Every once in a while I come across a file that I never processed. This can happen when you make too many images. Places like Wahconah Falls State Park have so much to explore with the camera that I often overlook something.
A waterfall gets all the attention, especially Wahconah which can be spectacular. But downstream many of the cascade warrant their own spotlight.
It’s tempting to go monochrome with this but I enjoy the color tannins add to a cascade and around here many of the water features I visit are in hemlock woods which provide a lot of tannins. Hemlock bark is the best source for the tannins used in the processing of leather making it more flexible and water resistant and has been used for generations of traditional leather workers.
Stephen Gingold Nature Photography Blog 
Looks like flowing hair! Beautiful shot!
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Thank you! It takes a bit of experimentation to get the desired texture. No one formula works.
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What a powerful shot beautifully framed, and the colours really do add a lot to it.
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Thanks, Carol. I am glad the power of the crashing cascade comes through the image. I should have made a video of the sound for accompaniment.
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Yes, the sound of a waterfall is hard to describe.
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Yes, my first thought was a horse’s mane! The wattle here was extensively used for tanning, so I was interested to find out about hemlock use. A better use than adding it to the cooking pot😬😀
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Or pouring it into a philosopher’s ear.
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Very nice, Steve, and keeping the color was a good choice! I love how that “mane” pulls your eye right down to the splashy froth at the bottom.
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Ths brook offers many cascade compositions and freezing the water’s motion but capturing it soft are usually my two goals. Thanks, Ellen.
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I think you made the right choice with your Canon
Not to remove the colors created by the tannin.
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Thanks. As with many things photographic, some of what we capture doesn’t become apparent until in the processing mode and that was the case with the color. In my mind I intended for black and white.
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What a beautiful image. It reminded me of hair also, and of course this great song.
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“Sister Tannin Hair”
A few of my past water flow images have given the impression of hair.
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I agree, I like the subtle color the tannins add. I didn’t know that hemlock trees provided it. Around here the water is tinged by tannins from oaks.
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Oaks do provide tannins as you mention but Hemlocks are the champs.
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I really enjoyed this vibrant photo, Steve, and your info on the hemlock tannins was interesting. Lovely post.
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Thanks, Jet. It doesn’t happen often but every once in awhile I get to offer a little more than just a picture. Glad you enjoyed it.
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I like the feeling of movement a the textures in the frothy water at the bottom. The colouring of the water is great too – reminds me of the way that peat colours rivers in Scotland.
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I am glad I resisted the idea of black and white for this, Ann. Thanks!
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