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[Kan Win]

Huay Mae Khamin Waterfall

Level Four.

This place is in Kanchanaburi Province. Go to Erawan Waterfall and just passed that there is a turn off to your left to Srinakharin Dam National Park. Only 42 kms thereafter on a very rough no tarmac road you will reach it. This was my second time there, but went there on that rough road. Near on 2 hours on that road to go 42 kms. I would not advise this road. Use the other route.

See below:-

The first time, I went the long way around on an easier way, on two ferries across the Srinakarin Reservoir. Great views there as well along that way. Go during the "Rainy Season" then the Waterfall should be as full as you have see in my photo.

Should you wish to go there, take a Thai with you that knows the area and way.

Took me 4 hours there, 1 click as you saw, 4 hours back with a whole group of people. On your own it should not take you that long.

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Olympus C-8080WZ

1/500s f/2.4 at 7.1mm iso100

I do like to capture the water.

Your views please?

Kan Win

[sbk]

Beautiful. I love how you've captured the flowing water.Could've been a tad brighter tho.

[canuckamuck]

Wow, very nice, I especially like the tree to the right side, nice vertical and gives a sense of depth and scale. I wish I had the spare time to chase some of these locations down.

Thanks for posting.

[The Vulcan]

I like it but it's a bit "washed out" to me. i.e. no saturation or bite.

I prefer it like this (attached) which focuses more on the waterfall and keeps your eye in the frame better. i think here you can sacrifice the shadow detail as it's somewhat irrelevant to the theme.

Just my view though

Good shot

[Nordlys]

Nice!

But a bit too high contrast and dramatic for my taste.

[NordicMan]

That is a very nice shot!

After 4 hours walk, I hope you could take a bath there, or at least just lie down in the water

I would like to lift the shadows a bit and add some more saturation, here is my attempt:

[bri1guy]

Very Nice Photo, did you go for a swim or get a picture of you in the picture as well? Does anyone know where the bigest waterfall is in Thailand?? ( MY Guess in Phitsabun) OR Is that it?? I have seen the one in Koh chang at a national park, its a bit smaller I recall. Was this Picture Taken in Sai Yok National park ???

[percy2]

One of my favorite places in Thailand.

If you think the road in from Erawan is rough , try the one coming from Sangklaburi! Much better to drive to Si Sawat and take the ferry over.

As for the photo, are neutral density filters available for your camera? I prefer photo's of waterfalls with much much slower shutter speeds.

Cheers

[Kan Win]

Beautiful. I love how you've captured the flowing water.Could've been a tad brighter tho.

"sbk" Thank you.

"Could've been a tad brighter tho."

In which way? Sorry please can you explain more. I was thinking the bottom part was too bright.

Wow, very nice, I especially like the tree to the right side, nice vertical and gives a sense of depth and scale. I wish I had the spare time to chase some of these locations down.

Thanks for posting.

I took the same shot many years ago, but the tree was not there, hence with the tree, as you said "nice vertical and gives a sense of depth and scale." was my thinking also.

Should make some time out to see "Thailand", but you have to choose the correct time of the year to do so.

I like it but it's a bit "washed out" to me. i.e. no saturation or bite.

I prefer it like this (attached) which focuses more on the waterfall and keeps your eye in the frame better. i think here you can sacrifice the shadow detail as it's somewhat irrelevant to the theme.

Just my view though

Good shot

Too dark for my liking. I Printed my photo 10 x 12 and it looked good, but not great. (see below my comments)

Nice!

But a bit too high contrast and dramatic for my taste.

Correct in the first point, sorry, but dramatic is what this waterfall is in real life.

That is a very nice shot!

After 4 hours walk, I hope you could take a bath there, or at least just lie down in the water

I would like to lift the shadows a bit and add some more saturation, here is my attempt:

Maybe I wrote it wrong, the Drive up there was 4 hours, the walk was about 300 meters or so. My Kids did have a swim or two in there, not this time around thought, as they where not with me.

"I would like to lift the shadows a bit and add some more saturation, here is my attempt:"

Now that I do like. Thank you.

Very Nice Photo, did you go for a swim or get a picture of you in the picture as well? Does anyone know where the bigest waterfall is in Thailand?? ( MY Guess in Phitsabun) OR Is that it?? I have seen the one in Koh chang at a national park, its a bit smaller I recall. Was this Picture Taken in Sai Yok National park ???

No I did not as I am not very photogenic.

Well the tallest must be this one I think :-

"Was this Picture Taken in Sai Yok National park ???"

No, this one was take years ago in Sai Yok National park:-

The only waterfall in Thailand that flows into a river, one thinks.

One of my favorite places in Thailand.

If you think the road in from Erawan is rough , try the one coming from Sangklaburi! Much better to drive to Si Sawat and take the ferry over.

As for the photo, are neutral density filters available for your camera? I prefer photo's of waterfalls with much much slower shutter speeds.

Cheers

Yes, I concur with you "percy2" me fab place in Thailand also.

I did hear about that road, never went on it as I came from Kan town side.

"are neutral density filters available for your camera? " could be, never looked for then. Please can you explain more about these filters?

Silky looking waterfalls to me are not my style as to comapre to what a real waterfall should look like. I enjoy to capture that moment in time as I see it.

Yours truly,

Kan Win

[percy2]

One of my favorite places in Thailand.

If you think the road in from Erawan is rough , try the one coming from Sangklaburi! Much better to drive to Si Sawat and take the ferry over.

As for the photo, are neutral density filters available for your camera? I prefer photo's of waterfalls with much much slower shutter speeds.

Cheers

Yes, I concur with you "percy2" me fab place in Thailand also.

I did hear about that road, never went on it as I came from Kan town side.

"are neutral density filters available for your camera? " could be, never looked for then. Please can you explain more about these filters?

Silky looking waterfalls to me are not my style as to comapre to what a real waterfall should look like. I enjoy to capture that moment in time as I see it.

Yours truly,

Kan Win

A ND filter just reduces the amount of light evenly across your sensor.

Maybe Wiki does a better job of describing it.

Neutral Density

A Neutral Density (ND) filter creates a reduction in light that is neutral and equal for the film or sensor area. This filter is often used to allow for longer exposure times whenever a longer exposure would normally create over exposure in the camera.

A Graduated Neutral Density (GND) filter is a neutral density filter that varies the effect with a gradient so it can be used to compress dynamic range across the entire scene. This can be beneficial when the difference between highlights and shadows of a scene are too great to allow for proper exposure for both.

Cheers