United States Tumwater Falls Park

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Joe Becker

This is another view of the Upper Tumwater Falls, on this smoky day.

This is another view of the Upper Tumwater Falls, on this smoky day.

Arnie Lund

37mm1/1sf/22ISO 160
Tumwater Falls Park

Tumwater Falls Park

Joe Becker

52mm1/6sf/22ISO 100
It was a challenge to get a good photograph of Tumwater Falls today. First of all, there are wildfires burning around the state and everything has a gray haze. Then all the recommendations for photographing falls say you should do it in the early morning or late afternoon. This was far enough away that I got there at noon, and the sun was blasting away on one side of the ravine and the other side was incredibly dark. If I got the water right other parts of the image were either washed out or were too dark to rescue. This area is just below the main upper Falls. The image isn’t perfect, but I liked how it captured the natural flow of the water and the human-made structure of the fish ladder.

It was a challenge to get a good photograph of Tumwater Falls today. First of all, there are wildfires burning around the state and everything has a gray haze. Then all the recommendations for photographing falls say you should do it in the early morning or late afternoon. This was far enough away that I got there at noon, and the sun was blasting away on one side of the ravine and the other side was incredibly dark. If I got the water right other parts of the image were either washed out or were too dark to rescue. This area is just below the main upper Falls. The image isn’t perfect, but I liked how it captured the natural flow of the water and the human-made structure of the fish ladder.

Arnie Lund

18mm1/2sf/5ISO 160
About this spot
Tumwater Falls Park spans the Deschutes River as it tumbles through a small canyon and over three waterfalls. Trails follow each bank of the river, with two footbridges connecting the trails.

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Puget Sound

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