Capturing a Waterfall

 

Cool refreshing waters flow

traversing land formed long ago

 

A thunderous sound roaring wild and free

nothing can contain its jamboree

 

As it rushes over the steep rock wall

I attempt to capture a waterfall

 

© Julie Rehnelt 2015

 

My sister snapped the above photo of me as I was attempting to ‘capture’ the Upper Gooseberry Falls during a trip up to Lake Superior for my birthday last month.   I didn’t realize that she was including me in her photograph, I thought she was standing beside me taking a picture of the falls too, but it’s cool to see the perspective she captured with me off to the side like that.

 

Here’s what my perspective looked like.  Although I can’t really tell from the photo above which way I was holding my camera at the time, I know it was one of these two shots that I was taking, because the people are in the same positions as the one my sister took…

 

Speaking of people – there were tons of people all over the place while we were there, so it was hard to get a photo without people in it.  They were especially noticeable when I zoomed in…

 

I also had a hard time getting a shot of the Middle Falls without there being people in it…

But I mostly had a hard time taking this one because I had to climb over to a very precarious spot on the edge of the cliff to capture it at this angle – and I was in flip flops, which are not exactly the safest shoes for rock climbing.  😉

 

Here is a  shot I snapped of the middle falls once we ‘climbed’ down below…

Finally one without any people.

 

Well, except for this strange lady who was creeping behind me…

My seester   ❤

Who was once again taking pictures of me taking pictures.  But this time I was taking one of her too.  She’s not the only one who can be sneaky!

😉

 

Gooseberry Falls State Park is a beautiful place and I had a wonderful time there capturing waterfalls with my sister.

 

Hope you capture something beautiful today…

 

 

✿~Peace & Love~✿