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Find some color, flowers, interesting tree branches or anything else to spruce up your shot.
Kanarraville Falls, Utah.
Autumn foliage swirling in a pool below a waterfall.
Multnomah Falls, Oregon. Shot in HDR.
Snow can turn almost any sized waterfall into a beauty.
Upper Mesa Falls, Idaho.
Waterfalls don't have to be large to be dynamic.
Wahkeena Falls, Oregon.
Don't be afraid to get wet to get the best angle.
Using a fast shutter speed gives the waterfall a sharper and more jagged flow. We don't always need to use the long exposure.
It takes a little effort to capture the more unusual waterfalls, but it's always worth it.
Using HDR can give you the colors at sunset as well as the flowing water.
Add some scale to help show the large waterfall's true height.