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16-MAY-2008

Impact, Glen Alpine Falls, Lake Tahoe, California, 2008

I was able to stand very close to the impact point of this waterfall, which allowed me to use my long telephoto zoom to express its explosive appearance in great detail. I anchor the image on the abstracted rocks at bottom and fill the rest of the frame with layers of spray and massive water surges. It was late in the afternoon, and the low angle of the sun illuminates a layer of water droplets that hang suspended in time at 1/500th of a second shutter speed. This image puts the viewer where he or she could never go – into the heart of a waterfall at the very instant when the cascades finally strike the bottom.

Leica V-Lux 1
1/500s f/8.0 at 65.8mm iso100 full exif

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Phil Douglis27-May-2008 19:39
I know how you love falling water, Tim. So do I -- it is a visual treat to hear the thundering cascades, smell and feel the moisture in the air, and then try to photograph the very essence of the thing as I try to do here. The old cliche "this is where the rubber meets the road," is visualized here in waterfall terms. Yes, this is at the core of what we would call "Waterfallitis."
Tim May27-May-2008 18:08
Waterfall touch my heart - this image gets to the core of why - they are an interplay of powerful force and light spray.
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