This is Wells Falls on Six Mile Creek in Ithaca, NY. On my second day of exploring the gorges and waterfalls in Ithaca I searched out this waterfall after seeing images from Scott Thomas last fall. My normal go to site for waterfall information is NY Falls but it did not have a separate post for this waterfall. Luckily, a quick internet search brought up a post from the Wise Outdoor Adventure blog with some great directions to finding this waterfall. This site also had info on an easy walk down into the gorge.
I had to visit early in the morning since I needed to be back in Binghamton in the afternoon to pick up my daughter from orientation. My next visit to Wells Falls will be later in the day. The sun was not in a good position to illuminate much of the gorge or the old hydro-electric plant built into the walls. Maybe it was better this way though since the water was not in direct sun either. A 3 image, +/-2EV bracket allowed me to capture the range of light and a trip into Photomatix brought everything together.
A Time Past
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, (1/15, 1/4, 1s bracket), 17mm, f/18, ISO 100
MLCreations Photography 
The walk down is easy, it’s the return trip that’ll get ya! HDR seems to bring out the best in Wells Falls.
I followed the first path down which I agree is one to be careful on. When I reached the bottom I found what appears to be a recently graded path back up to the road. Made the climb back very easy.
This is one where it’s best to visit on an overcast day – and I often end up with HDR’s anyway. Which is fine – but I work about 5 minutes from here and I’m still searching for an acceptable shot of the place!
I knew exploring earlier this week would be interesting considering the heat and bright sunny days but I had to take what I could get. Now that I know about the plethora of image subjects in Ithaca, I’ll be back… 😉