moe chen
Screw Auger Falls
I love it when I am surprised. I took a trip up to Grafton Notch State Park this afternoon to take a look at Screw Auger Falls (why does one state need 2 different screw auger falls by the way. What exactly is a screw auger?). The falls themselves were pretty cool but I was not going to hop out to the rock overhang to shoot them properly (I don't know what I'm going to do when I visit the Grand Canyon in August. I'll be the guy crawling on his hands and knees out to the overlooks).
I thought I would climb down to the bottom and see if I could make my way up to the falls. As you come up to the falls the stream takes you through this little grotto here. Nothing like I have seen in Maine. I didn't quite make it to the falls (right around the bend there). I was waist deep in water already and getting to that next step would require chest high wading. I'll make another attempt when I have somebody to watch my gear or a dry bag.
This is actually my third favorite comp of the set but thought I would get some practice on the processing before processing my favorites. I do like the way the light hits that rock on the right as well as the patterns though. I actually prefer this one in black and white and an unfinished conversion is currently functioning as my wallpaper. I think I am probably in the minority though when it comes to the black and white thing... The colors here are pretty cool. I thought I saw flecks of gold in the water too but turns out it was just lots of mica and quartz embedded in the rocks.
Screw Auger Falls
I love it when I am surprised. I took a trip up to Grafton Notch State Park this afternoon to take a look at Screw Auger Falls (why does one state need 2 different screw auger falls by the way. What exactly is a screw auger?). The falls themselves were pretty cool but I was not going to hop out to the rock overhang to shoot them properly (I don't know what I'm going to do when I visit the Grand Canyon in August. I'll be the guy crawling on his hands and knees out to the overlooks).
I thought I would climb down to the bottom and see if I could make my way up to the falls. As you come up to the falls the stream takes you through this little grotto here. Nothing like I have seen in Maine. I didn't quite make it to the falls (right around the bend there). I was waist deep in water already and getting to that next step would require chest high wading. I'll make another attempt when I have somebody to watch my gear or a dry bag.
This is actually my third favorite comp of the set but thought I would get some practice on the processing before processing my favorites. I do like the way the light hits that rock on the right as well as the patterns though. I actually prefer this one in black and white and an unfinished conversion is currently functioning as my wallpaper. I think I am probably in the minority though when it comes to the black and white thing... The colors here are pretty cool. I thought I saw flecks of gold in the water too but turns out it was just lots of mica and quartz embedded in the rocks.