Spring at Mill Creek - a photo on Flickriver

            Commencing on the south side of Sassafras Mountain, Mill Creek flows through Nantahala National Forest and is the largest tributary to the Thompson River in the Lake Jocassee watershed.

One can spend a good bit of time exploring the various waterfalls found in this area, and that was my goal on this day.

First on my stop was John's Jump Falls, which is located just downstream from NC 281 near the small community of Sapphire. 

With some recent rains I was hoping for decent flow at the falls, but while it wasn't bad it wasn't as much as I had hoped for either. I will definitely return in the fall and will try to time it after a good amount of rain.

The access trail is fairly short but down a relatively steep and rooty trail, so be sure to watch your footing.

Once at the base, I made my way across the creek as I wanted to compose with some rushing water in the foreground.

There was a good bit of debris littered all across the creek, which made it difficult to compose the scene as I had envisioned it. 

For this particular shot, I ended up utilizing the new Generative Fill function in Photoshop Beta, in order to achieve the look I was going for. 

Overall I find that it did an ok job to remove the large pile of tree and debris occupying the foreground in the original shot, but it took quite a bit of trying.

Looking forward to getting out and exploring this area more in future, as there is so much to see here!

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend, and thank you for stopping by to view my photos.

© Johan Hakansson Photography, All Rights Reserved.

Taken on: May 6, 2023

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