NYFalls.com Talk

send me the raw file and I can tell you if there is anything technical.

Kyle those pics are nice. Many pics I take come in that way before processing. Not sure what you use to process photos but there are some simple things you can do. Like the one of the falls. The foreground is clear and pops out where the falls are less clear. Burning shodows, use of contrast brush and dodging highlights will make it pop. Using the saturation tool in the foilage in the background is worth a try. If you want to get more complicated, overlay gradients and masking are harder to learn, but really effective.

BUT FIRST. Let's go to these falls, guys. Throw out a date. In a couple of weeks the waters shouldn't be so bad?

Theres a very well defined rim trail that starts right at the top of the metal staircase on the gorge trail or just left of the welcome sign at the end of the parking lot (the one starting on the gorge trail is more well defined). The trail will head down above eagle cliff falls. Its a bit sketchy but it leads down to the 2nd open amphitheater below "Curtain falls". Seems like people come here often as rocks are piled up and there are beer cans. Between curtain falls and eagle cliff is another set of presumably unnamed falls and an interesting angular "room" called the "council chamber". From what I could tell there is very little chance of seeing anything else unless someone is very determined. You can see some of bridal veil from the rim but there's essentially zero chance of seeing it from below. There are more falls beyond bridal veil but never anyway down. Best bet would be to wait for lower water as it might at least improve the chances of seeing more. Here are the locations you can see without too much trouble:

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Remnants of the walkways can still be seen around the council chamber

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