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One of several magnificent waterfalls on Paddock Beck which runs toward Askrigg in Wenselydale. Mill Gill Force is just beautiful, cutting its way into a gorge with lush vegetation around it. A lot easier to access than Whitfield Gill Force too.
Gullfoss, known as the "Golden Falls" due to the water's golden color caused by sediments from the earth and glacial ice, is located in the Hvítá river canyon in Southwest Iceland which the geologists believe was formed by glacial outbursts at the beginning of the last ice age.
As I was standing in front of it on that overcast late morning, I could feel the pure power and energy coming from the rushing water.
Here's an interesting history of this majestic waterfall:
"In the early days of the last century, Gullfoss was at the center of a controversy regarding foreign investors and their desire to profit off Iceland’s nature. In the year 1907, an English businessman, Howell, sought to utilize the waterfall’s energy and harbored ambitions to use its energy to fuel a hydroelectric plant.
At the time, Gullfoss was owned by a farmer named Tómas Tómasson. Tómas declined Howell’s offer to purchase the land, stating famously “I will not sell my friend!” He would, however, go on to lease Howell the land without the knowledge of a loophole that would allow him to proceed with his plans.
It was Tómas’ daughter, Sigríður Tómasdóttir, who would lead the charge to stop Howell’s ambitions. Having grown up on her father’s sheep farm where she helped pave the first road to Gullfoss, she sought to get the contract nullified, hurriedly saving her own money to hire a lawyer.
The ensuing legal battle was an uphill struggle; the case continued for years, forcing Sigríður to travel many times by foot to Reykjavík, a distance of over 100 kilometers (62 miles). Circumstances became so difficult that Sigríður threatened to throw herself into the waterfall if any construction began.
Her tenacity, however, resulted in success. In 1929, Howell withdrew from the lease, unable to keep up with the costs and difficulties of his plan. The waterfall thus fell back into the hands of the Icelandic people.
Today, Sigríður is recognized for her perseverance in protecting Gullfoss and is often hailed as Iceland’s first environmentalist. As such, she is one of the most famous figures in Iceland’s history. Her contribution is forever marked in stone; a plaque detailing her plight sits at the top of Gullfoss.
Interestingly, the lawyer who assisted Sigríður, Sveinn Björnsson, went on to go down in history too; he became the first president of an independent Iceland in 1944."
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Aira Force Waterfall. I haven't been to the falls for a couple of years, so took an early morning walk with the camera. A dull overcast day which are really the best kind of conditions for shooting falls.
Aira Force, Ullswater, Lake District
This "overspill" waterfall only appears when the river is quite full. When there has been a storm it appears to be carrying as much water as the main falls !
Summerhill force/Gibson’s cave
Bowlees
Co Durham
North east England
Nikon 850
Sigma art 24-105(24mm
F 11
1.3 seconds exposure
Iso 100
Nisi landscape Cpl
Edited in Lightroom with Nik
I'm sometimes torn between black and white and colour renditions of an image, and this is one of those occasions. I try to make myself choose, but this time it feels like trying to decide which of one's two children one loves the most.
After a walk around the cloud shrouded fells around Wasdale Head, I found myself taking a short break here by Ritson Force. The water levels in the Mosedale Beck were actually a lot lower than I had expected, so the flow of the waterfall wasn't that strong.
It is still a great little spot to take a snack and a rest after the rigours of the fells. The water was a lovely clear green/blue colour and the only company I had was a small lively "Dipper" combing the rocks and shallows looking for its own snack.
There are two sets of waterfalls here, this is the lower one, which is more accessible than the narrower upper falls.
It was a steamy hot day today. The dark clouds were rolling in over the city. According to the weather app, there was no rain forecast. The Bureau of Meteorology radar said otherwise. It showed a massive storm happening over the bay. I jumped in the car and raced down to Seaford Pier. I was hoping to catch the lightning display due West, directly down the centre of the pier, but the storm had shifted by the time I arrived. It was hard to pick a bad spot to set up for a photo.
I've never taken photos of lightning before, so there was plenty of trial and error while I dialled in my settings. There were many shots of nothing, but I got some spectacular shots like this one. Really happy for my first attempt.
Cotterdale Force is a small waterfall on Cotterdale Beck, a minor tributary of the River Ure, near the mouth of Cotterdale, a side dale in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England.
The artist Joseph Mallord William Turner sketched here in July 1816 for his Yorkshire Sketchbook.
Cotter Force is a small waterfall on Cotterdale Beck, a minor tributary of the River Ure, near the mouth of Cotterdale, a side dale in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England
Scaleber Force waterfall is probably the best waterfall I’ve photographed in the Yorkshire Dales. It’s hidden away on a small back road in the hills above Settle and would be very easily missed without prior research and knowledge of the area. I visited on an extremely damp summer morning earlier this year and had the place all to myself. The slippery paths down to the bottom of the falls were a little hair raising, but this incredible waterfall scene was very much worth the effort to reach.
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Summerhill Force is a waterfall found in a wooded glade near Bowness in Upper Teesdale. The overhang behind and to the side of Summerhill Force waterfall is known as “Gibson’s Cave”. The cave is named after William Gibson. In the 16th century an outlaw, Gibson hid here while on the run from the constables of Barnard Castle.
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Continuing with the winter theme (still), and another rare dabble into waterfalls for me, first outing for this image from last year.
Catrigg Force is found a short distance from the village of Stainforth, just north of Settle, where there is a National Park car park. From the same car park it is also only a short walk to Stainforth Force - another dramatic waterfall.
The sweep of waves on South Beach in morning. Spent some time post-sunrise trying out different framing...looking for smaller frames of the waves themselves.
"Force" is local dialect for "falls" and does not refer to the power or flow of the river, hence these are the lower falls on the upper river Tees (and consist of a series of smaller falls rather than one large one).
"Force" is local dialect for "falls", (derived from the Norse "Foss") and does not reflect the power of the river. These are the lower major falls on the river Tees, 2 miles below High Force. The water really did look this black & oily !
Excerpt from www.artintheopen.ca/explore#force:
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A circle is a beautiful shape but it is closed and nothing can go out and nothing can come in. This circle is open and the resulting force is like that of a powerful magnet. In life one must allow the movement of forces in and out of one’s soul and one’s self.