Upper White Creek Falls w/Valentine Pond, Sipsey Wilderness, Alabama
by Szulecki Joshua
Gallery: Waterfalls and Flowing Water
Tags: seeking critique
Category: Nature
Exif Information:
Make : Canon
Model : Canon EOS 40D
Date Time Original : 2009-11-01 18:21:10
Exposure Time : 5/2
F Number : 9.9
Iso Speed Ratings : 100
Orientation : 1
X Resolution : 72.0000000
Y Resolution : 72.0000000
Software : Digital Photo Professional
Published: Sunday 21st of October 2012 04:50:11 PM
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Joshua Szulecki
Upper White Creek Falls w/Valentine Pond, Sipsey Wilderness, Alabama Take One
This is a very lovely waterfall tucked just above a much larger falls
on White Creek in the Sipsey Wilderness portion of Bankhead
National Forest, in northern Alabama. Valentine Pond refers to the
hottub like plunge pool located offset from the waterfall.
This is a challenging waterfall to photograph. During the morning, the
sun comes in from an angle that hits right onto the face of the
waterfall. The pool is highly dependant on current flow conditions. It
is more interesting at low water, when the level of the water is *just*
above the rim of the pool. Unfortunately, then the waterfall is barely
flowing. This is an image taken at high water, so the pool is less
visible, but the waterfall is actually a waterfall, rather than a trickle.
I had to do an unsual amount of work in DPP to get an acceptable
photograph out of the RAW file. I'm curious what you all think.