Uvas Canyon Waterfall – 1
Uvas Canyon Waterfall – 1, by Suprada on Flickr.
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Uvas Canyon Waterfall-2 – Coming soon
In the spring, a bay area resident need not look any farther than Uvas Canyon County Park for some very pretty waterfalls. This was the second time I had been to Uvas Canyon. On a Saturday, the intention was to wake up early and reach the park around sunrise. However, intentions and actions can differ at times…and I did not wake up early. I finally dragged myself outside the house at about 3.00 PM (sometimes one just wants to laze around and do nothing…)
Uvas Canyon County Park is near Morgan hill, located at the end of Croy Road in Uvas Canyon. From the Santa Clara County Parks website about Uvas canyon: “This lushly wooded park of 1,133 acres, is nestled in upper Uvas Canyon on the eastern side of the Santa Cruz Mountains. This mountain park offers hiking, camping and picnicking opportunities throughout most of the year.” After an hour’s drive, through very pretty Morgan hill surrounding I reached Uvas Canyon and started out on the “Waterfall loop” trail. The best description I found of the Waterfall loop is from Weekendsherpa – “The Waterfall Loop Trail is a short, sweet stroll that takes hikers past three signature attractions: Upper Falls, Basin Falls, and Black Rock Falls. Lichen-covered trees and rocks form a lush backdrop, and wooden bridges add some fine old-fashioned whimsy. ”
The “waterfall” featured in this photo is not really a waterfall. Its a small embankment with an opening to let the water through. The light on this waterfall was so gorgeous with the sun shining in spots through foliage and the moss on the rocks were so pretty that I had to stop for this image. I used my Singh-Ray Lighter Brighter neutral polarizing filter to get just the image I wanted.
Post – Processing Notes:
I shot this image in RAW mode and used Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.0
Here is the sample image and download link at Joop’s blog. This lightroom preset is highly recommended – one of the staples in my workflow.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure: 0.3s at at f/4.0
Focal Length: 23mm
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Filter: Singh-Ray Neutral LB Polarizer
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: April 17, 2010
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Wild Berries
Wild Berries, by Suprada on Flickr.
Wild berries on the Ohlone Trail to Murietta Falls. Late spring, a friend convinced me to hike the 12mile round trip to Murietta falls in the Ohlone Wilderness. Didn’t make it to the falls, but the approx. 10 miles of the hike was a butt kicker – with about 4000ft vertical elevation gain. The next day, walking up and down stairs seemed much harder than the hike itself!
We started the hike at a trail at Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore. Here is the Del Valle Regional Park website link. For more information about this hike check out Kevin Gong’s account of his hike to Murietta Falls.
Post – Processing Notes:
I shot this image in RAW mode and used Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3
into Lightroom and keywording them. I used one preset for this photograph apart from the lightroom basic tools panel Soft Highlights by Joop Snijder.
Here is the sample image and download link at Joop’s blog. This lightroom preset is highly recommended – one of the staples in my workflow.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon G9
Exposure: 1/320s at f/3.2
Focal Length: 7.4mm
ISO: 200
WB: Daylight
Date: April 3, 2010
Processed in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3
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