Snowstorm at Great Falls, VA
Great Falls park, Virginia side, during a strong snowstorm.
It was quite a challenge to get there that day. The usual road was blocked by a fallen tree and I had to backtrack and circle around a number of miles to find an open road. It took good tires, slow driving and four-wheel drive.
By the time I arrived, the snow was about 12 inches deep and still falling, though lighter. The only other people present when I arrived were the park rangers. A few hardy souls arrived by the time I’d made this image.
Canon 20D, Canon 70-200 f/2.8L, Gitzo 3530 tripod with Kirk BH-1 ballhead
Featured in “Snow! Glorious Snow!!”
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dawndavies
wonderful picture well done
Leslie Battjes
Makes me cold just looking at it. Love all that churning water. Nice comp, John.
Steve Taylor
I like the comp onthis. Good exposure also
NewDawnPhoto
Great job on this John. You captured everything that this scene had to offer.
John Wright
Thank you.
Rich Gale
I would like to canoe this river, but I think it may be a bit cool for a swim. Its a super image the small tree really adds to the intrest, great work well done.
Rich.
John Wright
Thank you Rich.
Jan Piller
I like this shot too Brrrrrrrrr….. there’s a “waterfalls” group here….
Mui-Ling Teh
wow, that is stunning!
Mar Silva
Very beautiful. Misty and atunning!
John Wright
Thank you Jan, Mui-Ling, and Mar!
Dawne Olson
Really beautiful! I do love that combination of winter and moving water
John Wright replied
Thank you Dawne.
Jonicool
wow, that really looks cold! another amazing image!
John Wright replied
Thank you.
Gary L. Suddath
dramatic shot,great job with lighting on this
John Wright replied
Thanks Gary, this is a favorite local spot of mine, and I waited a couple of years for a good snow!
Donna Proctor
Having lived in VA for 11 years and MD/DC for 7… excellent photo! Great Falls doesn’t look so much like the Great Falls that I knew :) Agree with Gary – dramatic shot and well done…
John Wright replied
Thank you Donna. I was lucky to see this, and lucky even to get there!
Ellen
Looks very cold…..Beautiful capture!
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Ellen.
peterhoenderdos
whoo nasty wether, makes great photo’s
John Wright replied
Thank you Peter, yes it does.
Simon Mears
fantastic stuff.. well worth the effort you went to
John Wright replied
Thank you Simon.
handprintz
Hi John,this is an incredible image,l was just wondering if that is a frozen waterfall ? great work !and l complain when it gets cold here ! l will complain no longer !!...........Trudi
John Wright
Hi Trudi,
No it wasn’t frozen, not quite that cold! Just snow on the rocks surrounding the falls. And a fast enough shutter to mostly stop the motion of the water. Thanks for your comment.
Antanas
what a terrific capture
John Wright replied
Thanks Antanas.
Krys Bailey
Wow! That looks might brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…. great wintry shot! Excellent exposure on all those white bits! ;o)
John Wright replied
Thank you Krys.
Johanna Rutter
All i could say when i saw this is WOW!!! If it doesn’t win then this needs to be in at least the top 10. I will have to visit there someday! I think I would be afriad to hike with snow like that, but its so worth the shot:)
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Johanna. Most of the way followed a path, even though it was through snow. I had to cross a couple of low rocks, and then I made the images from a platform, so it was fairly safe.
Nikki Mulkern
Another stunning shot, love these type of winter scenes!!!
John Wright replied
Thank you Nikki. This is from the same perspective as the other, just zoomed out a bit.
Dar Hurt
Excellent John!!!! Great shot!!
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Dar, I appreciate it.
MountainHawk
Great image and great persistance! I seem to always find myself bushwacking to mountain tops and waterfalls. Ripped clothes and scatched up arms sometimes but man the things I have been able to experience, some of very few others have. Most people think we are crazy, but we know better don’t we. Like the angle you shot this from. And the long branch that looks like it is trying to reach over the water looks real cool too! Nice job!
John Wright replied
Thank you very much. I am not always so persistent but it often pays off and I’m glad I got this one.
Cora Wandel
Beautiful, John, I’ve been hoping we have a good snowfall this year so I can get out and take some great pictures like this one!
John Wright replied
No luck so far with snow! But winter isn’t over yet, we may yet be in luck.
dinghysailor1
superb misty capture.. and sounds an intrepid expedition too.. well done!
:))
John Wright replied
Thank you. It was a lot of fun and capturing this image made it even more rewarding.
DonDavisUK
Brrrrrrrr looks cold John, excellent capture, very brave photographer you:-) Don.
John Wright replied
Hehe, thanks Don!
Vanessa Barklay
CONGRATULATIONS! You got a TOP TEN in the Fresh Water Falling Challenge in the Rain Drops & Water Art Group with this top image!
Verena Rohner
I really love winter photography and this is a beautiful capture. Looking at it I can feel the cold and hear the rush of the water… very well done.
John Wright replied 25 days ago
Thank you Verena.