126 in the morning and then follow Highway 242 to Proxy Falls and then on over to Sisters where I would […]
Headlong Plunge-Tumalo Falls outside of Bend, Oregon
A little rain always makes shooting waterfalls a lot easier. It eliminates the extreme contrast from bright daylight shining on white water, intensifies the colors in the scene, and allows for longer exposure times to add a silky effect to the flow. I was very fortunate to have many rainy or overcast days on my […]
Boulder Dance-McKay Crossing Falls in Oregon
The skies were clear when I packed up and left Bend, Oregon this morning and headed south. It made me wonder if my chances of shooting any waterfalls that day were going to be slim to none. I was working my way down to the Willamette Pass area and had scoped out a couple of […]
Sunset Blush-Last Light on Mount Princeton
I couldn’t resist stepping out the back of my house last weekend to capture this gorgeous sunset. It was a typical summer day in the mountains. The morning started out with clear blue skies which soon gave way to the puffy clouds that build up over the Continental Divide. By afternoon the skies were fairly […]
Verdant Valley Thunder-Salt Creek Falls in Oregon
A few miles west of Willamette Pass on Highway 58 is the parking area for Salt Creek Falls. A short walk leads to a guarded viewing area along the edge of the sheer basalt wall that the falls plunge over. The view is quite remarkable. I had seen pictures of this area and was always […]
Diamond in the Rough-Diamond Creek Falls in Oregon
It was a bit of a trek to get to Diamond Falls, especially in a steady rain. With temps in the thirties, it made for a chilly hike as well! Not that I didn’t try to get out of having to hike a little over a mile each way mind you. The directions I followed […]
Graceful Emergence-Rough Rider Falls in Oregon
The journey to get to Rough Rider Falls turned out to be a bit of an adventure. I had read from a couple of different sources that the quickest way to get there was to bushwhack through the woods rather than hike for a little more than five miles along the Rogue River Trail. Made […]
Shadow Dance-Mount Columbia in Colorado
I assume the stream of waterfall images I have been posting are getting a little old (not that I don’t have a lot more to share!), so I thought I would mix things up today. It was a gorgeous summer day here in Colorado yesterday. The day started out with clear blue skies and plenty […]