July 26, 2011
Log Waterfalls in Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho

We returned to Fern Falls in Coeur d'Alene National Forest again yesterday morning to work the scene some more with no breeze. I refined some compositions from previous visits including this image of some waterfalls over downed trees in Yellow Dog Creek. I had taken this composition twice on a previous visit. The first time I hadn't noticed that the polarizer was covered with spray which created a soft image and the second time was shortly after I had cleaned off the spray. Unfortunately, for the second image I adjusted the polarizer to minimize the reflection on the log and that left an odd blueish reflection on the foliage in the background. By going back and taking the image a third time, I finally got what I was after.