Waterfalls

This photo was taken on July 2, 2011, while on the MeetUp hike to Lost Falls, near Ashland, Oregon

My first HDR image!! (My husband learned how to do long-exposure and HDR images, and taught me how to do it, and this was my first attempt!) This picture was taken on our aborted July 2, 2011 hike to Stuart Falls by way of the Red Blanket Trail in the Sky Lakes Wilderness area of Southern Oregon. NOTES from FLICKR: Thank you everyone for helping this image reach 1300+ views, 950+ comments, 54 favorites and 1 Gallery placement!!! This image has attained these highest rankings in the following award groups and is very proudly and humbly displayed with thanks to each of you for your awards, comments and favorites in these top tier Gallery Threads and high-level groups: Flickr Award Gallery (L3) * Finest Diamond Gallery (L3) * The Magic of the Nature Gallery * iPhoto Hobby Gallery (L3) * Colors of the Heart Gallery * My Favorite Forest Gallery * Landscapes, Sunsets, Waterscapes Winning Gallery * Triple Ring of Excellence Gallery (L3) * Best of DAMN! I Wish I'd Taken That! * Photography for Recreation: Diamond (L6) * WoW (L5) * Creative Master (L2) * FlickrDuel contest: +10 Long Exposure * View Awards Count

This image was taken on our aborted July 2, 2011 hike to Stuart Falls by way of the Red Blanket Trail in the Sky Lakes Wilderness area of Southern Oregon.

This image was taken on our aborted July 2, 2011 hike to Stuart Falls by way of the Red Blanket Trail in the Sky Lakes Wilderness area of Southern Oregon.

This image was taken on our aborted July 2, 2011 hike to Stuart Falls by way of the Red Blanket Trail in the Sky Lakes Wilderness area of Southern Oregon.