The Power of Snoqualmie Falls

[Abiciriderback]

Just amazing days after the flooding here in WA. Snoqualmie Falls is still flowing at full force. They finally opened the trail to the lower observation deck so I hiked down there today. Still very hard to getting any decent shots due to the spray and the fog the spray creates. I didn't clone out the water spots as I felt this wasn't a strong enough image to take the time.
Comments CC greatly appreciated
Thanks for looking

Ray Still

[susaan]

Beautiful colors,especially the water !

[WesternGuy]

WOW...great image. I think I might crop a bit of the rock in the foreground, but it would certainly find a place on my wall!!

For those of us who are not familiar with WA, what par tof the state is this in?

Cheers,

WesternGuy

[Jimmy B]

It is western WA along the I90 corridor, east of Seattle maybe 40 miles. Every time I see a shot of those falls I remember my Dad's sick sense of humor. Nice capture Ray.
Jimmy B

[Grandpaw]

I like the rocks in the foreground and the water too. I just wish the falls were more in the picture and not so close to the edge of the frame. Also I would probably eliminate that red thing on the rocks on the left, Jeff

[Speed]

Just amazing days after the flooding here in WA. Snoqualmie Falls is still flowing at full force. They finally opened the trail to the lower observation deck so I hiked down there today. Still very hard to getting any decent shots due to the spray and the fog the spray creates. I didn't clone out the water spots as I felt this wasn't a strong enough image to take the time.
Comments CC greatly appreciated
Thanks for looking

Ray Still

Great colors Ray. What was the exposure? Half a second? One second?

[Liz]

Wow! Those Falls are powerful - beautiful shot. I love the color of the rocks.

Liz

[Abiciriderback]

Great colors Ray. What was the exposure? Half a second? One second?

Thanks everybody for the comments. Unfortunately I had a very limited space to work in so composing wasn't that easy and with the spray it just multiplied to the difficulty. I tried wiping the filters after every shot and still water spots everywhere.

Here is the EXIF data

Ray Still

Camera Model Name
Canon EOS 40D
Firmware
Firmware Version 1.0.8
Shooting Date/Time
1/13/2009 13:55:19
Tv(Shutter Speed)
0.8Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F29
Metering Modes
Spot
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
100
Lens
17-50mm
Focal Length
17.0 mm
Image size
3888 x 2592
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
Off
White Balance
Auto
AF mode
One-Shot AF
Picture Style
Landscape

[Ron Kruger]

Good shot, Ray. Love the comp. Shutter speed is perfect. Most people, I believe, overdo that part. I realize you didn't have much light, but it looks a little dark. That's probably because you used spot metering. You might try a wider metering setting next time. Just be sure to keep the shutter speed about the same. You might be able to adjust the exposure on this one in your processing software.

[Lori11]

I love the color's in this photo! It's a framer thanks for sharing it.

[Frog]

Are the falls not so dirty brown already?
All the news shots I've seen lately, they are a raging torrent of dirty brown water but with out cooler weather, and dropping rivers, I guess they've cleared up some.
Didn't know you could actually get to them now. Have only actually stopped there a couple of times.

Now I'm very curious about Jimmy's dad's sense of humor?

[Jimmy B]

Frog check your PM box
JB