Another view of Winter

Along with a much too warm winter, we've had a huge amount of rain here in the upstate of SC.  Last Saturday after the almost 4" of rain had ceased (only for awhile as it turned out) I hustled downtown to the falls to see how they looked.  Great fun shooting the falls from different points on different settings.  
This was shot at night and there is a strong spotlight off to the right.  The green hue comes from the lighting around the park which only looks green on photos.

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Color

Again, on the subject of color change: some pictures adapt well to "messing with color" and others don't. These two pictures are another example of what happens when you experiment a little.

These were taken at our latest county park, Cedar Falls. This tract of land lies along the Reedy River in the southern part of the county, west of Simpsonville. It's the site of an old mill and dam that has been overrun, abused and misused for years. It's taken many years for the county to acquire the site, but now the process of cleaning and restoring is under way. The river is quite wide at this spot and there are a few small rapids.

This shot was taken along the shore where the water was running fast. I call the second picture "Maxfield Parrish" after the painter who created the more amazing colors and blues in his work.

Enjoy!