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I was at home one day this past summer and my mother called me up and told about this amazing waterfall in NY that supposedly looked as if it belonged somewhere...
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I was at home one day this past summer and my mother called me up and told about this amazing waterfall in NY that supposedly looked as if it belonged somewhere in South America. That waterfall was Kaaterskill Falls in the Catskill Mountains. I decided right away I wanted to go see it for myself. My friend Michelle and I spontaneously drove to NY one day just to go see the waterfall early in the day, probably around noonish and stayed until 3:00pm. It was absolutely breathtaking to see. There was an 80 foot waterfall in front of a 180 foot waterfall. It was like nothing I have ever seen before. We stayed for a while and explored but than we got hungry and decided to go and get some food from a random tavern we found about 20 minutes away. I wasn't satisfied with the shots we had so we decided to go back at sunset. The hike to get to this spot that I took the photo was no walk in the park. It was about a 35 minutes trip up a cliff that was prone to rock slides. When we came back the second time we only brought the gear that we were 100% sure we needed for the shot and we timed how long it took exactly to get to the top. We did this so we could make sure we left the top with enough sunlight to make it out of the woods. I took photos until it got a bit dark and we were very close to being stuck out there. Luckily we ran out of the woods and were able to find the trail just before the sun completely went down. It was a trip that I could not have done without the help of Michelle. One of the best adventures both of us have ever experienced.
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Contest Finalist in The Gratitude Photo Contest
Runner Up in Dream Locations Photo Contest
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photo published in CanonRumors
Contest Finalist in In Focus Photo Contest
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birdlover54
December 13, 2013
Congrats on being a Finalist! What an awesome capture! this is just perfect! Hat's off to you and Best wishes you have my vote!
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birdlover54
December 16, 2013
Congratulations on the Big Win! A decision by the judges that is well deserved. It is an incredible capture and definitely worth the risk of where you were standing. Well deserved and was my favorite!
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phspanky
December 16, 2013
Fantastic pic. Makes me just want to jump and glide through the valley. Congratulations.
zkrol
December 17, 2013
Congrats ! Amazing picture and work, clarity, density, color, composition and sharpness very well done
Sunshinesue58
December 17, 2013
Worth the adventure brillant. I would do the same because the reward is absolutely wonderful. Photography i will take on board seriously I love the photos i see and i know it will take forever to learn a fraction of the beautiful shots you take but I am content you get to like my photos. It mean so much to me. I love everyones photos and love view bug. thanks again for sharing.
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CaptureLifeUK
December 20, 2013
It is photographs like this, along with explanations of how you got this out of this world capture, that keeps me coming back to viewbug (I am frustrated with the constant PS/HDR stuff but your shot above is just top class, truly what photography is all about)
Congrats on the contest win and other awards you received, they are VERY well deserved.
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Congrats on the contest win and other awards you received, they are VERY well deserved.
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sgundry
December 23, 2013
The description is great (obviously so is the photo!). It's easy to see a shot and go "lucky he was there" but clearly you've made the effort and timing yourself. Congratulations.
chiefstingy
December 24, 2013
Love the framing, the shape and the form here. The color is amazing as well. Some solar flaring going on but it still works. Great shot.
Frostwings
December 27, 2013
INCREDIBLE! I love the fact that it looks like a huge eye, and I get the feeling that it could be either the view out of the eye, or looking within it.
soulcatcher
December 28, 2013
Stunning photo & I always think the pictures with a great story behind them are the best! Congratulations on your prize!
raeyfulton
December 29, 2013
This could have been a frame out of one of Peter Jackson's movies ...The Hobbit. Just love it. Well done.
kimottaviancuomo
December 31, 2013
From here in PA I would drive there for the day just to see this, this is so me
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virginiaperry-unger
January 07, 2014
I minute I saw this photo I knew it was Kaaterskill! It's such a beautiful place and this photo is an amazing capture!
CynthiaWatson
February 12, 2014
Thank you for sharing this view. By doing so, we too, were apart of your adventure!
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MaryAnne306
May 13, 2014
Beautiful photo; it has the feel of the Hudson River School of painting. Interesting story, too. Congratulations on all your awards!
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cmorisset
October 12, 2014
Stunning shot and very interesting caption. Thanks for sharing. Bravo on your accomplishment! Love it ( :
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