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Weeks Falls in the Central Cascades

This is a waterfall I’ve always had a hard time photographing. The main issue is that the best conditions for waterfall photography (overcast) don’t work well, as the clear view overhead results in what Gavin Hardcastle calls “the Triangle of Pointlessness” in the upper part of the photo. I was lucky, after the rest of a photo-shoot went awry, to decide to come here as an alternative location, as I unwittingly arrived in what must be the perfect conditions for this location: a mostly-blue sky but with a few clouds, one of which blocked the sun long enough for the first photo. I took the second, detail shot after the ToP returned, making any wider shots unworkable.