Old Albatross

This site is dedicated to waterfalls, mountains, an old aviators memories, with lots of poetic liberties, some just plain made up, and interesting places to visit.


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Falls Without A Creek1826 viewsThis part of Rock Island Falls comes out of a cave. Enlarge the top and you can see there is no creek.
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Southern Branch 11822 viewsFebruary 13 2012. height of 15 ft.
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Summer in Middle Tennessee1818 viewsThe temp up on top was 98^F. Thanks to TN. Park service this is a good hike and even with the heat I did not want to leave.
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Trick1812 viewsWaterfalls don't really look like this. A local photographer is confident enough in his own work to share this trick.

Rotate the polarized filter for the least glare. Close the aperture as much as possible.(I use f-11) With the shutter speed as low as possible, (shoot for a full second if possible), start experimenting until you get just the photo you are looking for. I prefer mine a little dark so I can process them using Picasa 3. The silky look is directly tied to shutter speed and a cloudy day doesn't
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Double Beauty1809 views
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Middle Falls1807 views
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Southern Branch 21807 views
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Ozone Showing Off In Winter1801 viewsLots of water and few tourist.
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Upper-11801 viewsStanding on the top of Joe Mills Upper Falls. Look at the whirl at the bottom enhanced with a time exposure.
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On High1797 viewsDon't let the description of 50 ft fool you. From this point it is abut 150 ft to the river level below but, the trail down in excellent.

With a little exploring and milling around plan on a four mile hike.
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Reedey Creek 21794 views
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So you like laurels huh?1793 viewsI know the laurels are pretty when they bloom but, I think the Devil invented the things.
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