I keep telling myself I’m not just a waterfall photographer.. but here we are. lol
It’s hard to tell the scale of this waterfall, but by east coast standards, its actually pretty big. And messy. And beautiful. Just like life.
Wishing you all a happy and healthy new year! ❤
“As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I’ll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche. I’ll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can.” – John Muir
Another one from the archives. It was a beautiful, foggy sunrise and after I’d taken my grand landscape shots, we wandered a bit to see if anything caught our eyes. The dog was happy just to sniff around while I took photos of this and that.
Suddenly, the dog’s ears perked up and my other half called over to me. “Did you hear that?”
Do photographers EVER hear things when they’re lost in their creative flow? The obvious answer was no.
But, he swore up and down that he caught a glimpse of something BIG in the woods near the pond. And being in moose and bear territory, we decided it was time to shove off.
At least I got this photo. 🙂
Pandemics make travel difficult, obviously, so I’ve been going through my archives looking at shots I either never edited, or didn’t *like* the edit on at the time. I actually can’t remember if I released this before. But if I did, I know I wasn’t happy with it. Finicky perfectionist artists, amiright?
Anyway, today I sat down to edit and felt excited as the image took shape. So, now I present to you…maybe again…a photo of boats!
Balance :: ME
I recently put together something about Acadia Natl Park for a magazine, which means new (old) edits! (Hence the last post. And this one!)
Don’t worry, the fall foliage shots are coming…. But today you get a moody black and white.
Path of Least Resistance :: CT
Access to clean water is something most Americans take for granted. However, globally there are approximately 783 million people without clean water and approximately 2.5 billion without adequate sanitation. This results in death and disease, impacts food yield, causes conflicts, reduces available time spent on education, promotes gender inequality and holds impoverished communities back. In other words, clean water is LIFE. What are you doing to protect it? 💦
Serenity :: NY
Sometimes you drive two hours for a sunset, and end up wading through spring runoff to photograph a waterfall instead. Life, right?
But there is a lesson there (besides a reminder to buy waterproof boots)… Opportunity is all around us, we just have to be open to it.
This shot is a single exposure, taken after the sun went down in a rapidly darkening forest. ( 14mm, 55 second, f/8, ISO 100 ) It was very blue…because blue hour…and color correcting made it look natural, but not better, so I opted for B&W instead!
Minim :: CT
This month we are talking about minimalism with our students. I figured I can’t ask them to do something I’m not willing to do myself, right? 🙂
Believe it or not, this was a sunrise but it seemed like it translated better as a monochrome!
We are reaching the 6 month mark for this new teaching program over at L&L and to celebrate, I think I’ll probably give something away. A print maybe? Yeah…an 11×16 print! Want a shot to win? Sign up for the newsletter and boom! Your name will be entered in the drawing.
Name will be picked on September 1, so don’t wait. Maybe I’ll even announce it in the next newsletter. :-p
Radiance Wild :: OR
This waterfall, known locally as Sawmill Falls, is part of the Opal Creek Wilderness in Oregon. It started as a “side stop” along the way to the Alvord Desert, but it ended up winning me over within just a few short minutes of stepping foot beneath the trees. The whole forest was lush, the light was diffuse, and the waterfalls…well…as you can see, they weren’t bad. 😉 This water was actually a spectacular shade of blue-green, but when I started the edit, because of the overcast skies it seemed to work best in black and white.
This shot is actually a composite – one exposure for the trees, and one exposure for the sky and water using a 10 stop ND filter.
Also (earmuffs, Mom!) this particular vantage point involved a narrow crest of rock with a…um….steep decent behind me. While it wasn’t the most comfortable of seats, you couldn’t beat the view. 🙂
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