Falling Water in Middle Tennessee
The Highland Rim is a gorgeous part of Middle Tennessee with plenty of rivers and elevation drops -- and is thus dotted by all kinds of waterfalls, usually in beautifully forested areas. This is the middle of the three falls at Burgess Falls State Park, along the appropriately named Falling Water River, which drops some 250 ft over less than a mile. While not anywhere near as high a fall as I'm used to from out west (in Yosemite and the Columbia River Gorge), there is still a lot of water flowing here, and I just love the geology of so many of these eastern waterfalls, with their steps and tiers over the different layers of rock. And this particular river gorge is in a forest dominated by beautiful eastern hemlocks (Tsuga canadensis), which remind me a bit of my home back in Oregon.
It was a harsh day for light, even late in the afternoon. So I had to wait until the sun got quite low. At the top of the shot, you can see the last bit of remaining fall color lit up by the light of the setting sun. But the park closes at sundown, so I had to do some serious trail running to get back to the car before they closed the gate. Well worth the effort!
Long exposure (four seconds) at f/16 and ISO 200 at a 36mm FF equivalent FOV with the 12-50mm M.Zuiko on the OM-D, tripod-mounted. This was the clearest shot I could find, peeping through a lookout spot amongst the trees.
Thanks again, everyone, for your continued views, comments, and favorites. I really appreciate it. Happy Waterfall Wednesday, everyone!
Falling Water in Middle Tennessee
The Highland Rim is a gorgeous part of Middle Tennessee with plenty of rivers and elevation drops -- and is thus dotted by all kinds of waterfalls, usually in beautifully forested areas. This is the middle of the three falls at Burgess Falls State Park, along the appropriately named Falling Water River, which drops some 250 ft over less than a mile. While not anywhere near as high a fall as I'm used to from out west (in Yosemite and the Columbia River Gorge), there is still a lot of water flowing here, and I just love the geology of so many of these eastern waterfalls, with their steps and tiers over the different layers of rock. And this particular river gorge is in a forest dominated by beautiful eastern hemlocks (Tsuga canadensis), which remind me a bit of my home back in Oregon.
It was a harsh day for light, even late in the afternoon. So I had to wait until the sun got quite low. At the top of the shot, you can see the last bit of remaining fall color lit up by the light of the setting sun. But the park closes at sundown, so I had to do some serious trail running to get back to the car before they closed the gate. Well worth the effort!
Long exposure (four seconds) at f/16 and ISO 200 at a 36mm FF equivalent FOV with the 12-50mm M.Zuiko on the OM-D, tripod-mounted. This was the clearest shot I could find, peeping through a lookout spot amongst the trees.
Thanks again, everyone, for your continued views, comments, and favorites. I really appreciate it. Happy Waterfall Wednesday, everyone!