Waterfall Wednesday 01/01/2025

[AlanLichty]

Happy New Year and welcome to another edition of Waterfall Wednesday.

My simple offering for today is a nice set of basalt ledges along Sweet Creek in the Oregon coast range. The water levels at this spot can fluctuate wildly depending on the season and how much rain has fallen upstream. I have shot this spot with just a trickle of water coming over the rocks and other years (2022 comes to mind) this spot has a torrent of water almost 2' deep where I was standing for this shot. From late October.

 

[Beth]

just upstream from narada falls.

 

[AlanLichty]

just upstream from narada falls.

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Wow - that's a really low flow of water for Paradise Creek in this location. I am used to seeing this at a bank to bank level. I do like how this exposed all of the interesting contours of the basalt.

 

[Beth]

Wow - that's a really low flow of water for Paradise Creek in this location. I am used to seeing this at a bank to bank level. I do like how this exposed all of the interesting contours of the basalt.

that's interesting. this was taken in october '22. it was my second trip to mt rainier and my first time stopping at this waterfall, so i'm not too familiar with the normal levels. i loved that i could walk up the side of the river.

 

[AlanLichty]

that's interesting. this was taken in october '22. it was my second trip to mt rainier and my first time stopping at this waterfall, so i'm not too familiar with the normal levels. i loved that i could walk up the side of the river.

When the fall rains start each year can vary quite a bit but September and October are typically the low point for most of the NW rivers and creeks since summer is our dry season.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

I had posted these falls (Butte Creek Falls, OR) before. This is a slightly different framing and rendering.

 

[AlanLichty]

I had posted these falls (Butte Creek Falls, OR) before. This is a slightly different framing and rendering.

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I like this version of processing these falls. Do you know whether the Beach Creek fire impacted this area in 2020?

 

[Jameel Hyder]

I like this version of processing these falls. Do you know whether the Beach Creek fire impacted this area in 2020?

I don't know. Haven't been in that area since this visit which was pre 2020.

 

[Ken Rennie]

The Soldier's Leap. During the battle of Killiecrankie 1689 a soldier escaped his pursuers by jumping across the River Garry at these narrows. I found getting into a good position to capture the power of the River Garry was impossible, the rocks were slippery so this was as good as I was willing to risk. Why a Scottish soldier was fleeing Scottish soldiers and having to jump across an 18ft gap would require a very lengthy post but religion, power greed and indifference to the plight of the common people were at the root of the conflict. Ken

 

[ProCaliberTraveler]

Here’s something different. This is part of the waterfall at Lungshan Temple in Taipei, Taiwan.

 

[AlanLichty]

The Soldier's Leap. During the battle of Killiecrankie 1689 a soldier escaped his pursuers by jumping across the River Garry at these narrows. I found getting into a good position to capture the power of the River Garry was impossible, the rocks were slippery so this was as good as I was willing to risk. Why a Scottish soldier was fleeing Scottish soldiers and having to jump across an 18ft gap would require a very lengthy post but religion, power greed and indifference to the plight of the common people were at the root of the conflict. Ken
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Neat falls with a unique backstory. Clambering over slippery rocks sounds like something for a younger generation to risk for a photo. A good excuse for a drone shot. That soldier would have been a good candidate for an Olympic long jumping team

 

[AlanLichty]

Here’s something different. This is part of the waterfall at Lungshan Temple in Taipei, Taiwan.
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For what we can see in this frame you wouldn't know it was a man made feature. Nice falls.

 

[Peter Michal]

The "White" River, Slovakia, before sunset .. it was a magical place, I loved coming back here with my Pentax 67II (Velvia 50). Today I would have raised the horizon of the picture a little.
It's the smallest waterfall(?)

 

[AlanLichty]

The "White" River, Slovakia, before sunset .. it was a magical place.
It's the smallest waterfall(?) Older picture, Pentax 67II, Velvia 50..
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Beautiful scene on this river. I like the view and these nice little falls. Wonderful details as expected with medium format.

 

[Peter Michal]

Beautiful scene on this river. I like the view and these nice little falls. Wonderful details as expected with medium format.

Thanks Alan for your quick and nice comments. I wish I could find similar nice places (with the Fuji GFX 100s).

 

[Alan Milnes]

It's not Wednesday but I wanted to post this before the falls melted . A small falls near me on Bellevue Creek in Kelowna, BC

 

[AlanLichty]

It's not Wednesday but I wanted to post this before the falls melted . A small falls near me on Bellevue Creek in Kelowna, BC


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Very cool set of falls - literally The scene looks like it is melting a bit from when the ice first formed but the winter is yet young. This set of falls could get crazy ice buildups with temperatures like folks in the Great Lakes region are getting right now.