Tamanawas Falls
“Guardian Spirit” – Mt. Hood National Forest, Parkdale, OR – Tula Top – Featured Photographer
Charlie’s Super Fantastic Photo Tip of the Day: Check your camera settings when you take your camera out of the bag. Several times I have pulled my camera out of my bag and in a rush for the shot realized that my ISO was way off for the shoot. So I now try to set the camera settings before I compose any images.
I just got back from Yellowstone and have seen a lot of waterfalls. This image reminds me of the great time I had there and gives me a ton of incentive to explore more waterfalls throughout the west. This image feels so intimate that I get the feeling we are peering into a secret garden. A really large garden I might add. It also is the first time anyone has ever used the word “lederhosen” in one of our post. Please read the great story below and then travel to one or all of Tula’s portfolios below and find many more “secret garden” type images.
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As the trail meanders through a massive rockslide and rounds a bend in the gorge, the constant growl of Cold Spring Creek crescendos to a thundering roar as 100-foot-tall Tamanawas Falls comes into glorious view. Tamanawas is the Chinook term for friendly or guardian spirit, the cataract ostensibly taking its name for its commanding yet calming presence on Mt. Hood’s eastern flank.
As soon as I laid eyes on the majestic falls and saw the towering plumes of spray produced by the swirling winds in the amphitheater, I resigned myself to a second unsuccessful photographic outting in as many days (at Burnt Lake the day prior)—there was just no getting close enough for an intimate portrait without drenching lens and lederhosen* before you could ever hope to get a shot off. Besides which, sunlight was spotlighting the top of the falls and left everything else in deep shadow, making an attempt at even an HDR composite a dicey proposition at best. This was my second visit to the falls, and I felt like I had some unfinished business, but there was significantly less spray on that day that allowed for a much closer approach and much more intimate studies that I was hoping to have another go at. Disappointing, to say the least.
After a time, however, and just as we were set to embark for the trailhead after a short break, the sun moved on from zenith and began to illuminate the mist in radiant shafts of light as it filtered through the evergreens rimming the amphitheater’s cliff. I saw what was developing and waited until the falls was completely in shade, and this was our reward for lollygagging.
* No, I wasn’t wearing nor have I ever worn lederhosen, but I needed something starting with L for the alliteration. My apologies for the deception.
- Canon 5DII · 24-70mm f/2.8L · 70mm · CPL · stacked 2- and 3-stop NDs
- 60mm · f/16 · 8s · ISO 50
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Stunning!
Great scenery, beautiful waterfall. There are quite a few waterfalls in Kentucky, and Tennessee as well. I’m hoping to capture as many waterfalls as I can. You should also check out the one in Joplin, MO., when you’re headed West.
The tall tree is very important, I think, it really makes the picture complete. It is sharp and spikey, while everything else is soft and delicate.
Stunning! I looooove this picture…
SUPER shot – perfect composition with nice light and green colors.
I lived near there as a child. I don’t remember much, but this photo makes me want to visit again soon.
This image just makes me smile.
OMG!!! This is breathtaking! Is this available in print?I would love to have a copy of this. It would look just wonderful on my living room wall.
Hi Delores, you can order prints from my Redbubble portfolio hyperlinked above. Thank you so much for the wonderful comment, truly appreciated!
Cheers,
Tula
A feast for the eyes! Well done! Amazing shot.
I agree with Anonymous. The angle of the light is very interesting.
I like the way light intersects waterfall.
Loved the light rays and how you’ve factored them into the picture!
This is the kind of shot dreams are made up of..beautiful
I am in awe. So beautiful.
Thank you for sharing.
I have yet to make to Mt. Hood. This photo inspires me even more to get there.
Sue Bock
http://couragetoadventurecoaching.wordpress.com
Could you possibly make a “Like” button? I would really like to “like” this post! It’s so beautiful. Job well done! Kudos, betoogood
Absolutely breathtaking.
I’m running out of adjectives to describe the beauty of some of these shots! This is stunning!
A very peaceful shot…
sweet timing! Certainly a magical moment, the rays more than made up for the intimate study ideas you may have had… Life, and Art, are what HAPPEN while we are busy making plans!
Very beautiful!
Patience more than paid off. This is art gallery material.
Breathtakingly beautiful!
Wonderful photo, just beautiful.
Gorgeous
My suggested title:
“Hint of a Rainbow”
Wonderful pictures!
Patricia
How beautiful – almost dreamy quality
Let’s hear it for lollygagging, great capture.
beautifully captured – the rays of misted light falling on the canyon wall and the fall of the water, brilliant.
stunning
beautiful!
Heaven on earth
Nature’s Veil
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Breathtaking photo – very talent.
What a brautiful photo. It makes me want to take a vacation by the falls. Amazing!
Lovely!!!
Picture perfect!! Love it!
Stunning shot
Beautiful!