One Is Never Alone When He's Surrounded By Nature

            Douglas Falls
North Fork Blackwater River
Blackwater Canyon Trail
Monongahela National Forest
West Virginia

I may not have been alone when I shot this but if I were by myself I would have been with a good friend.  Speaking of good friends, Jason Haley and I had the good fortune of spending some time with West Virginia waterfall photographer Randy Sanger who showed us the way to this 35 ft. beauty and several other falls in the surrounding Blackwater River region.  Randy has stated on several occasions that this is his favorite falls in West Virginia and I'm going to have to concur that it's mine too, in fact, it's one of my favorites of all time.

The interesting color of the rocks in the riverbed was created by an acid wash when the waste water from a abandoned upstream acid mine drained into the river and the resulting corrective measures to treat it discolored them. The event, which happened approximately 10 years ago, killed all the wildlife that resided in the river. Only recently have wildlife returned, but only to drink the water, for now the river is still dead.
   

Taken in: United States / West Virginia / Thomas (show map)

Taken on: March 18, 2011

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Camera: Olympus E-500, f/18.0, 1.3 sec, 31mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-500
Lens:	14.0-45.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/18.0
Exposure Time:	1.3
Focal Length:	31mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Contrast:	High
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Version 1.3
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