Punchbowl

Majeed Badizadegan · Apr 26, 2013

This one was pretty fun to get. The location is Lower Punchbowl Falls in the Columbia Gorge. Hiked about 1.5 miles, Put on Ye Ol' chest waders and slogged out into a surprisingly strong current. Was probably waste-high for this shot. Water was abundant.

The gorge is in full spring greens right now, which is nice.

Punchbowl by Majeed Badizadegan (Rotanimod), on Flickr

Trever1t · Apr 26, 2013

What a Majestic place and view. Wow. Risk slipping and washing the camera?

DarkShadow · Apr 26, 2013

You the man.The photo is gorgeous.

TimothyJinx · Apr 26, 2013

After looking at a couple of your waterfall shots, I started looking around to see if there were any worthwhile waterfalls near me (Louisville, KY). Nope. Probably Cumberland Falls (2-3 hours away) would be the closest. But you've inspired me to try and shoot something like this!

Mully · Apr 26, 2013

Wow ...beautiful country. Nice to have a great subject to work with. That would make a great canvas print

cgipson1 · Apr 26, 2013

Majeed... you did it again! Lovely!

:hail:

Pallycow · Apr 26, 2013

You have such cool places to shoot.

yeah, I'm jealous. lol

Demers18 · Apr 26, 2013

Nice work man! Love it!

runnah · Apr 26, 2013

Pallycow said:
You have such cool places to shoot.

yeah, I'm jealous. lol

We will have to make an Acadia trip. I know some little seen spots there.

weepete · Apr 26, 2013

The only thing that slightly Biggs me abouth this shot is the sky.

PropilotBW · Apr 26, 2013

I have a question for you...
How many pairs of hiking boots do you go through in a year? :lol:

And nice shot too!

ZimPhoto · Apr 26, 2013

Great shot. What I like best is that the water is clear and slow enough you can see the rocks at the bottom of the stream at the bottom of the frame. Pretty cool.

manaheim · Apr 26, 2013

Where's the damned spoon?

You know, it occurs to me that I really shouldn't drink coffee this late.

Majeed Badizadegan · Apr 27, 2013

Trever1t said:
What a Majestic place and view. Wow. Risk slipping and washing the camera?

Yeah there's always a tiny bit of risk. Take it slow and wear the proper gear. Felt-bottomed shoes are best for walking on slippery rocks.

DarkShadow said:
You the man.The photo is gorgeous.

Thanks.

TimothyJinx said:
After looking at a couple of your waterfall shots, I started looking around to see if there were any worthwhile waterfalls near me (Louisville, KY). Nope. Probably Cumberland Falls (2-3 hours away) would be the closest. But you've inspired me to try and shoot something like this!

I hope you find one and get some good shots!

Mully said:
Wow ...beautiful country. Nice to have a great subject to work with. That would make a great canvas print

You're probably right! They are having 10 bucks off til the end of this month!

cgipson1 said:
Majeed... you did it again! Lovely! :hail:

Thanks Charlie.

Majeed Badizadegan · Apr 27, 2013

Pallycow said:
You have such cool places to shoot.

yeah, I'm jealous. lol

I'm not going to contend that point

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Demers18 said:
Nice work man! Love it!

Thanks Demers

runnah said:
We will have to make an Acadia trip. I know some little seen spots there.

Planning trips without inviting me..... For shame!

weepete said:
The only thing that slightly Biggs me abouth this shot is the sky.

Not sure exactly what bugs you, care to elaborate? The sky was tricky. The dr was a good 6 stops brighter in the sky, so it made for a challenging blend.

PropilotBW said:
I have a question for you...
How many pairs of hiking boots do you go through in a year?

And nice shot too!

Only one so far believe it or not.

ZimPhoto said:
Great shot. What I like best is that the water is clear and slow enough you can see the rocks at the bottom of the stream at the bottom of the frame. Pretty cool.

when the water is lower you can see more of those! This thing was full full full.