North Fork Falls Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is a shot of North Fork Falls. This waterfall is about 20 feet tall. It falls down a bright red/orange wall of clay into the Coal Creek. This waterfall will run dry by the summer, so it is important to visit it early, and when there has been rain or lowland snow.

Coal Creek and the area around is an old mining area. When hiking around Coal Creek, you will see an abundance of coal everywhere. Looking in the creek, you will see some coal. Also, there is a large amount of petrified wood in the area. When hiking around, you can see old mining equipment and shacks.

This shot does not show the falls' best flow, but it does look nice here.

Getting here is quite simple. Head out on I-90 east from Seattle, take the Newport Way/W Lake Sammamish Parkway exit (exit 13), then head up Lakemount Blvd about 3 miles. On the left, you will see Red Town Trailhead. Park here, then cross the road to the Coal Creek Trail. Head down the trail for about 1/4 mile, and you will see the falls on your right.

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toniox (868) 2006-03-28 12:42

Hi matthew, I like the rusty color of your picture.

razanoor (466) 2006-03-28 13:44

Hi Matthew,

This is a beautiful shot of a waterfall. I assume its taken with time lapse...nice work. The colors are wonderful and your note is great.

regards, Raza

rosaline (0) 2006-03-28 14:29

Hi Matthew
A nice smooth capture of the water and well shown against the copper coloured rocks. The framing is good and the exposure well balanced. Good shot.
Aubrey

Ann75 (0) 2006-03-28 16:21

Hi Matthew,

Wonderful photo with a beautiful capture of these waterfalls. The colours here are amazing and the POV you took the photo from is great! Great composition with lots of details and great sharpness!

Greetings,
Ann

jwmunro (6379) 2006-03-28 20:13

Matthew -

Well done! Nice and smooth falling water.

Thanks for shring

zeca (20026) 2006-03-29 23:14

Hi Matthew! What a nice capture! I like the POV, colours and the exposition is well done!
Hey, I read that you live in Bellevue! It´s my boat´s name! What a cool coincidence!
Greetings!
Zeca

LCannon (2776) 2006-03-30 1:07

So to get this misty effect you use a higher number f/stop and a longer exposer? I'll have to give that a try as I love this photo. The colors are so dramatic and intense, the contrast with the misty looking water is wonderful. A very graphically stunning photo! Excellent work.

Stepan (27175) 2006-03-30 14:07

Seems to be an impressive place even if it's hard to figure out the scale. The exposure is interesting to enjoy the waterfall. Well done.
Stéphane

Buin (38144) 2006-03-30 14:09

Hallo Matthew!
A wonderful scenery, captured in a wonderful photo as well. The colours of the rock are incredible. Thank for showing this and your informing note.
Greetings from Germany!
Frank

ArtLook (2332) 2006-04-04 14:36

Hi Matthew,

Great colors on this photo, I like this waterfall very much. Very good exposure and sharpeness. Well done, bravo!

With BEST regards,
Arthur

jone (3229) 2006-04-06 7:27 [Comment]

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sovieira (280) 2006-04-08 20:08

Olá Matthew,
Simply beautiful, the water springing…suddenly I felt so small looking at the size of the rock… Great colours and composition
Well done,
Kind Regards,
Sónia

adramad (3872) 2006-04-10 18:51

Hello Matthew.
Very nice shot with a beautiful capture of these waterfalls. The colours here are amazing. Great composition.
Regards.
Luis.

dkeus31 (26351) 2006-04-11 6:09

Hello Matthew,
You seem to like waterfalls!
Nice here to have three in a row on the reddish stones.
Regards,
Didier

jhm (83193) 2006-04-14 11:39

Hi Matthew,
Today I browsed to you gallery, I found this picture one of the most beautiful, through are high quality also the sharpness and clarity are superb!
Excellent composition.
Thanks a lot.
Happy Easter.
John

pastadog (12821) 2006-04-15 14:50

I like the tight frame and the beautiful colors; it certainly looks pretty with this partial water flow, as we see nice shapes and the colors.

rgarrigus (0) 2007-04-24 15:56

Matthew,

Now this is one after my own heart. I love falls with unique rock and especially love red rocks like this. Good exposure on the water to not let it get blown out.

xuaxo (5825) 2007-05-21 14:20

Hi Matt
Very unusual color of the rock and the three "lines" of water.
Cheers,
F

mkgoyal2004 (708) 2009-08-24 0:46

Hi Matthew,

Great colours, milky water, perfect sharpness and framing, everything is nice. Congrats.