Rainbow Falls / Watkins Glen
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-Toni Morrison.
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- Victoria Holt.
Watkins Glen, NY.
I watched this tiered falls during my trek of the Watkins Glen gorge in the Finger Lakes region of NY. I really wanted to capture a wider angle view of the falls and the pathway but the sheer number of the people on the pathway made it nearly impossible to get a clear shot so I had to use a tighter angle of view to achieve this shot I was a little disappointed but still think it’s a gorgeous view and this is one place which I am sure I will return to in the near future.
This was one of the most stunning locations I have ever visited and also one of the most difficult places to photograph. The place is swarming with people and you will have to reach here very early or in winter to get the solitude you need for landscape photography. Another problem is that the pathways are very narrow and setting up your tripod and waiting is gonna earn you a lot of angry looks. Also the gorge itself is so narrow you will need your widest wide-angle to capture the true sense of scale (I’ll suggest taking a 10 or 12 mm lens for DX users). Also the constant dripping and spraying of water makes it a constant struggle to keep your lenses and filter clear.
And what do you get for all these troubles, well stunning vistas all around and where you point your camera you are going to get rewarded by awesome photo opportunities that will make you forget all the aforementioned troubles.
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Rainbow Bridge and Falls in Autumn, Watkins Glen State Park, Watkins Glen, New York, USA.
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Autumn color at Rainbow Falls, Watkins Glen State Park, New York.
Despite the title, this place was far from tranquil. About every 10 minutes or so...
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- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Another capture from my last trip to Watkins Glen state park at upstate NY. The first time I visited here the day was rainy and it was full of visitors and it was almost impossible to get a clean shot, so this time I picked a sunny day during the middle of the week but the place was still packed and inside the glen is still wet and dripping.
The biggest challenge was to not get any water drops on the front element or the filters I was using. I also found that the Lee Big stopper which I had with me came in handy at removing people from the frame. The filter gave me such long shutter speeds that it looks like no ones in the frame. This place is an amazing destination for waterfall lovers with so many of them cramped into such a short distance. I really enjoyed my time here and hope to be back one day. Thanks for visiting my photostream...
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I thought I would be the only person insane enough to hike Watkins Glen in a total downpour. But there she was, standing on the bridge checking out...
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Rainbow Falls in early autumn, Watkins Glen State Park, New York.
Not quite happy with this. I might play with it more later. I play with many of...
