Oregon Falls

Just North of Crater Lake Oregon flows the Clearwater River. Even in the middle of Summer the river runs clear and cold. With abundant water in central Oregon mosquitos flourish! The moment I exited my truck, I was swarmed with blood thirsty mosquitos. I should have taken the hint by the lack of other people standing around enjoying the scenery. Nevertheless, I dashed from the truck to various positions around the falls and river taking photos. To get the feeling of moving water, I set the camera on aperture priority and picked f/22. This aperture setting coupled with the dark forest resulted in a nice slow shutter speed. A tripod is a must for the slow shutter speed to work by keeping anything not moving (tree and land) while allowing the water to blur in motion.

Photo Info: Canon 1Ds Mark II, Manual Exposure Mode, 2.5 sec, f/5.6 ISO 200, Canon EF 16-35mm @ 28mm