by Sherri on July 1, 2010
McArthur-Burney Falls up close and personal, McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, California
by Sherri on April 6, 2009
McArthur-Burney Falls, Northeastern, California.
This photo of the famous McArthur-Burney Falls was taken last summer, during our Northeastern California Road Trip.
I didn't really like the way it looked straight out of the camera at all. It was actually one of the photos that almost got dumped during the editing process. Then, the other day, I started experimenting in Adobe PhotoShop Lightroom 2.1 to see what I could come up with.
Now, it is actually one of my favorites from the series of photos I took of the falls. You can see a few more
photos of McArthur-Burney Falls in my Shasta County category.
Can you figure out what I did to make this photo look like a painting? I will post the answer in a few days. Thank you for your participation!
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Update: Thank all of you who commented on this photo of McArthur-Burney Falls. I am not going to make you wait any longer to tell you what I did to get it to look like a painting.
First of all, the original photo was way too underexposed. I really didn't think I would be able to do anything with it, but I was wrong! I started experimenting using Lightroom 2.1, until I either got something I liked, or it was going into the trash bin.
Settings I used in Lightroom
Set Blacks to 0
Set Recovery to 100
Set Fill to 80
Set Clarity to +100
Set Vibrance to +55
Are you surprised?
by Sherri on October 29, 2008
Family canoeing at Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park, California.
This family was spending part of their summer vacation canoe camping at Ahjumawi. They and 2 fishermen in a boat were the only people we saw that day.
It was just enough people to make it interesting and they made great models for my stock photography!
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by Sherri on October 27, 2008
Horr Pond Camp, Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park, California.
If you are looking for solitude, look no further. This park gets less than 2,000 visitors annually.
Just be sure to
BYOB! No, I'm not talking about booze.
BYOB stands for "bring your own boat." That is the only way you will get to experience Ahjumawi.
I'd like to see this photo used on the cover of a Northern California kayaking or camping guidebook.
Note: Be sure to read my other posts on Ahjumawi. I've still got a couple more coming too!
by Sherri on October 25, 2008
Jeff & Cocoa (Dirt Road Dawg) heading out for an afternoon paddle, at Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park.
Poor Jeff. He usually has the dog in his kayak, because I usually have the camera in mine. The 2 don't mix, as you have probably figured out.
We paddled out to the first campsite to check it out. We got a late start and we had a dog with us, which slows us down. So, the first campsite was as far as we were gonna get that day. That was okay. It was a scouting trip after all!
We hung out there for 3-4 hours waiting for the light to get better for photography, before paddling back to the truck.
I will post a couple more photos from our adventure next week.
by Sherri on October 23, 2008
Jeff and Cocoa preparing for our kayak adventure, at Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park, California. Notice Mount Shasta on the left.
Most people have never heard of California's Northeastern most State Park,
Ahjumawi Lava Springs. IÂ hadn't heard of it either, until the name jumped out at me while reading over the California State Parks brochure.
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by Sherri on October 20, 2008
This photo of Mount Shasta was taken from the boat launch at Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park.
Jeff and I were loading up the kayaks for our paddle at Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park. I looked up and there was Mount Shasta staring at me.
I thought it would be good to capture a closer up view of this beauty, in addition to the
wide angle shot in my last post.
by Sherri on October 17, 2008
Mount Shasta, California, as viewed from the dirt road to Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park.
Jeff and I were really jazzed about finally getting to experience Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park, in Northeastern Californa. It had been high on our priority list for a couple of years.
The journey getting there was just as enjoyable for us, as getting to the destination itself. That's usually the case, whenever we travel off-the-beaten path via dirt roads, back roads, or by four wheel drive. In fact, when we are traveling on a dirt road, our dog Cocoa even gets the nickname "Dirt Road Dog," because she prefers them too. I'm not kidding! She gets very excited as soon as the road turns to dirt, just like we do.
The scenery on the way into Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park was breathtaking. The photo above was one of our favorite scenes along the way.
Come back soon for photos of Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park!
by Sherri on October 6, 2008
McArthur-Burney Falls taken from the observation deck at the top.
This is the view you get when you don't take the hike down to the base of the falls. In some ways, I think this view is more impressive. You get to see the falls in their entirety. That said, I also highly recommend taking the hike, so you can see it from many different perspectives. This is especially important if you are a photographer.
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by Sherri on October 3, 2008
Close up view of McArthur-Burney Falls, California
This is definitely one of the most unique shots of the falls I got and one I've never seen before.
I had to climb over very slippery rocks and get sprayed by the mist coming off of the falls to get this shot, but it was worth it.
More to come...
