Jikso waterfall

The Jikso Falls can be found inside Byeonsanbando National Park (변산반도국립공원). You can’t drive to this location. You can hike to it from two different directions. We took the shorter route (not the route from Naeso Temple) which was probably about 3 kilometers and not as steep. The waterfall can be seen in the far right portion of today’s panorama. We ate lunch right next to the waterfall even though a sign had been put up in the prior month saying you can no longer eat there or go in the falls. Our guide did not know about these new rules.

Posted on July 31st, 2013 under Korea. Tags: jikso falls, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, panorama, photomerge, waterfalls. Comments: 1

Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls through the trees

Posted on April 4th, 2013 under Other. Tags: Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S NIKKOR G ED N, Nikon D600, waterfalls, yosemite national park. Comments Off on Yosemite Falls

Yosemite’s Bridalveil Fall base

For today’s photo I didn’t use a filter. Instead, I sat my camera down on a bridge post, changed the f stop to 25 and left the shutter open for half a second. I brought my tripod with me to Yosemite, but I never had the chance to use it. I would have liked to have taken some photos after dark, but out hotel was an hour away, and we left the park every day before sunset and arrived after sunrise. This is probably the only photo I took with a somewhat long exposure.

Posted on March 30th, 2013 under Other. Tags: Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D600, photography, waterfalls, yosemite national park. Comments Off on Silky water

Yosemite’s Vernal Fall

We weren’t planning on hiking up the Mist Trail to Vernal Fall because the trail was supposed to be closed for the season, and we weren’t sure if everyone in our party would be up for it. However, we wanted to see how far we could get. When we got to the “closed” section of the Mist Trail (above the footbridge and below Vernal Fall) people were going around the closed sign, and others (including little kids and babies on backs) were coming down from having hiked the closed section so we followed suit. There was no danger on that part of the trail on this day so I’m not sure why it was closed for the season. Maybe they have fixed dates based on typical snow patterns, and this was a warmer than usual year? There was no snow or ice on the trail. In fact, it was rather warm on this day in late March. We did get wet from the mist but not soaked like some people report in April and May.

I imagine this trail is crazy crowded in the summer. There were plenty of people on the Mist Trail in late March, but I’m guessing it was just a fraction of the normal traffic. This is not a hike you want to miss if you are in Yosemite!

Posted on March 29th, 2013 under Other. Tags: Nikon 24mm f/2.8 AF-D nikkor lens, Nikon D600, waterfalls, yosemite national park. Comments Off on Vernal Fall

As we came down the trail (one of many and I have no idea which one) on Mt. Takao we found ourselves alone with a priest and a waterfall.

Posted on June 16th, 2012 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, Mt. Takao, shinto, waterfalls. Comments Off on Religious rites on a holy mountain side