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Glen Falls
Friday nights are really the only time that I have a chance to attempt spending the night out on a mountain somewhere, and oddly enough had not yet done it this year due to one thing or another. The spring was very late coming, and once warm weather and blooming had commenced, every Friday was un-scenic conditions. There was a good one about a month ago and I had thrown my back out the day before. So last night was the first time to go do it.
Turbo and I headed up the interstate about 70 miles to Spy Rock, I have spent at least one night a year there for the past several. It has a good view of the sunrise and set, and the night sky is usually fantastic and star filled. It's always tough the first time out with the heavy pack, and the hike up here is steep the entire way. There had been some great cloud action on the way down, but once up at the view, Sonic Clear reared its ugly head. I stayed around for the sunset and cooked some food, but never set up camp. Hiked back down in the dark, and then we rode the parkway down to the James River doing a lot of night shots.
Not really all that pleased with anything I shot the entire evening or night. Glen Falls was the first place I stopped, a roadside waterfall at Vesuvius, VA. I asked the nice lady at the house for permission to shoot the falls and she was happy to oblige. She said most people just go on ahead without asking...so if this is you, please respect her property and take the time to ask, she is very sweet.
Clouds were still around at this time and anymore I just treat waterfalls as targets of op since I do not like them the slightest with low water or sun crapping up the scene. Here I actually had to take the ISO up some to avoid blowing out all of the water details with too long a shutter speed. The water flow here was heavy, and a secondary falls had formed off to the left but I didn't like any comps with them both. This image is one exposure for the scene, and 3 for the water to restore all of the details.
Glen Falls
Friday nights are really the only time that I have a chance to attempt spending the night out on a mountain somewhere, and oddly enough had not yet done it this year due to one thing or another. The spring was very late coming, and once warm weather and blooming had commenced, every Friday was un-scenic conditions. There was a good one about a month ago and I had thrown my back out the day before. So last night was the first time to go do it.
Turbo and I headed up the interstate about 70 miles to Spy Rock, I have spent at least one night a year there for the past several. It has a good view of the sunrise and set, and the night sky is usually fantastic and star filled. It's always tough the first time out with the heavy pack, and the hike up here is steep the entire way. There had been some great cloud action on the way down, but once up at the view, Sonic Clear reared its ugly head. I stayed around for the sunset and cooked some food, but never set up camp. Hiked back down in the dark, and then we rode the parkway down to the James River doing a lot of night shots.
Not really all that pleased with anything I shot the entire evening or night. Glen Falls was the first place I stopped, a roadside waterfall at Vesuvius, VA. I asked the nice lady at the house for permission to shoot the falls and she was happy to oblige. She said most people just go on ahead without asking...so if this is you, please respect her property and take the time to ask, she is very sweet.
Clouds were still around at this time and anymore I just treat waterfalls as targets of op since I do not like them the slightest with low water or sun crapping up the scene. Here I actually had to take the ISO up some to avoid blowing out all of the water details with too long a shutter speed. The water flow here was heavy, and a secondary falls had formed off to the left but I didn't like any comps with them both. This image is one exposure for the scene, and 3 for the water to restore all of the details.