Upper Falls Creek

This weekend, Gavin, my middle son and I made the trek out to Fall Creek Falls in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Neither of us had been there before, so it was a fun adventure to share with only him.

Also, good to note- Gavin says, "Dad, this is a really cool waterfall, but it has the dumbest name ever."

Agreed.

This view is somewhat unique as most people shoot from the lower falls, but if you keep hiking through a tangled mess of downed trees and roots, the trail leads to this amazing view of the upper falls. This is a Pano from 8 images made with my Sony Alpha A7ii and Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2.

In the Canyon

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This is a 14 image 42.6 megapixel pano of the Wahclella Falls gorge near the Bonneville dam on the Columbia River. We try to get out here pretty regularly as it's a fairly easy hike with a nice loop through this canyon with a view of Wahclella falls at the apex. You can click the link under the photo to see a full size section up close.

I've mentioned (I think) that I got my hands on a Sony RX1r on New Years Day and have been carrying it daily along with a film camera. It has a similar sensor to the one on my Sony A7ii, but no anti-alias filter which I'm noticing produces greater detail overall.

I really like how this photo captures the energy in the river, the thin veiling of the undulating moisture in the air and the warmth of the winter sun cutting into this secluded space.

More Alpenglow

Mt Hood is now covered with a layer of snow, but here's a little reminder of how bare it was at summer's end.

Crater Lake Old Tree Pano

Here's the first image from our trip to Crater Lake this year. This trip was pretty close to the same time of year, but Shaun and I brought all 6 of our collective children with us. It was a very different trip to say the least.

I snuck away at the end of a full day spent visiting most every stop on the drive around the rim of the crater to make this merger of 11 images and the resulting 71 megapixel pano. It was pretty quiet, as all the kids were wiped and were happy to stay in the car.

If you click on the image you can see it full screen on a black background.

The Upper Falls of Multnomah Creek

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This is a 91 Megapixel pano made from 17 images. Here's a peek at the detail

The kids and I hiked up past the upper observatory deck of Multnomah Falls to see the two waterfalls that most visitors never see. Dutchman falls is a smaller cascade over a mound of basalt chunks and then a gentle pour from the pull beneath. There's been a log in front of the falls for a couple years now, but hey, that's nature.

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There's nothing quite like the view through a Hasselblad viewfinder. The kids and I took turns framing things up. I'll share those shots when I get them developed.

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This is a 76megapixel pano made from 22 images. Click here for a peek at the detail

The trail continues to wind up into the forest, but not before a beautiful view of Weisendanger Falls. There are a bunch of logs to climb if you want to get right up near the falls, but it's pretty easy even for my 7 year old. Weisendanger can fluctuate quite a bit, and this photo shows it at a particularly light flow. I'm looking forward to coming back once the rains start up again and we get more snow pack.