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| Dolly Sods at Sunrise |
Five days in West Virginia, Canaan Valley photographing the fall colors and waterfalls with members of the Ohio Valley Camera Club and Orlando Camera Club. We seemed to have a touch of all four seasons up there including some remnants of snow on the day we arrived. We arrived on a cold and rainy day which was OK since we had to drive around five hours north of the airport in Huntington. Our first day of shooting was still cool with intermitant drizzle and fog. The forecast was to clear the next day and from then on the weather was near perfect. As we drove up Dolly Sods for the sunrise we drove in and out of fog but it was clear when we arrived at the top. It was also windy and cold but the sunrise didn't disappoint. After breakfast we drove to Cass where we explored the factory ruins and then rode the Steam Train up to Bald Nob.
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Old Sawmill and Water Tower at Cass Historic Steam Train
Typical View along West Virginia Country Road
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| Douglas Falls |
The best day was the day we shot the waterfalls. We went to Douglas Falls in the morning and then got back together in the afternoon to shoot Elakala Falls in Blackwater Falls State Park. Getting to the best vantage point required some agility and careful steps down slippery rocks to the waters edge. I believe it was worth it. I have learned that the key to getting the soft, flowing water is to use either a polarizer, or neutral density filter and a long shutter speed.
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| Douglas Falls HDR shot |
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| Douglas Falls f/11, 1/4sec. |
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| Lutheran Church in Davis, W. Virginia |
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| Small and large farms of West Virginia |
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Ohio Farm and fall colors
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