Bruce Murden
07-30-2008, 10:23 PM
This is Miners Falls in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Munising, MI, in "the U.P." (Upper Penninsula). This view is from the viewing platform down the stairs and around the corner from the view Gordon posted recently. His image of the walk through the woods to get to the falls left me wanting to actually be there to hear the great rush of the water. Fortunately, I've been there, so his image inspired me to show you the falls as I've seen them.
Most people who see these falls do so from this main viewing platform. I wait for them to come, take their snaps, and move on. One couple showed up, chatted with me for a while, and told me they were "camera nuts", and indeed they were. They used 3 or 4 cameras each to take some pics,without once using a tripod. I'm sure their photos were more of the "I was here" variety, and I hope that experience suits them. I'm more of an image nut, enjoying the final output, and trying to show how I feel about a subject. Since this view is easily obtained, I only half-jokingly refer to this as the documentary view, but I hope some of the power and rush of this grand waterfall comes through. It's an awesome experience to be alone there, with a constant thunder of the water that you hear as you approach the falls from the woods. It's oddly peaceful to be in such a loud environment in the midst of a quiet pine forest.
Nikon D80, Nikon 24-85 @ 40 mm, ISO 100, f/16, 1/4 sec, tripod. May 2007 -- spring is always good with swollen rivers and better water flow.
Most people who see these falls do so from this main viewing platform. I wait for them to come, take their snaps, and move on. One couple showed up, chatted with me for a while, and told me they were "camera nuts", and indeed they were. They used 3 or 4 cameras each to take some pics,without once using a tripod. I'm sure their photos were more of the "I was here" variety, and I hope that experience suits them. I'm more of an image nut, enjoying the final output, and trying to show how I feel about a subject. Since this view is easily obtained, I only half-jokingly refer to this as the documentary view, but I hope some of the power and rush of this grand waterfall comes through. It's an awesome experience to be alone there, with a constant thunder of the water that you hear as you approach the falls from the woods. It's oddly peaceful to be in such a loud environment in the midst of a quiet pine forest.
Nikon D80, Nikon 24-85 @ 40 mm, ISO 100, f/16, 1/4 sec, tripod. May 2007 -- spring is always good with swollen rivers and better water flow.