Rose Valley Falls and Piedra Blanca

Nikolai · January 17, 2006

Sunday January 15th Kendall (Aero-Nut), Mikko and me made a little trip to Ojai sierras. We visited Rose Valley Falls and Lower Lions campground, next to a Piedra Blanca area.
Here are a few pictures.
Kendall and Mikko are posing in front of the MURRANO and frost-bitten picnic table:

Lower tier of the falls (30 sec shot):

Top of the lower tier:

Approaching the top tier:

200 ft tall top tier:

I climbed it a bit, here are guys at the base of the upper tier:

Little creek rushing down:

Sun was still low:

Kendall is chimping:-)

Sierras view towards Santa Barbara:

Trail back is always easy:

Next stop - Piedra Blanca. This is a small version of what in fact is a 150Mp panorama hand made from 21 Canon 20D raw images:

When we got closer, we discovered a neat rock formation:

Kendall is shooting the Rock with his EF-S 10-22:

Day was so clear that on our way back we saw the Pacific (35 miles away) and Channel Islands (70 miles away):

The rest is here:
http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/1132291
Enjoy dgrin meetups!

aero-nut · January 17, 2006

Nik,

Very cool shots! You got some good angles on those falls. I really like that panorama. It turned out well. That pic of me chimping looks like I'm in pain.

Nikolai · January 17, 2006

aero-nut wrote:

Nik,
Very cool shots!
You got some good angles on those falls.

I like yours too. Some of your b/w look really neat! You need to post them here!

aero-nut wrote:

I really like that panorama. It turned out well.

It's not without the seams, but for a handheld version I think it may pass as a "C" :-)

aero-nut wrote:

That pic of me chimping looks like I'm in pain.

It's just sun being hitting directly in your eyes ;-)

Cheers!

USAIR · January 17, 2006

Nik very nice set
Falls look great and the pano

Thanks
Fred

gubbs · January 17, 2006

Hi Nik!

Awais Yaqub · January 17, 2006

Nice series loved them

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WaterfallRich · January 17, 2006

Nice series, Nik! Looks like a very cool place. I really liked that trail shot also.

Nikolai · January 17, 2006

Fred,

USAIR wrote:

Nik very nice set
Falls look great and the pano

Thanks
Fred

Thanks for visiting:-)!
Unfortunately we didn't have a lot of water in the falls. In fact, this was probably the least amount of the current for all my trips there. When it's full it looks really great, like a mini-Yosemite:-)

Cheers!

Nikolai · January 17, 2006

Gubbsie,
Great to hear from you!
Glad you liked it!
Cheers!

Nikolai · January 17, 2006

Thanks, Awais!

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Nice series loved them :

Hope Kendall and Mikko will post more from this trip!
Cheers!

Nikolai · January 17, 2006

Hey Rich,

WaterfallRich wrote:

Nice series, Nik! Looks like a very cool place. I really liked that trail shot also.

As you have no doubt noticed, we don't get as much water-falls here in SoCal as you do at your place. Still, it was at least an attempt:-)

Cheers!

Angelo · January 17, 2006

Nikko - these are fantastic shots.

I'm jealous I couldn't join you on what was obviously a great day of shooting.

Nikolai · January 17, 2006

Thanks, man!

Angelo wrote:

Nikko - these are fantastic shots.
I'm jealous I couldn't join you on what was obviously a great day of shooting.

We missed ya

Next time, I guess..

Cheers!

Back Window · January 17, 2006

Piedra Blanca is that in portigal? i may be mistaking it for pedra branca

otherwise nice scene shots !

Mikko · January 17, 2006

Nikolai,

I would like to thank you for taking Kendall and I to this great place. It was a great time shooting with you. We will have to do this again soon.

You got some awesome pics. I like the one at the upper falls where you climbed up and took a picture of Kendall and I down bellow. That is a good composition.

Once again Thanks,
Mikko

DavidTO · January 17, 2006

Nikolai wrote:

As you have no doubt noticed, we don't get as much water-falls here in SoCal as you do at your place. Still, it was at least an attempt:-)

Cheers!

Nik, we'll have to check it out after our rainy season. It'll be flowing pretty heavy then, I'd bet.

Nikolai · January 17, 2006

Raining season

DavidTO wrote:

Nik, we'll have to check it out after our rainy season. It'll be flowing pretty heavy then, I'd bet.

I was actually planning to do that last year, but... You remember what *how* it was raining last year.. Ojai had 3 ft of water flood, hwy 33 was closed... BTW, part of it is still washed out, there is a 300 ft section on a stiff slope where it turns into one-lane road.
May be this year will not be as drastic...

Nikolai · January 17, 2006

I guess it's Spanish

Back Window wrote:

Piedra Blanca is that in portigal? i may be mistaking it for pedra branca

otherwise nice scene shots !

Or mexican, whatever you prefer:-)
In any case it means "white stones":-)

Thanks!

aero-nut · January 17, 2006

You may have seen these posted already in other forums, but per Nik's request, I thought I'd post a few from the trip as well. If you've seen these already, I appologize.

Nik and Mikko finding the right angle for the landscape shot.

Nik capturing the view.

Rock formations nearby.

Ocean and Channel Islands from about 40 miles distance

Ventura Pier

High surf at Ventura

The pier from another angle.

"Pier pressure" :hide

The ocean through a bottle (acutally two polarizers on top of each other and a 30 sec exposure)

The rest of the pics are here.

I have to agree with Mikko. Thanks for showing us around, Nik!

Nikolai · January 17, 2006

Pleasure was mutual:-)

aero-nut wrote:

You may have seen these posted already in other forums, but per Nik's request, I thought I'd post a few from the trip as well. If you've seen these already, I appologize.

I have to agree with Mikko. Thanks for showing us around, Nik!

Great shots, Kendall!
For some reason your waterfalls look much more contrasty and lively than mine, I could almost think you were using flash

And Pier shots are lovely!

Now it's Poppy Trip!

aero-nut · January 17, 2006

Nikolai wrote:

Great shots, Kendall!
For some reason your waterfalls look much more contrasty and lively than mine, I could almost think you were using flash
And Pier shots are lovely!

Now it's Poppy Trip!

Hehe...thanks Nik. Actually none of the shots that I used a flash for turned out. I just bumped contrast and saturation in PS on a couple of the natural light shots.

I agree...we definately need to get that poppy trip together. I'll keep an eye on them out here and see when their starting to bloom.

erich6 · January 18, 2006

Nice pictures guys. I saw that you were getting together for this and wished I could join you but had other commitments. Looks like a great day though. Maybe next time....

Erich

Nikolai · January 18, 2006

Just watch this thread!

erich6 wrote:

Nice pictures guys. I saw that you were getting together for this and wished I could join you but had other commitments. Looks like a great day though. Maybe next time....

Erich

Next trip will prolly happen around March...

Back Window · January 19, 2006

Nikolai wrote:

Or mexican, whatever you prefer:-)
In any case it means "white stones":-)

Thanks!

the waves there or near there is one of the best in the world

Nikolai · January 25, 2006

Improved panorama (Large Image)
Spent a bit more time on this (also used a better tool, Panorama Factory):

aero-nut · January 26, 2006

Nikolai wrote:

Spent a bit more time on this (also used a better tool, Panorama Factory):

Very nice Nik! I don't see any seams. Impressive.

Nikolai · January 26, 2006

Thanks, Kendall!

aero-nut wrote:

Very nice Nik! I don't see any seams. Impressive.

PF is a great tool. Very easy to use, and the great results, too!

Rose Valley Falls and Piedra Blanca

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