Behind the Frozen Falls by Canon Image Challenge

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22-FEB-2013	davev

Minnehaha Falls in the winter

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Canon Image Challenge		22-Mar-2018 17:54
Thanks everyone. The falls are somewhere between 50 and 55 feet, I don't remember the exact height. I wear tennis shoes years round, this day was no different. If you look at the one shot from in front of the falls, you see a trail going behind. That's the dumb way in. On the top edge, where I took the summer/fall shot, if you step over a wall, you can pretty much have an easy walk to the landing behind the falls. It was fun to watch a bunch of people slide down the ice path. Traveller, you are way to kind. If you're ever in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, drop me a line. (or anyone else) I'll take you to all these spots and show you how easy it is to get shots like mine. I'm nothing special. davev

Canon Image Challenge		19-Mar-2018 15:02
This shot keeps drawing me back to it - very very well done. Jim

Canon Image Challenge		19-Mar-2018 13:28
Oh my that's fantastic, love the wide angle and the person on the left for scale. I hope you were wearing ice cleats. Paul

Canon Image Challenge		18-Mar-2018 00:43
Oh wow! Thanks for the link....from the ice pictures I didn't suspect that the falls was this high...I often say that this image or that is....extraordinary good...which is true, but the sheer volume of perfect images from you is bordering on astounding. You raise the bar for everyone...thanks for sharing. Traveller

Canon Image Challenge		15-Mar-2018 05:18
For the 5K ... I have no idea. Smugmug added that. Probably the size. I normally save at 2400 x 1600 for the web. Do people climb it. I've never seen anyone do it, plus I don't think it would be the safest thing to do. There is still some flowing water, I wouldn't trust the ice. This is from 5 years ago, before it really got on the radar to go behind it. This year, dozens of people were doing it daily. There are signs telling people not to venture behind the falls, but no one cares ... until they started to hand out tickets for trespassing. That stopped a lot of it. davev What it looks like in the warmer seasons. https://davev.smugmug.com/WildLife/2013/i-JCf8gRH/A

Canon Image Challenge		14-Mar-2018 10:28
Interesting and beautiful from both sides. Do people climb those falls? Dave

Canon Image Challenge		14-Mar-2018 08:17
Oh lord, those are very different pictures...and there is a person off to the left in that one too...if you don't mind me asking, you being the proper teacher, me being the supplicant pupil, what does the 5k mean on the end of the image link...obviously, 5k resolution? As always, great, great stuff from you...though I may like the second even better...though both are fabulous. Traveller

Canon Image Challenge		14-Mar-2018 06:10
A look from the outside. https://photos.smugmug.com/WildLife/2013/i-MqbdJzB/0/1f68b32b/5K/Infront%20of%20the%20falls-5K.jpg davev

Canon Image Challenge		14-Mar-2018 04:13
Very good...I thought this might have been from inside a giant shark, or a baleen whale instead of a water falls...the tiny people off to the left is a nice benefit. Traveller

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