Rainbow Falls At Watkins Glen
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I love waterfalls and this triple falls was a doozy. The hard part of this picture was not getting to the waterfall, as you can see there is a well maintained stone walkway, it was getting a shot with no people in it. See this is a very popular spot in New York State called Watkins Glen. I tried to be patient and wait for a time there were no people, but the people just kept on coming in small groups. My wide angle lens showed lots of the walkway and therefore lots of people. In the end I had to reduce my exposure time as low as possible, 3 seconds, to allow the people to blur themselves out of my image. But anytime a person stood still for most of those 3 seconds they would appear in the image. It took many tries to get an acceptable image. Not that I am complaining, I got to look at the beautiful scenery while I waited! I loved the deep green of the pools and how it contrasted with the orange, red autumn leaves. This place is definitely worth the hike!