Marymere Falls, Olympic National Park

is Marymere Falls. Comments? Rates? Thank you!

Beautful greens, and greys, and browns, and well exposed...

Beautiful image!

Thank you gentlemen! Well, it looks from the ratings that most people like this one. The lighting conditions were perfect for Velvia; rainy and overcast. Regards.

Nice Shot!

Thanks Colton. Considering I had to struggle with an umbrella and a rain cover on the camera I felt that this one worked out okay too. Regards.

I saw this picture and realized that it looks familiar. I was there this summer and it was raining when I was at the falls as well (probably a good bet most of the time). It is a great spot and you captured it beautifully.

 

For a (only very slightly) different take, see:

 

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9422171

 

I've got two teenage daughters and they loved the entire Forks area. It really brought the books to life.

 

Cheers,

 

Mike

Thanks Michael! Yes, I can imagine two Twilight Fans at Forks...it must have been a real treat for them. I have to admit that I was ignorant of the phenomena, but my wife quickly filled me in. There is a little diner on the road to Second Beach that serves outrageously delicious Werewolf Burgers...really yummy! They got me hooked.

 

I have a second image of this subject that I took from higher up the path, probably very near to the viewpoint of yours. I thought the composition was better than this one but I did not care for the log jutting out from the top of the falls. In my image it was at an acute angle and too much of a distraction. In this image I do not think it is much of a problem since it serves, along with the lower logs, to frame the falls. Regards.

A beautiful shot with wonderful color tones.

 

 

Wishing you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a very happy and prosperous 2010. May the beauty of the world brighten up your life and decorate your days with love, success and happiness.

 

 

 

Merry Christmas and thank you so much for that eloquently phrased sentiment! I wish All the Best to you and yours as well. Regards.

I remember Marymere Falls and how TALL it was. I see you pulled the super wide angle. It almost looks small now! I like the abstract in the lower left corner.

 

I still don't know how you pull this much shadow detail from Velvia. I remember how difficult this scene is to shoot in terms of contrast.

 

Nice to see the results from your trip!

Dave, trust me man, I have no secret formula for Velvia. The lighting conditions for this shot, a constant drizzle and overcast sky, were "food" for that stuff. The high contrast characteristic of the emulsion really paid off in this case.

 

If I would have gone to my 55mm lens instead of the 45 the falls would have had more impressive proportions. Problem was, however, that I would have had to back off and there was no room to do so. This would have been a good opportunity to have someone standing back there to give some sense of scale; those fallen timbers are really huge hunks. My plan is to print this really big so that one gets a proper feeling for the place.

 

I have more shots in the rain forest under these conditions. Hopefully, I can get to them before too long. I like the "Green Goblin" in the lower left too. Have a great New Year buddy! Regards.