Whitewater
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The infant River Caldew rushes down Mosedale in Cumbria, from its source, high on the slopes of Skiddaw.
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A series of intense East Coast low pressure systems threw up some solid surf along Sydney’s Northern Beaches during Winter. This was South Narrabeen on Friday 13th July
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With a heavy NE swell closing down most of the beaches along Australia’s East Coast over new year, not even the pools are safe. In a somewhat typical Aussie understatement, the sign at North Curl Curl pool on Sydney’s Northern Beaches says “Pool Closed, Dangerous Conditions” and that’s if you can get close enough to read it without being washed away. A new years day swim to shake out the NYE cobwebs from the previous night is pretty much out of the question. While I was there, there were some much bigger waves/sprays but this one was pretty solid and nicely balanced the image with the pool. There should probably also be a sign that says “Don’t stand so close to the pool taking photographs” or shoot telephoto from a distance rather than wideangle. But then what’s the fun in that? Although the two feet of water swirling around below me was a bit dicey at times.
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Another fantastic rapid on the Futaleufu River in Chile
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WhiteWater Mountain, Nelson, BC~Canada….Ski Patrol were busy blasting the cornices off the peaks all morning, later opening up the area for riding, a beeline of snowboarders and skiiers traversing further out to get their fresh line fix, and I was soon to join them…just one of those perfect days out riding and as much as this isn’t one of my typical landscape shots, it’s ever so special to me for the memory it brings…thanks for looking..cheers, Rob.
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A young girl navigates her way through the hanging gates in a whitewater kayak race. Photographed in north Alabama (USA)
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the word KAYAK made up from photos of different styles of kayaks
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The Mt. Baldy Gorge full of water ever so rarely now…
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This photograph was taken at Ocean Beach in San Francisco, California. / November, 2007
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Ventura County surfer rides against the wind in this morning photograph
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Down and dirty in the middle of the strong current stream created by the waterfall of Lower Yosemite falls in the background. That drop is only 320 feet. Upper Yosemite Falls is above and not in view. The upper falls drop 1430 feet with the middle cascades adding another 675 feet. The total drop is 2425 feet or 740 meters. / The 5th tallest waterfall in the world. Camera: Canon 5D, Lens: 17-40mm, Aperture: f22 and polarizing filter
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Sunrise from Battle Rock (Southern Oregon Coast) Nikon D700 w/20 mm f/2.8D Nikon lens @ f/8.0, 1/250th, ISO 400
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B&W Falls of Brush Creek 2009. / NIKON D60 / The Falls of Brush Creek drop 25 feet over a sandstone ledge near the mouth of the stream’s deep gorge of Brush Creek at Bluestone River. These “block” falls have been a popular local beauty spot since European settlement, though natives most likely frequented the falls for the same reason. The West Virginia Nature Conservancy in cooperation with Pipestem Resort State Park, maintains a natural area at the falls. A rough trail leads from a picnic shelter to a ledge from which the cascade may be observed.
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Pipestem Falls drops nearly 30 feet over a sandstone ledge on Pipestem Creek near the rear entrance to Pipestem Resort State Park. A pull-off along W.Va. Route 12 (WV-12) provides limited and difficult access to the falls. Efforts are being made to improve access to the falls area for increased visitation. Escape to the mountains at Pipestem Resort Park, the “Year-round Crown Jewel of West Virginia State Parks.” From beautiful scenic overlooks of the Bluestone Gorge to the two lodges, vacation rental cottages, campgrounds, golf courses, restaurants, modern conference facilities, and much more, Pipestem Resort State Park has something for everyone. Located in the southeastern section of the state, Pipestem Resort State Park is 14 miles north of Princeton and 12 miles south of Hinton on WV 20. From I-77, take Exit #14 and the park entrance is 14 miles north on Rt. 20. From the Sandstone Exit # 139 of I-64, the park entrance is 22 miles south on WV 20. In addition, the park is located near commercial airports at Bluefield, WV and Beckley, WV. This photo was taken at the top of Pipestem Falls April 2009. NIKON D60 18-55 NIKOR VR LENS 100 ISO F18-25 PIPESTEM RESORT STATE PARK FEATURED IN BITS & PIECES APRIL 2009
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Whitewater mountain resort ~ Southern British Columbia ~ Canada.. Awesome day out riding in the fresh powder. Whitewater is not that well known globally, 2 dinky timber chairlifts take you up to either side of the resort but opens up an enormous amount of terrain. It also lacks any crowds. Couldn’t believe pulling up in the carpark after a 40cm dump overnight where there were only 2 or 3 cars. We thought the resort was closed, but sure enough, they were clearing the chairs and we had one of the most memorable days out riding ever…. / This is a 3 shot hand held panorama..
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The scenic Presque Isle River is located in the south west portion of Porcupine Mountain State Park on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA. The river is easily accessible, although there are a good number of stairs get down to the bank, where you will find a boardwalk that goes along the riverbank. There is a good number of midsized to small wateralls on this river, and it is a easy walk to the shore of Lake Superior, where the river ends. / This shot was taken from under the suspension bridge. Nikon D300, Nikor 18-200 vr (vr off since on tripod), ND 1.8 (6 stop) filter
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This image was taken early on a very cold winters morning in the Stony river, Taranaki Camera: Nikon D200 / Lens: 17-55mm f2.8 nikon / polarizer / grad grey / exposure:30seconds@f8 ISO 100
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Featured with All That is Nature group Oct 2009 The landscape was bathed in a momentary deluge soaking everything in sight to soften reflections and deepen the flames of fall. Was it providence that drew my attention through the passenger car window as I passed? Such beauty by the roadside and so easily missed in the rainfall – but not to be overlooked today – so awe inspiring in its simplicity was this un-named cascade tumbling out of the forest. I count myself fortunate to have seen it, this living image quickening in the senses, never before quite as it was that day and never again to be repeated. Featured in All That Is Nature Group Oct 2009.
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Featured with the group Wild Nature Photography and Writing Nov 2009 (Continued from Crystalline Flow) There’s the story that’s told of an old man who died in an accident along with his dear friend, Old Blue, the hound dog. They were inseparable, and it’s no wonder that as the man approached the pearly gates, Old Blue was right there by his side. A handsome fellow in formal attire welcomed the man, throwing open the gates to a city of diamond towers. The old man strode triumphantly thru the gates walking golden streets, his eyes brightly reflecting his surroundings. All seemed right with his world until he felt awareness stir deep within him and he looked down at his side to see that no one was there. Old Blue wasn’t there. He looked ahead and to either side but it wasn’t until he looked behind to the distant gate that he saw Old Blue waiting there. “Come here, sweet heart,” he urged, patting his thigh. “Come on, now, girl.” But Old Blue wouldn’t come. The man retraced his steps intending to force Old Blue to follow, but as he grasped her by the collar, he heard a voice say, “You can’t bring that dog in here.” The old man just stared up in surprise at the striking gate keeper in all his fine attire. He hesitated some moments before turning away from Old Blue and walking away back down the golden street. But his pace slowed as his feet grew heavy. He looked back at Blue, then again toward the diamond city, and each time he repeated this, the city looked less appealing and Old Blue more inviting. I can’t say how long it took him to make up his mind, but soon enough the man left that place and was back out on the path with Old Blue walking by his side. They came to spot where the road forked right thru a gap in a split rail fence, where a dirt path meandered thru a grove of maples ablaze in the colors of fall. He stepped up to the gap and noticed a man in the distance tending a small garden beyond the maple grove. “What is this place?” the old man shouted, but he had to draw closer to hear the gardener speak. He walked thru the gap and down the path and shouted his question once more. “Why this is heaven,” replied the gardener and he went back to his work. The old man stepped closer so as not to have to shout. “If this is heaven, then what was that place back up the road a piece, what with the streets of gold and diamond skyscrapers and such?” The gardener looked up and smiled, “It’s a place where people choose to go when true love doesn’t particularly interest them.” About that time the old man felt awareness stir deep within him. He turned to look back at the gap in the fence and Old Blue wasn’t there. He felt a familiar muzzle nuzzling in his hand and there she was right by his side. Old blue peered thru the maples into the garden until she had the gardener’s attention. He stood up amongst his plants and brushed off his knees and laughed saying, “Why, sure, Blue. You can bring him in with you.” And so it happened that a man and his dog found their way into heaven. / __ I wakened to true love at the foot of a waterfall. I heard it in the thunder of falling spray. I saw it in the light glistening off the cascades. I felt it as mist on my face and in the breeze exhaled by its flow. A voice deep inside me alerted me to its presence and as I continued to answer the call, the awareness grew within me day by day. There is something here loving me without need or agenda nor any expectation of return. I think I’ll walk with it for a spell and see what it has to show me(continued with Crystalline Flow 3. / ___ / ©Miles A Moody LivingEarth-Hearthealing.com. Written and photographic works are the sole property of copyright holder; reproduction in part or in full only with expressed permission or purchase. Nikon F4s, f 8 @ 1/90sec, 200 mm, Fuji Reala 100, Gitzo tripod, Bogen pistol grip head
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Featured in Light in the Darkness Group Oct. 2009 – Thank you! Futured in Photography Fun Group Oct. 2009 – Thank you! / / (Continued from Crystalline Flow 2) Looking Glass Falls is a 50 foot sheer drop located roadside just north of Brevard NC and though you’ll probably never have it to yourself, it’s still a beautiful site to spend some time. Hind sight is twenty-twenty, they say and looking back I get a sense that I came to that place in life where I took pause to ask myself, “Who are my real friends, anyway.” It was a wise man who once suggested that I figure out the five friends most important to me, because together their influence shapes my life into what it is to me. It’s interesting that as I stood in the foreground taking this image of Looking Glass Falls, I was able to ‘see’ my reflection in the water – not a visual refection but more like a gut impression of who it was looking back at me. I have to ask myself, do I hold precious those friends of mine who care enough to tell me the truth when I don’t seem to want to see it for myself? It can be challenging to sit at a waterfall’s feet and really feel what she has to say. It’s like looking into the eyes of a fawn; there’s nothing but love looking back at me, and that can be strangely disconcerting to bear….at least this is what I’ve found. I’ve found that receiving true love is feeling completely loved and this can contradict a lot of misconceptions hiding away beneath my awareness. I have to confess my surprise at realizing that I wasn’t very comfortable initially with feeling nurtured and supported. It wasn’t what I was accustomed to. The first few times I touched into the feeling of being loved in this way, I couldn’t stay there. I severed the connection like someone jerking a hand out of flames, afraid to feel. But I kept going back to the waterfalls letting them love me harder than I could resent myself. I’m grateful now for the guidance I found there in nature that insisted upon reflecting another view of me until I could bear to see it. Now as I take a moment to peer into these waterfall images; I sometimes let my imagination break free of the guiding force of my mind; I relax into the ebb and flow of my breathing as I listen to the water falling. I can almost feel the cool air bathed in cleansing mist as I breathe it in; I sink deeper into my seat and my spirit takes root deep into the heart of the earth as branches of light extend into the heavens; I focus my awareness within the center of my chest and let it fill and expand with light from the waters of my breath. And I’m there again experiencing myself new and renewed at the feet of waterfalls (continued with Crystalline Flow 4). / __ / ©Miles A Moody LivingEarth-Hearthealing.com. Written and photographic works are the sole property of copyright holder; reproduction in part or in full only with expressed permission or purchase. Nikon F5, f11 @ 4 sec, 75 mm, Fuji Velvia 50, Gitzo tripod, Bogen pistol grip head, Tiffen CP and W filters (continued with Crystalline Flow 4). /
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It was getting very late and I was rushing to get out of the forest before dark… but, I just had to stop to get this shot! This is one of the small tributaries feeding into Jacoby Run in the Tiadaghton State Forest. The water you see here is on its way to Wallis Run and then to the Loyalsock Creek and eventually into the Susquehanna River in north central Pennsylvania. Just a note: Anything that finds its way into this pristine little stream will eventually be found in the Chesapeake Bay, and ultimately, in the Atlantic Ocean. This simple fact is just something that everyone should keep in mind as we live our daily lives. The photo was taken on Sunday, November 1st, about a mile away from Wallis Run Road along the Jacoby Falls hiking trail. The nearest town is Loyalsockville, Pennsylvania. The photo was captured using a Canon EOS 10D DSLR camera body fitted with a Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L lens, zoomed to its widest focal length of 17mm. The shutter speed was 1 full second at f/8. The camera’s ISO was set to 100. A manfrotto tripod was used, with a remote shutter release cable. Your comments are always welcome! Constructive criticism is appreciated. © 2009 Gene Walls All copyright and reproduction rights are retained by the artist. Artwork may not be reproduced or altered by any process without the express written permission of the artist. Featured in “The World As We See It” Group
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The balcony of my local bar, the Dolly Blue, at the Whitewater Hotel in Backbarrow,Lake District National Park on 20th November 2009 at 9.00 am / There had been up to 14” of rain on the fells in the central Lake District and all the water from the Windermere catchment area comes through Backbarrow….the hotel is just downstream of the bridge which was by now UNDER the river….and the waters were pouring into the hotel restaurant on the upper verandah and down over the bar..good job I’ve plenty of booze at home…the bridge between me and the bar has all but gone… / Check out this on YouTube for the live action around the village / 290 views in 4 days / / Sony Alpha 350 DSLR single RAW tonemapped in Photomatix.18-70 lens / See The Dolly Blue Bar / / Featured in DSLR Users , HDR Photography , All Water In Motion and Art North West November 2009 /
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