Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time…
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– Mark Twain
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A couple of days ago I posted an image of the beautiful Wahkeena falls and while going through the images, I found some other photos that looked interesting. This shot was taken during the same hike. The destination of the hike was the stunning fairy falls and the trail pretty much followed the creek alongside a rustic path inside the Wahkeena canyon. In my hurry to get to fairy falls I kind of ignored the many wonderful compositions available along the trail but looking back through the images I have from the day, I could see that I did have a couple of hastily taken images from the trail.
If I remember correctly, I took this shot because of the shaft of light that was coming in through the forest canopy and lighting up the moss-covered canyon wall. I used the creek as a leading line into the brighter light but unfortunately was not too careful about the clipping of highlights on some of the leaves. If I would have taken the shot today, I would have made it into a composite of two images with one faster shutter speed to expose for the brighter spots and freeze the leaves and a longer shutter speed shot to get the beautiful cascading water. But I am little surprised how little blur is there on the leaves for a 4-second exposure.
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- Voltaire.
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Fairy Falls is a tiny little fall that’s tucked inside the beautiful Wahkeena canyon. And the Wahkeena canyon is one of the hundreds of small canyons created by streams that flow into the massive Columbia River Gorge in Oregon. Now usually these canyons will have a massive waterfall right on their entrance and these waterfalls are usually the more famous than the small ones inside. But there was a reason why my wife and I did the hike that day to the little fairy falls. This fall is a perfect example of a fan-shaped waterfall and its setting is inside the most vibrant green foliage you have ever seen.
When we got to the falls what stood out was how tiny it actually is and I got the image I always pictured of the stunning Fairy Falls. While hiking back from the falls I started to notice the beauty of this little canyon. There was this spot where the trail crossed the Wahkeen creek and the moss covered rocks and trees provided a stunning contrast to the brilliant greens of the foliage. I was not as skilled with the filters back then so the highlights are a bit blown but overall this is one my favorite images from our trip.