Gary Walter, QPSA  

Crossing Harrison Wright Falls by Gary Walter, QPSA

November 2025 - Crossing Harrison Wright Falls

About the Image(s)

Title: Crossing Harrison Wright Falls
Equipment Used: Canon EOS R5 RF16-35 f/2.8L IS USM at 35mm, variable ND filter
Camera Settings: Aperture Priority, ISO 100, 1/8sec, f/18, -1 EV, pattern metering
Lighting Conditions: Morning, partly cloudy skies, around 8:15 AM local time
Where and When: Ricketts Glen Falls State Park, Benton, PA USA, 24 October 2025.
This image was taken after hiking from the lower falls trail. Approximately 3 miles from the trailhead. This is one of 22 waterfalls along the Kitchen Creek area of the park. NOTICE THE SIGN ON THE RIGHT ROCK WALL INDICATING IT IS HARRISON WRIGHT FALLS.

Post-Processing: In Lightroom: enabled lens profile, remove chromatic aberration, straightened & cropped, adjusted blacks, whites, shadows, highlights; then adjusted clarity, dehaze and vibrance. No editing in photoshop on this image.

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6 comments posted

Sylvie Tas   Sylvie Tas
I like the people to show perspective.
The sticks in the foreground show depth, but I'm not sure about the position of them.   Posted: 11/11/2025 20:35:23
Gary Walter   Gary Walter
Thanks, Sylvie! The "sticks" are actually a large tree that has fallen into the edge of the river. On this trail, it is very difficult to find a good spot to work around all the "distractions" that are present. I thought they presented an "okay" foreground to add perspective.   Posted: 11/13/2025 14:04:48
Karen Sharpe   Karen Sharpe
I agree with Sylvie, the people do I nice job of showing scale and I don't mind the tree in front. A little pop of sun would have amped up the color of the greenery nicely - if you figure out how to part the clouds for photos please let me know. 😉   Posted: 11/14/2025 01:30:49
Rui Zhang   Rui Zhang
A very beautiful waterfall. Could it be better to cut off a bit below the photo?   Posted: 11/15/2025 18:22:44
Zhicai Ren   Zhicai Ren
The slow door effect has reached a seamless state, wonderful.
Can we take more shots on the left side?   Posted: 11/20/2025 06:27:19
Lisa Cirincione   Lisa Cirincione
Beautiful image with the people at the top of the waterfall to give it perspective!   Posted: 11/29/2025 08:15:20