Deer Lick Falls

stirinthesauce

Went out exploring and shooting yesterday. Deer Lick falls was a place I visited as a child but has been lost except in my memory until rediscovered yesterday. These falls are not a part of any park or public land and I fear will be lost forever in it's wilderness state. The surrounding 65 acres are currently for sale for private development. So, with capturing some unspoiled pristine falls, I set out to re-discover these falls. Took some trekking through the wood but I did find the upper falls and then found a very steep path down to the base. What makes this waterfall unique is that there are just a few falls of this height or higher in TN. Deer Lick Falls have an 80' drop. I have documented just about every waterfall in this portion of the state except for this one. It truely was a site to behold! The lighting held out as well. Nice cloud cover for diffused light and fresh spring growth wet from the morning rain. Was very lucky to get out as well, was unaware until I got out that tornadoes were headed my way. Also the flash flooding that came through this portion of the state yesterday and today.

All are single exposure captures.

Canon 5d, sigma 24-70f2.8 ex dg w/ cp

#1 Above the falls


#2 above the falls


#3 Deer Lick Falls


#4 different perspective


#5 base of falls


#6 below falls


#7 below falls looking back at the falls

Scott_Quier

These are very good - from a lot of different perspectives! But, #5 --- I guess you were saving the best for last. That one just rocks! Love the color. But the composition really is wonderful!

stirinthesauce

Thank you Scott.

It is always interesting to put up a series and see what people react to. I showed these to my better half and her favorite was a toss up between #1 and #2. My personal favorite is #7. I do love #5 though, the falls hitting the rocks, the colors, the texture.

-Jon

Scott_Quier

I don't know what happened - must have been before my morning coffee - but my comment was directed at #7.

snowman1

Great Work, Realy like #5

hawkeye978

Nice set, I think I like #3 and #4 the best. I like the elements in #7 with the flowing water in the front and the falls on the right side in the background. I almost didn't notice the falls on the right because my eye got stuck on the bright clump of birch on the left just above the water. I wonder if darkening them slightly with a small decrease in saturation may help bring the viewers eye over to the beautiful falls in the background.

Joashots

Beautiful set and great framing. I also like #1 and #2- I think mainly beacause of the foreground interest,and how it draws my eye in.
.....maybe it's because that's what I'm working on currently, and I get drawn to pictures that have that element.
They are all great tho.

stirinthesauce

Hawkeye, I wondered the same. I did decrease the exposure by about a half stop on that portion, may decrease slightly more on a redo.

Thank all of ya'll for the feedback.

stirinthesauce

slight redo on #7, bringing the brightness down on the birches occupying the upper left of the frame.

astrostu

Hmm. The 2nd, 3rd, and 5th I think are my favorite.