Falling Water Falls

Went down to falling water creek yesterday.

The water flow was really good for this time of year.

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Thanks for looking.

Nice perspective, Ed, I checked out your wallpaper sized version and it looks even better. There is great detail throughout you shot. For reference the Richland Creek gauge was about 2.5 feet. This may be about the best level for photographs and you shot backs that up.

Ed, this is a wonderful perspective. The elements really flow well from front to back. Great work on this one!

Great take on Falling Water Falls, Ed. The way you positioned the flowing water at the bottom of the shot, it feels like the camera is right over the running water, which it probably was!

Very nice, Ed! I always appreciate the special lengths you go to to get a unique perspective on your shots.

Dave Hatfield

John, you are right, I was standing in the water to take this image. The water color of Falling Water Creek is simply unforgettable.

Tom, Where do you find the Richland Creek info, did you go down there? You are right about the water level. It was pretty much perfect, not too much that it gets muddy and dangerous but just a nice rich flow of water. I spent 4 hours photographing the falls and had the place to myself. Few more takes here. (Shameless plug to raise the traffic on my blog, September could be a record month for visitors).

Nice shot, I thought about heading up here in the morning.

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ar/nwis/rt This is the site I use for water level, probably the same one Tom uses. Tom I was thinking the same thing with 2.5 being a great level up there. Been watching it all week.

Thanks for the link Matthew. That site is perfect!

Ed, the site below is linked directly to the one Matthew noted above. This is the site that the paddlers use for determining river and creek levels in Arkansas. Something less than minimum for boating is usually a good level for photography. I have made notes over the past few years of the best levels for photos. If anyone is interested, I can give you a correlation to each stream for ideal photo levels. This at least gives you an idea of what to expect.

You can also click the link to each gauge and see a chart of the rise or fall of the stream.

http://www.ozarkpages.com/cgi-bin/stages.pl?ST=name

Tom I will have to hang on to that link. Lots of good info.

Both links are great, thanks again for both sides.

Tom, Would you consider making a guest post for my blog with your notes on the best photo levels for the streams? I am getting a few thousand visitors each month and was thinking about inviting some guest bloggers. I think every photog in the area would love to see that in writing.

Ed, I would be glad to. Send me your email address and we can work out the details.

Great POV Ed..The low angle really takes you in....Looking forward to Tom's post on your blog about the stream photo levels. What a great bit of information that will be to have. Thanks to you both!

Nice take on one of the most photographed places in the state, Ed. Looks like some great color starting to develop in the Richland Creek area. Thanks to you and Tom for sharing!

Ed, I appreciate not being blasted by over-processed color. This looks natural.

I also like the composition which features the line of rocks at the foreground leading the eye to the vertical tree trunk, then to the falls, then back along the contrasty-dark shore to the log in the water.

Good stuff!!!

the fisch

Ed a beautiful take on Falling Water. I was up there some also. I was looking for some early fall color not much there yet. I skipped falling water falls bad timing on the light and headed to Richland. I use the link Tom provided also, it's really cool with one click you can see whats up in the entire state.

Excellent Ed. Marilyn liked it too. Can't get much better than this one.