I have made quite a number of photographs from various spots along Dean Brook in Shutesbury. One of them, as you may recall, is Murphy Falls. But there are many other cascades that interest me for their flow patterns and, of course, the same one can have many looks depending on the current current flowing through. This one is right by the side of the road and I literally can place my tripod right outside the hatch of my SUV to make this shot.
I’ve shot this a few times…it’s so easy…but have yet to capture one that I am entirely pleased with. I can’t get quite high enough to eliminate the distractions at the top of the frame. Aside from the I do like this image for the capture of splashing, flow, and the light on the rocks. I’ll try a few more times.
So much for this originally intended to be Wordless Wednesday.
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It is perfectly pleasing to me, the non-photographer. The light on the rocks is lovely.
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Thanks, Mandy. I am a hard critic on my own work.
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Very nice Steve! Really Like The Flow of the Moving Water!
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Thanks, Reed. I do enjoy photography water in motion.
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Going with the flow… 🙂
These past 2 rainstorms have made the waterfalls very active!
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Thanks, Eliza. The weather so far gives one the feeling that we’ll be seeing quite a bit of rain this year. Might actually have full brooks in the summer.
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It’s good to have more places to go with one’s work. 🙂
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We are fortunate to have a large number of brooks and small rivers nearby. And every year the rushing water of the snow melt reshapes the cascades some.
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The color of the flow on the left and the color of the rocks on the right are almost perfectly matched. It’s almost as though the flow of the white water has been busy dissolving rock, resulting in the darker flow on the left. Now, that would be time lapse!
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With all the oaks and hemlocks in this location, there are tannins coloring the water. That flow on the left received some dodging to balance the light on the water which also brought out a bit more color as you observed.
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So this shows the current current.
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Which is as variable as the weather.
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Another one of your great long exposure shots, Steve! Let these waters flow.
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Thanks, Peter. Photographing cascades in the woods naturally offers long exposure possibilities, especially in the time before the sun hits the water.
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The flow patterns are lovely. I like returning to the same cascades as well – especially now that I’ve found Shaker Glen.
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Judging by the image you shared I can see the attraction. A lot closer than Watkins.
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