We've had snow here for a few weeks now,
but I still haven't finished
showing you late autumn photos
I have taken.
I'm almost done, so you can expect some
winter wonderland photos sometime soon...
if I can get out there and get some!
In October, our newly-formed local photography club
went out on a field trip to one of my favorite places to get photos.
I have featured Canyon Falls on my blog before.
Today, here is Part ONE of the pictures I took out there that day.
Although the leaves were all off the trees, we had a really nice warm and sunny day to go there.
As you make your way down the river, the closer and closer you come
to the falls, the more of a canyon the river has cut into the hills.
I love these rock walls:
And the falls were throwing up a terrific mist
that the sunbeams captured:
Like roaring root beer!:
(Oh great, now I have made myself hungry!)
A shot of the beautiful falls with a slower shutter speed:
At the end of the falls, there is a little fence.
Which must mean to stop there.
But you know ME....
I had to keep climbing the rocks to get farther downstream!
I am SO glad I did...because some of the best pictures
were beyond the usual hiking path to the falls.
The rocky cliffs here on the river look more like Colorado
than Michigan!:
Suddenly, I have the urge to to
whitewater rafting.
Wait.
Never Mind.
I think I want to live.
I have lots more photos to share with you
on my next blogpost...
But here is one last shot.
We saw this CAVE on the hike to
the waterfalls....
I was afraid to imagine what might live in there!:
I wasn't about to go IN THERE
to wake anything up that was beginning its winter slumber...
would YOU??
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14 comments:
Oh Retired One,
Those photos are beauteous :) I especially like the one of the rays coming through the trees; lovely!
All the photos remind me of warmer days; unlike this week!
They're all great shots, but my favorite is the falls at slow shutter speed.
these are spectacular. i love those rock walls and throw a little ice cream in that root beer and we will be set to go. what a gorgeous place to go and with a club is even better.
I LOVE Canyon Falls! We were there a few years ago. I wanted to keep going past the fence but my husband would't let me!! I enjoyed your winter pictures of the falls, too!!
Great shots of a beautiful place Joan!
Love them...
As I think I have said before, you do manage to capture moving water so very well.
What wonderful pictures! Really outstanding! Thanks so much!
Awe Come On Joan---You should have checked out that CAVE... We friends are very NOSY---and since we weren't there to do it (whew)---it is up to you.. Guess you need to go back!!!!!!! har har har
Love that place... (You knew I would).... WOW---not only the waterfall, but the rocky cliffs are AWESOME... Can't wait to see more.
Merry Christmas.
Hugs,
Betsy
I have not been very thoughtful in posting comments on your blog. I want to tell you how much I appreciate you being my blog friend and I want to wish you a
very MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
PS Did they pick a Nov winner?
oh yeah...def would want to raft it...cool rock walls, rishing water...loving it.
I am just floored and a bit (greatly) jealous of your photo ability. These are truly breathtakingly beautiful sweetie! I'm like the little engine who thinks he can.
God bless ya and have a most awesome weekend!!! :o)
These are excellent photos! They would make outstanding jigsaw puzzles!
They are indeed very beautiful, that make you and me feeling really excited.
Great photos are borderless.
What a gorgeous place, it looks like a photographer's dream. All of the photos are great Joan but lately I have been chasing sunbeams (which in all the fog we are having right now is a little bit difficult) so I find myself enchanted by your capture.
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