Pierce County
Mount Rainier
- Theodore Dreiser.
Another image of the beautiful Christine falls from Mt Rainier National Park. In my earlier posts about our visit to the park, I have talked about how our trip to the park coincided with a storm. The storm pretty much covered the entire park in clouds, and the whole time we were there, we couldn’t even seethe main attraction of the park, Mt Rainier itself. We were not discouraged, though and the reason for our bright outlook was the sheer number of beautiful waterfalls around the park.
The stormy overcast conditions were perfect for waterfall photography. Christine Falls, located on the eastern side of the park, and with such a beautiful setting, we could not afford not to visit the waterfall. While the scene at Christine falls is gorgeous, it’s the only composition you can make here as I am not sure getting to the fall's base is even possible. After taking the standard composition, I tried some variations in attempting to frame the waterfall with a tree near the viewing platform. I intended to give a certain depth to the scene. The technical details are pretty straight forward. I used a polarizing filter and a three-stop ND filter to slow the shutter speed and cut down the foliage glare.
- Norman MacCaig.
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One of the most amazing things about Mt Rainier National Park is the sheer number of stunning waterfalls around it. When we visited we didn’t see the sun for three days and pretty much only saw the mountain for about 20 minutes. But thankfully it was perfect weather for the waterfalls, the cloudy sky provided me with a diffused light for the waterfalls.
This fall is known as Christine Falls and its located to the eastern side of Rainier National Park. Its about 40ft in height and the most interesting fact about it is the nice framing provided by the stone arch bridge that’s just in front of the falls. There is pretty much only one frame to shoot from here but it’s a spectacular scene and I am glad I was there to see it.
Sunrise, Mount Rainier
Sunset, Mount Rainier, Washington.
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Picturesque Falls with Rainier backdrop.
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Mount Rainier National Park
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Sunset view of Tatoosh Range, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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