Fall Shadows Where Waters Meet Metal Print

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The Waters Meet Point is the central hub for the three main hiking trails in the falls section of Ricketts Glen State Park. I arrived here while the sun was still behind the ridge was casting a shadow over the spot where the two branches of Kitchen Creek converge. You are looking up the Glen Leigh trail, where the Wyandot waterall and the wooden footbridge above the falls are clearly visible in the distance. Bright sunshine was highlighting the trail and the beautiful fall foliage up the glen.

The photo was captured on October 18th, 2011. The shot was taken with a Canon 30D DSLR, through a Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L lens at the 26mm focal length. The exposure time was 1/4th second @ f/7.1. The ISO was set to 125. A ND-4 Neutral Density filter was used, combined with a Circular Polarizer that was stacked in front. The camera was mounted on a Manfrotto tripod, with a Manfrotto 222 Pistol Grip head. A remote shutter release cable was also used.

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I was born in the wild hills of West Virginia, raised in western Maryland and currently live in north central Pennsylvania, USA. My higher education includes Theological Studies, Electronics Engineering, Audio Engineering and Visual Arts. I taught a Media course at Pennsylvania College of Technology (Penn State Affiliate). Photography has been an integral part of my life since the mid 1960's. Capturing the beauty and complexity of nature is my main interest, from macro close-ups to wide vistas views ...and everything in between. Natural waterfalls are the most frequent photographic subjects found at the business end of my lens. Historic Covered Bridges and farmland scenes are also very close to my heart, but any visually interesting...