Mohawk Waterfall, Rickett’s Glen State Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Nikon D850
f/8
8 seconds
14mm
ISO 80
The theme is color so here's fall color. The park contains 24 named waterfalls, 21 of which can be seen on a 4.1 mile hiking loop. This was taken in 2024, the first year I made the drive for autumn color. I don’t believe I saw it at peak color but it was still quite good. I arrived before dawn to avoid the crowd, as the area is popular. Water flow was the lowest I’ve seen. This is usually inundated. I shot it at several speeds, preferring, in the end, the streamers of water produced by 8 seconds.
Editing consisted of mildly bumping the brightness and saturation on the fallen leaves, square crop, global toning and contrast, and cloning out some spots of blown out sky poking through at the very top.