Waterfall Wednesday 11/3/2021

[AlanLichty]

My starter falls for today is a comparison of a shot I took two weeks ago along the trail at Sweet Creek and a similar view from yesterday. It's amazing what a difference two weeks can make. Early fall in the Pacific NW is typically the driest time of the year until the fall rains begin. Once they do the creeks and rivers get a rapid recharge and the differences aren't subtle.

Two weeks ago with early falls colors just barely getting started and creek levels quite low in spite of a couple of good fall storms and rain the day I visited:

Yesterday - the coastal mountains have received quite a bit of rain at this point and fall colors are right about peak. Some of the storms had high winds that stripped some of the big maples and there is another one coming in tonight with high winds that might do under a lot of what's left. I don't have tripod holes along the trail with my initials carved in them but I do tend to shoot in certain places regularly. I tend to adjust my zoom lens to cover what looks interesting so the two images aren't cropped identically.

Pile on with your own images of falling water

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Quite a comparison. Very dramatic.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

A view of Palouse falls. An evening view.

 

[AlanLichty]

A view of Palouse falls. An evening view.

These falls look nice in evening light. I have only been there in the morning but this looks like much better light.

 

[Ken Rennie]

Stock Ghyll Force in the English Lake District. It look like rural idyll but was once a centre of the bobbin industry with multiple waterwheels along its length turning out millions of wooden bobbins for the cotton industry. Nearby Lancashire was the centre of the cotton industry with 1/3 of the world's cotton goods produced here in the early 19thC. It is quite difficult to photograph the main falls but getting into other locations just takes a little scrambling. Ken

 

[AlanLichty]

Stock Ghyll Force in the English Lake District. It look like rural idyll but was once a centre of the bobbin industry with multiple waterwheels along its length turning out millions of wooden bobbins for the cotton industry. Nearby Lancashire was the centre of the cotton industry with 1/3 of the world's cotton goods produced here in the early 19thC. It is quite difficult to photograph the main falls but getting into other locations just takes a little scrambling. Ken

Stunning falls and fall colors with a great backstory Ken. The masonry on the old mill is beautiful as a historic building.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Thanks for starting this Alan, and a great set so far. I have found a bunch of old waterfalls that I recently re-processed. As you know, Myrtle Falls in Rainier offer serious DR issues. This is one which I was able to tame in one image using newer processing.

 

[AlanLichty]

Thanks for starting this Alan, and a great set so far. I have found a bunch of old waterfalls that I recently re-processed. As you know, Myrtle Falls in Rainier offer serious DR issues. This is one which I was able to tame in one image using newer processing.

Nice archive find Ben - nice rendering of these falls. I made the mistake of shooting those falls near sunset once and the DR was more than a bit of a challenge in processing.

 

[JimFox]

I only ever found 1 step, but this is called 2 Step Falls....

From along the North Shore Drive of Lake Superior in Minnesota.

 

[Luvwine]

I promised some pics for WW today. Here are three--all from "Glen Falls" in Highlands, NC. There are three waterfalls in total, but I only shot the first two. The first pic is the view of the first fall from the top, and the next two are the first and second waterfalls of Glen Falls. These were shot last week and the color was really nice.....

 

[AlanLichty]

I only ever found 1 step, but this is called 2 Step Falls....

From along the North Shore Drive of Lake Superior in Minnesota.

Interesting colors in the water flowing over those falls. Looks like a lot of steps if you get picky about the visible cascades. Nice one.

 

[AlanLichty]

I promised some pics for WW today. Here are three--all from "Glen Falls" in Highlands, NC. There are three waterfalls in total, but I only shot the first two. The first pic is the view of the first fall from the top, and the next two are the first and second waterfalls of Glen Falls. These were shot last week and the color was really nice.....

The colors you get for fall are astonishing compared to what I see along the west coast. This is a very photogenic set of falls and you did them justice with these images.

 

[Jim Sanderson]

One from this fall.

 

[AlanLichty]

One from this fall.

Really nice down in front view of these falls. I like the emphasis on the foreground rocks and logs.

 

[Kyle Jones]

I promised some pics for WW today. Here are three--all from "Glen Falls" in Highlands, NC. There are three waterfalls in total, but I only shot the first two. The first pic is the view of the first fall from the top, and the next two are the first and second waterfalls of Glen Falls. These were shot last week and the color was really nice.....

Really beautiful work! Here is my humbled addition to the thread from Yosemite last weekend.

 

[AlanLichty]

Really beautiful work! Here is my humbled addition to the thread from Yosemite last weekend.

Hardly looks humbled to me - beautiful light, setting, and falls.

 

[dan swiger]

Kyle, love how you captured the "glowing" trees in the meadow!
Here's my contribution Yosemite a few days ago

A view to Bridalveil Falls thru the maples

Unnamed falls near park entry

 

[AlanLichty]

Kyle, love how you captured the "glowing" trees in the meadow!
Here's my contribution Yosemite a few days ago

A view to Bridalveil Falls thru the maples

Unnamed falls near park entry

Nice pair of falls - I like how you used the maple to frame the falls in the first image.

 

[BlackRockArt]

Stock Ghyll Force in the English Lake District. It look like rural idyll but was once a centre of the bobbin industry with multiple waterwheels along its length turning out millions of wooden bobbins for the cotton industry. Nearby Lancashire was the centre of the cotton industry with 1/3 of the world's cotton goods produced here in the early 19thC. It is quite difficult to photograph the main falls but getting into other locations just takes a little scrambling. Ken
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Ken, the 1st one "Fall in the forest" and the 3rd one "cascading falls" take the cake, really beautiful.

Oliver

 

[BlackRockArt]

Really beautiful work! Here is my humbled addition to the thread from Yosemite last weekend.

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Kyle, it's great to see the Yosemite Falls roaring back.

Oliver