Sep 9, 2021
Multnomah Falls, OR
I had the opportunity to travel to Oregon in August of 2019. I stopped by the Multnomah Falls to get some establishing shots for the docuseries that I been working on. I was really excited because like nearly 10 years earlier, I had passed by this very same waterfall when I was out in Oregon for a shoot.
It is absolutely crazy how life takes you full circle sometimes. I woke up early so I could film right before I headed back home to Los Angeles. The parking situation can be rather tricky. I was lucky that I was able to get some parking especially since I would be carrying some gear with me.
I took my Canon C200, Benro Tripod, and my Sony A6300 for stills. I had to walk a bit under the over pass and it was a little challenging since all the gear was heavy. Anyway, I made it. As soon as I laid my eyes on the falls, I was absolutely blown away.
I did my research, so I knew exactly what I was looking for. I set up my tripod on the bottom of the bridge. I used my Canon 24-70 2.8L lens and I shot at a 4/5.6 split with an ND filter. I shot at 60 frames at 50 shutter speed.
Once I was done, I decided to take some stills for fun on my Sony A6300. I had to slow my shutter speed so I could obtain the milky effect on the waterfall. It took certainly a couple tries to get the camera still enough.
As you can see with color differences, the Canon C200 is more dreamy and cinematic whereas the Sony A6300 has a lot more contrast and more vibrancy.
Multnomah Falls is probably one of my favorite places I have ever filmed at. I highly recommend checking it out. I hope some day to go back and be able to go on the bridge this time.
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