Lost Falls

[John Dailey]

I have not taken many landscape photos. When I got serious about photography in the 1980’s, the Nikon 105mm f/2.8 Micro-NIKKOR, a macro lens, was my favorite. I remain intrigued by the textures found in smaller things to this day. I guess landscapes just seem “too big” for me. I’m a sucker for closeups! So, here is one of the few landscapes that I’ve ever considered a “keeper.” It was shot in the Raven Run Nature Sanctuary near Lexington, Kentucky, on Kodachrome 25, around 1984.

 

[LightandShadow]

One of the hard things in landscape photography is that by its nature, the scenes tend to be large making it hard to render a subject amidst all of the confusion. That’s especially hard in woodland scenes. I’ve watched a half dozen videos in YouTube where the pros worked heavily wooded scenes to find and create an ordered image out of the chaos. Frequently, they went for small details in the grand scheme rather than try to present a coherent whole. They also almost all wound up with some version of “just get out there. Being in nature is its own reward.”

[John Dailey]

Thanks for feedback, Steve. I agree. One of the reasons I like this shot is that it is of a wet, rocky ravine populated by tall, thin trees. I like to think that here I could “see the forest and the trees.” I returned to this spot several times over the years. As you can imagine, it became much more mature. BTW, I called it “Lost Falls” as I am standing on top of a 5 foot, “wet weather only” waterfall.

[LightandShadow]

Yep. Thin trees, ground cover that hides messy fallen debris help woodland scenes a lot. Looks like cloudy conditions helped keep an even exposure. You might wish for warm dappled light and/or mist. Landscape photographers sometimes wait for hours hoping the light will change.

[Robert Apple]

Places like this is where I’m most at home, I once did a throw down on macro landscapes , they don’t always have to be big , sometimes the small scenes are the best.

[Hank Popik]

I think some of my best images came from walking down small creeks and ravines, get your feet wet and have some fun.

[John Dailey]

Yes, @robertapple and @hank, I love places like this one not far away…

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