Station Cove Falls B&W, Oconee County, South Carolina USA
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This is Cove Station Falls, near the town of Walhalla, located in Oconee County, South Carolina. I was traveling from my home in Greenville, SC to Chattanooga, Tennessee to visit my granddaughters and decided to make a couple of photo stops along the way.Time
It was early when I arrived at the trailhead. I think it was 7:30 am. The hike was only 3/4 mile to the falls. Though it was a short hike, it was difficult for me, because eight weeks earlier, I had a knee surgery (torn quad muscles).Lighting
I arrived at the falls around 7:45 and the lighting was very subdue by the heavy foliage. The water level was low and there was not much noise from the falls. Very peaceful!Equipment
I set up my tripod in the cool, shallow water at the bottom of the falls. I used my Canon 5DS and had my wide angle attached (Canon 16-35mm, f2.8). I took several shots of the entire falls but was unsatisfied with the lack of detail in the images. I wanted to capture the detail of the water dripping from the soaked moss which was all over the fall. So I switched to my 100 mm IS f2.8 macro, that I always carry into the woods. I attached my polarizing filter and took the photo featured here.Inspiration
It was my first trip to this spot. A friend of mine shared his image of Cove Station Falls on Facebook and I thought I would make a go at it myself!Editing
The only editing I did was the black and white conversion, bumped up the detail and contrast a little, and that's it. If memory serves me correctly, I only used Lightroom to edit.In my camera bag
I have a decent collection of lenses, but most of the time I carry three, all Canon lenses. 1) 18-35mm, f2.8. 2) 100mm f2.8 IS macro. 3) 80-200mm f2.8 IS and the 2x converter made for it. I use the Canon 5DS camera and bring along polarizing and Neutral Density filters. Oh! Never forget the tripod!Feedback
When taking images of waterfalls, or anything in nature, zoom in with your eyes and mind so see a picture, in a picture. There's always hidden beauty within your wide angle shot!
