Waterfall, Temple Of Sinawava

This waterfall is a vertical-walled natural amphitheater nearly 3000 feet

(910m) deep. A seasonal tributary of the North Fork plunges over the tall

waterfall during spring runoff and after heavy rain. I captured this in the

spring as one can see by the leaves still coming out on some of the

trees. It was all I could do to get this all in with my 17-40 mm lens. To

have stepped back would have put several more trees into the scene.

The sun was down past the top of the mountain giving the area some

shade from direct sunlight,

Thank you for your time and thoughts.

I think it's very important that you included the top of the waterfall in your frame, or else viewers would be left wondering how much taller it is. At the same time, it's disappointing not to see the bottom of the waterfall. I know that this cannot always be controlled, but I wonder if stepping to the left a little bit might have moved that green sapling out of the way enough to see where the waterfall ends up. You mentioned other trees outside the frame that might have interfered if you had zoomed out at all. Were you free to walk around, or were you standing on the edge of a cliff or at a river's edge or some other barrier?

Is an incredible nature show,very nice.I like the contrast of green tree in front against the red rock.I am not sure what is the blue light in left upper corner,seems a bit unnatural,may be is just my monitor I must have a look again.

sincerely radu

Hi Sherry,

  Beautiful scene wit wonderful colors, details & water flow.  Thanks for sharing.  Take care, Patsy

Thank you Adam for you time and comments, the barrier was a very deep and fast moving river. From what I have been told is the water at the bottom of the fall just flows out into the river shown in the image.

Thank you Radu, Your are correct in the blue problem, this is truly has been a hard image to get the correct white balance on, (still not correct) either looks way to orange or yellow, I tried a blur average filter to get rid of a rather heavy orange cast and it put way to much blue into the scene. I should have set my white balance when I took this shot.

Thank you Patsy your are so kind and thoughtful.

Sherry,  You have nailed the exposure and shutter speed here.  The light is also excellent.  Beautiful!.  My wife and I will be in Zion for only one day in March.  Any advice on sites and techniques of shooting there would be a great help.  Thanks, Sherry.  I'd love to come away with one or two images as good as this one.   Larry

Thank You Larry for your kind and warm thoughts.  March may not hold as much beauty in Zions if you want greenery to be part of those pictures. I think the best time to visit Zion is mid spring and and mid fall. Early summer should be great too.  There are so many amazing places to capture great shots I would not know where to begin. If you are up to hiking, Angel's Landing it is a real test but an amazing view. The Narrows will have rapid spring runoff and most likely not be allowed to hike the narrows. I have plans for another visit late April or early May.  Thank You again,  Sherry