Wahclella falls
In late January the kids and I snuck out for a beautiful morning hike in one of our favorite spots in the Columbia River Gorge. Wahclella falls lies at the end of a fairly short loop that you can access from the same exit as the Boneville dam. The falls was in full-force, and fuller than I'd ever seen it.
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.
Sometimes you haul a camera bag full of bodies, lenses, filters and tripods, but the iPhone brings the goods. We rounded a bend in the trail to this scene and less than a minute later the fog was gone. I didn't even have time to get another camera out.
I was able to get out into the gorge with Dean, Roger and a bunch of kids on Sunday and even with all those kids and a rambunctious puppy, I got a couple good shots in. Thank you to Opal for holding Bailey while I composed this one.
I used the Olympus Zuiko, OM mount 24mm f/2.8 with a Neutral Density Filter.
Emily and I took the kids out for a short hike Sunday at one of my favorite areas, Wahclella Falls in the Columbia gorge. I've posted a photo of this series of falls before, but the color and light is different in this one.
Also, the scene where the little girl is rescued in Homeward Bound was filmed right at the base of these falls. I told the kids during the hike in which led to all manner of conversations all the way back to the trail head.
This is Gavin's 'Man of Destiny' pose.
