Lightbeams at Proxy Falls

mattpayne11 · May 4, 2015

Would love any critique you have ~ this was quite a magical scene to see and photograph, taken two days ago in central Oregon. I had a slightly warmer version posted on 500px but I think I like this slightly more natural version I put up on Flickr. Cheers!

Lightbeams by Matt Payne Photography, on Flickr

tirediron · May 4, 2015

Beautiful!

jsecordphoto · May 4, 2015

What I like is that it's a different take on Proxy than 99% of other photos I've seen from there, looking straight on (which, granted, is pretty impressive).

mattpayne11 · May 4, 2015

jsecordphoto said:
What I like is that it's a different take on Proxy than 99% of other photos I've seen from there, looking straight on (which, granted, is pretty impressive).

Haha - thanks bro! Yeah, I have about 4 compositions from that perspective to edit as well, but this one really blew my mind. I have another straight-on that has some really fantastic qualities I've not seen before, including some light beams on the main falls and the lower falls at the same time, which makes for a really dramatic scene. Can't wait to edit that one.