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My nice morning at Ricketts Glen in early October was brought to a tragic end when the weather turned bad, by which I mean the sun came out. Conditions during the morning had been nearly ideal, with a steady but fairly bright overcast and no wind. The clouds broke up rather suddenly and created harsh light and shadows, and almost immediately the warming caused the breezes to start. But I guess that was timely anyway, because I needed an excuse to pack it in and head to West Virginia.

Below are the last few falls I was able to shoot.

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Suggestions and comments welcome.

Dave

Nov 05, 2014 at 11:05 PM

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Dave,
Another fantastic series! Beautiful work.

Nov 05, 2014 at 11:35 PM

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The first image is absolutely beautiful. So sharp and with such depth it almost looks 3D.

Nov 05, 2014 at 11:41 PM

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Dave, great set of images. They are all pretty sweetI #1 takes it for me your comp is fantastic I agree with Chris it has great depth. I really need to make it over there. Regards, Dean

Nov 06, 2014 at 06:22 AM

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Great shots! Love the leaf swirls!

Nov 06, 2014 at 07:42 AM

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Very nice. #1 is my favorite. I like that you can see the elevation of the different cascades. Thanks for sharing.

Nov 06, 2014 at 08:18 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Ricketts Glen, the rest

These pictures are really gorgeous. How far of a drive is rickets glen from the baltimore/DC area? 3.5 hours? I need to get up there.

Nov 06, 2014 at 09:14 AM

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Superb!

These are all terrific, David. Really nice work getting the varied perspectives of Wyandot Falls.

Ed

Nov 06, 2014 at 11:36 AM

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Very nice Dave, never thought of shooting Wyandot from the other side. I'll have to make a note for next time.

Mike

Nov 06, 2014 at 12:08 PM

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Thanks, to all of you! Chris, Dean, and nikons, I know what you mean about the Tuscarora Falls shot. I think the different stages of the falls, and the leaves and log in the foreground and brighter leaves in back, created kind of a "tunnel" effect that leads the eye on a path that feels progressively deeper. That's my theory, anyhow.

Mountws1, it probably more like 5 hours from the DC area, maybe a bit more. I think it is close to 5 hours from my house in Virginia to the Wilkes-Barre area, and then you have close to an hour on secondary roads before reaching the park. It is definitely an overnight trip and you'll want to be there in the morning. There is nice (though civilized) camping in the park, and there is at least one restaurant/motel on the main road that is cheap but good; otherwise you would need to stay in the city and get up early.

Ed and Mike, I can't take full credit for shooting Wyandot front he other side. When I got there, there was another photographer shooting the swirl, so I added that to my locations to take a look at, and it was good.

Dave

Nov 06, 2014 at 01:39 PM

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Terrific waterfall shots, #3 is my favorite.

Nov 06, 2014 at 11:16 PM

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This is just killer light. Everything just glows...

Nov 06, 2014 at 11:28 PM

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Thank you, tjny and Mark. I was really lucky with the light for a few hours.

Dave

Nov 07, 2014 at 02:41 PM

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Dave,
Fantastic series.
Second seems a bit tilted to the left.

Sasha.

Nov 07, 2014 at 02:45 PM

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Thanks, Sasha. I think that is just the impression given by the tilt of the rock layers.

Dave

Nov 07, 2014 at 09:30 PM

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Fantastic waterfall shots.

Nov 07, 2014 at 10:26 PM

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Nice photos David! I really like the comp of the first one.

Nov 12, 2014 at 10:51 AM

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Those are some really nice shots. I especially like the first two. Gotta make out there one of these days...Kevin

Nov 12, 2014 at 11:25 AM


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