Category Archives: waterfall

Pratt’s Falls

Posted by Mike on

I head to go to Syracuse yesterday morning but decided before I left that the return trip would be an adventure. After my first waterfall image a few years ago (well, at least since learning more about photography) I have been fascinated by them. Surprising, New York state has an abundance of waterfalls for me to explore. I found the NYFalls website about a year ago and have been trying to make my way to those close to me.

Pratt’s Falls is located just south of Syracuse within the Pratt’s Fall County Park in the town of Pompey. There is a nice trail leading down to an overlook spot at the base of the falls. With all the recent rain it did make for an interesting walk but ensured there would be good water flow over the falls. Due to the severity of the terrain in the gorge you have to stay on the trail which limits the possible views of the falls. I think a revisit during the colored leaves season is in order…

Start of the Fall Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/20s, 17mm, f/20, ISO 100

Start of the Fall
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/20s, 17mm, f/20, ISO 100

Pratt's Falls Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/3s, 24mm, f/22, ISO 100

Pratt’s Falls
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/3s, 24mm, f/22, ISO 100

Divide the Light and Dark Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/6s, 50mm, f/22, ISO 100

Divide the Light and Dark
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/6s, 50mm, f/22, ISO 100

Top Close-up Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/5s, 55mm, f/22, ISO 100

Top Close-up
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/5s, 55mm, f/22, ISO 100

Bottom Close-up Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/5s, 55mm, f/22, ISO 100

Bottom Close-up
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/5s, 55mm, f/22, ISO 100

Water Lights

Posted by Mike on

I have captured this bridge a few times over the past year and a half but I never ventured out at night. There were a few scenes I wanted to explore last night and although not all of them panned out for me, this image of the walkway bridge over the end of the Black River as it enters the barge canal turned out as I had hoped. There is something about reflected lights on water that just fascinates me.

Water LightsNikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 50s, 26mm, f/20, ISO 100

Water Lights
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 50s, 26mm, f/20, ISO 100

Just Past Prime

Posted by Mike on

My original plan was to get up early and try to catch the morning light at Chittenango Falls State Park but the below freezing temps convinced me to stay inside sipping my coffee. The cold weather wouldn’t have bothered me but I didn’t want to try to navigate the trail down into the gorge with any frost on the ground. It is suppose to be warmer tomorrow morning so if the rain holds off I’ll make another attempt then.

I decided to try processing this picture from last weekends excursion to Pixley Falls. I was a little late to capture the leaves on the trees but the color on the ground and in the water worked for me. I watched a webinar earlier in the week by Ali Elhajj for Topaz Labs on using the Denoise filter, beyond just the presets and I wanted to see if I could put what I learned into practice. It really did make a difference in my processing and I think it produced a better image.

Just Past Prime
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, (1/4, 1/15, 1/60s bracket), 21mm, f/16, ISO 200