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Mystery Falls

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Mystery Falls

Uploaded: March 29, 2006

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Can you guess where you would find these falls?

Exif: FNumber: 29, ExposureBiasValue: 0/1, ExposureTime: 5, Flash: flash did not fire, ISO: 50, WhiteBalance: manual white balance

Comments

Kerry Drager April 05, 2006

Hi Jim,
Wow, what a beautiful scene ... and a beautiful photo! In fact, this makes a great "Where in the World?" selection for our PhotoFlash newsletter.

Have fun, everyone, guessing the location of these Mystery Falls!

Thanks,
Kerry

Kerry Drager
BetterPhoto.com #421119

Michelle L. Frick April 05, 2006

Wherever these falls are, they're beautiful. My first instinct would be Seven Sacred Pools in Maui, HI. I am just not sure the colors are quite right for that location. However, those are my only falls knowledge, so I will go with that. Good luck everyone! #2610685

Laura E. OConnor April 05, 2006

Hm... Looks like the falls near where I grew up. Could it be Kent Falls in Kent, CT? #2610906

April 05, 2006

A beautiful picture! Just a wild guess based on vegetation would be in Oregon along the old Columbia Gorge highway. A second guess would be on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. #2611088

Richard H. Turpin April 05, 2006

Hi Jim! ... Perhaps it's not fair for us to answer this one since we were with you when you took the shot, but our notes (actually, Sylvia's photo of the sign pointing to the falls) tell us it is a photo of Purakaunui Falls in Purakaunui Falls Scenic Reserve, South New Zealand. (Submitted by Dick, with help from Sylvia) #2611249

Diana J. DeLucia April 05, 2006

Is this McKenzie Falls, Victoria, Australia? Looks quite similar.

Diana #2611283

Paul D. April 05, 2006

Wow, New Zealand... I thought for sure this would be in the Willamette National Forest in Oregon. Beautiful image! #2611324

Claudia/Theo Bodmer level-deluxe April 05, 2006

Near Kahulua, KI? #2611386

Nicholas I. Hull April 05, 2006

Looks like the Purakanui Falls in NZ #2611686

Nicholas I. Hull April 05, 2006

Oops, after reading the rest of the posts, I see someone has already answered. Sorry. #2611700

April 05, 2006

Absolute beauty! My guess is New York somewhere near Watkins Glen. #2611956

Rick G. Nicholson April 05, 2006

My guess is Upstate NY.Rick #2612098

Pat Gamwell April 05, 2006

If this is not within 5 miles of my home in Sacramento, CA...I wouldn't have the slightest idea where they would be!! lol:)
I DO know it's absolutely BREATHTAKING! Now I know it was taken in New Zealand...SUPERB! #2612111

April 05, 2006

I think it's the bottom of Multnomah Falls, in the Columbia River Gorge (as an earlier commenter suggested) in Oregon. #2612578

April 05, 2006

Oops, shoulda read the whole message string before I responded. So, it's good to know I only have to travel as far as Oregon to see beautiful scenery similar to New Zealand's. #2612587

April 05, 2006

Falls Creek Falls. #2613044

Kathleen Henry April 06, 2006

My guess would be the Flamingo or Wynn in Las Vegas. They both have beautiful nature areas in the desert. #2616155

Buddy Purugganan April 06, 2006

I'd stay and take a dip here and maybe forget my cam afterwards!( don't you hate it when THAT happens ?) Its probably somewhere in Mexico. Its magnificent! #2616530

Yvy Ulibarri April 06, 2006

As long as guesses are free, my guess is that it is Ocho Rios in Jamaica. #2616543

Jim Miotke My Courses April 11, 2006

Excellent! Kudos to all for such good guesses!

And the correct answer is...

New Zealand!

Yes, Dick and Sylvia were with me but I also noticed a couple others got it right. Great job!

Regardless of where you find falls like this to photograph, here's the trick: overcast or shade. Avoid shooting them in direct sunlight, and use a polarizer or ND filter to darken things so you can use a slow shutter speed.

Way to go! #2633953


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