Grand Falls

anwmn1 · March 31, 2013

Grand Falls is a seasonal waterfall in Northern Arizona that runs for a few months in the spring during snow melt and occasionally in the summer during a heavy monsoon. At 185 feet tall this multi tier waterfall is five feet taller than Niagra Falls. I had previously been to this location too soon, too late , and at max flow (2x). After doing some research on flow rates of the stream system as well as the moon cycle and angles I was able to time things to the pre-envisioned images I had.

Here are a few non traditional images from this unique waterfall.

1. 1st Tier - in max flow conditions this location is impossible to get too.

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4. Grand Falls by moon light
For a sense of scale - the 2nd and third shots are the small fall in the top left section of this image. The broken rock near bottom right is larger than a two story house.

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6. This is probably my favorite image of the whole trip. This is my 13 year old son shooting night shots with me.

rwells · March 31, 2013

Great series Aaron

My favorite is the first image.

Great comp
Nice tones
Nice movement

kdog · March 31, 2013

Epic, my man. Well planned and superbly executed.

shawnc · April 1, 2013

Wonderful set, once again, you've nailed it.

WernerG · April 1, 2013

This are all terrific but the shot of your kid is my favorite.

anwmn1 · April 1, 2013

rwells wrote: »

Great series Aaron

My favorite is the first image.

Great comp
Nice tones
Nice movement

Thanks Randy. I appreciate the comments.

anwmn1 · April 1, 2013

kdog wrote: »

Epic, my man. Well planned and superbly executed.

Thanks my friend. It really pays off to actually do all the research.

We need to plan a trip soon!

jsrucci · April 1, 2013

Nice shots Aaron. I found out about this waterfall a few years ago, but never have been able to get there when the timing was right during the multiple trips we've made to AZ for vacations. Your shots do it justice.

anwmn1 · April 2, 2013

WernerG wrote: »

This are all terrific but the shot of your kid is my favorite.

Thank you Werner. It is my favorite too. Adding a human element to landscapes makes them far more dynamic and when that element is your own blood it is easy to be attached to it.

anwmn1 · April 2, 2013

jsrucci wrote: »

Nice shots Aaron. I found out about this waterfall a few years ago, but never have been able to get there when the timing was right during the multiple trips we've made to AZ for vacations. Your shots do it justice.

Thank you Steve i appreciate the kind words. Normal run time is late Feb to early April so if you make it to AZ during those months you should head up there. If you are here any other time reach out to me and I can give you a list of places worth seeing.

Mathieu05 · April 3, 2013

Execellent series. love them all.

CWSkopec · April 3, 2013

Awesome series, Aaron!

It's too hard to pick a favorite, but I do love that you caught a moonbow in #4!

anwmn1 · April 4, 2013

Mathieu05 wrote: »

Execellent series. love them all.

Thanks for the comments.

CWSkopec wrote: »

Awesome series, Aaron!

It's too hard to pick a favorite, but I do love that you caught a moonbow in #4!

Chris- Yes it was pretty cool to see the moon bow and I considered hiking back down to the base of the falls but it is not the easiest trail and I had already sloshed through the cold mud once that day.

jsrucci · April 4, 2013

anwmn1 wrote: »

Thank you Steve i appreciate the kind words. Normal run time is late Feb to early April so if you make it to AZ during those months you should head up there. If you are here any other time reach out to me and I can give you a list of places worth seeing.

Thanks Aaron, we've been through AZ a few times and hit some of what I think are good spots. I know there's still a lot we could see, given enough time. If you are interested, here's a couple of links from previous trips where we've been there:

http://www.steverucci.com/Travel/Southwest-Sept-2008/6234482_gKhfn5

http://www.steverucci.com/Travel/Four-Corners-October-2010/14330552_nCqwrN

anwmn1 · April 7, 2013

jsrucci wrote: »

Thanks Aaron, we've been through AZ a few times and hit some of what I think are good spots. I know there's still a lot we could see, given enough time. If you are interested, here's a couple of links from previous trips where we've been there:

http://www.steverucci.com/Travel/Southwest-Sept-2008/6234482_gKhfn5

http://www.steverucci.com/Travel/Four-Corners-October-2010/14330552_nCqwrN

You covered some ground on those trips for sure. Some of my favorite spots too.

Grand Falls

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