sparker1 Cream of the Crop  29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Nov 17, 2011 10:24 | #1 I happened upon a photo of this place, then searched for its location. It is close to the highly popular Blackwater Falls State Park in WV, but is not well known or publicized. Since I was expecting a single waterfall, I was amazed to find a series of beautiful waterfalls and cascades as far as I could follow the stream.     Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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Snydremark my very own Lightrules moment More info | Nov 17, 2011 10:36 | #2 Holy cow, Stan! The colors there are amazing; especially in the first two shots. What a great location to have near by and nice shooting. - Eric S.: My Birds/Wildlife
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gixxer Goldmember  2,035 posts Likes: 8 Joined Oct 2005 Location: Mountains of North Carolina More info | Nov 17, 2011 12:22 | #3 Nice series, great use of the small foreground cascade in the first image. Daniel
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sparker1 THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Nov 17, 2011 15:14 | #4 Snydremark wrote in post #13413004  Holy cow, Stan! The colors there are amazing; especially in the first two shots. What a great location to have near by and nice shooting.  It is a great location, Eric. Thanks for looking and commenting. gixxer wrote in post #13413466 Nice series, great use of the small foreground cascade in the first image. Thanks much, Daniel. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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Numenorean Cream of the Crop 5,013 posts Likes: 28 Joined Feb 2011 More info | Nov 17, 2011 15:55 | #5 I really like the first one. I don't think the others are as good composition wise. I do tend to like the down low shots though too. Nice job though.
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Nov 17, 2011 20:21 | #6 Lovely images of a terrific location. Doug
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sparker1 THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Nov 18, 2011 06:00 | #7 Thanks for commenting, fellas. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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Nov 18, 2011 07:07 | #8 The water does not look clear. I looked it up and apparently there is mine runoff with tons of limestone dumped there to buffer acid mine runoff. Do you know anything about this? Comments, Questions, Observations Welcome
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paul3221 Goldmember  2,468 posts Likes: 153 Joined Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ More info | Nov 18, 2011 08:30 | #9 Very nice. I really like the first two. Paul
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irishman Goldmember  4,098 posts Likes: 14 Joined Jul 2007 Location: Scottsdale, AZ More info | Nov 18, 2011 11:13 | #11 Really like the first two Stan! Looks like you got wet. Before you print #1, you might want to clone out the upper far corners---like like you caught part of your lens hood? 6D, G9, Sigma 50 1.4, Sigma 15mm Fisheye, Sigma 50 2.8 macro, Nikon 14-24G 2.8, Canon 16-35 2.8 II, Canon 24-105 f/4 IS, Canon 70-200 2.8 IS, tripod, lights, other stuff.
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sparker1 THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Nov 18, 2011 14:22 | #12 tmcman wrote in post #13416824 The water does not look clear. I looked it up and apparently there is mine runoff with tons of limestone dumped there to buffer acid mine runoff. Do you know anything about this? I thought the water looked clear in real life, that the long exposure caused it to look "murky" in the photos. It was definitely not like the Blackwater River, which was dark with tannin. I did hear something about mining chemicals causing the rocks to be reddish. Bottom line, I don't know for certain what has gone into this stream. paul3221 wrote in post #13417062 Very nice. I really like the first two. Thanks a lot, Paul. Nymphalidae wrote in post #13417258 Fantastic view! Thanks for that. I can't remember being more excited than when I got to this place. irishman wrote in post #13417744 Really like the first two Stan! Looks like you got wet. Before you print #1, you might want to clone out the upper far corners---like like you caught part of your lens hood? Thanks, Bruce. My CPL vignettes when I go full wide on the 10-22, and I failed to correct it in PP. I almost got wet when I stepped on rocks with a particular algae growing there. I later learned it sticks to your soles and makes them extremely slippery. I even met a woman there who slipped and went into the stream last year. Not a pleasant thought. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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Helenica Senior Member  718 posts Likes: 9 Joined Mar 2006 Location: Oosterhout, Netherlands More info | Nice series! I most prefer the second one. The balance between falls ans surroundings feels the most natural/correct there. Cheers, Helen
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Jet915 Senior Member  392 posts Likes: 1 Joined Dec 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA More info | Nov 18, 2011 16:41 | #14 Nice shots Stan, thanks for telling me abou this place! http://jetson-nguyen.artistwebsites.com/
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Frank_Hollahan Goldmember  2,718 posts Likes: 97 Joined Feb 2005 More info | Nov 18, 2011 17:18 | #15 gorgeous shots, Stan. All the whites seem to be well exposed.
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