Over this past weekend, New England has been under siege by a cold front that has kept all, but the hardiest souls in-doors; Sunday morning the mercury dropped to -15F (-26C), which was downright chilly.
Regardless of this, Winter is one of my favorite seasons to photograph, as there is always such greate emotional content to be found. I did go out to do a bit of photography, as I was looking into waterfalls in the area, so I thought it might be worthwhile to go check one out in this weather.
The particular waterfall I sought out is Doane’s Falls in Royalston, Massachusetts, which is about an hour’s drive for me. When I arrived there, I found the falls very close to the road, which is rather considerate at these temperatures. It’s a bit of an experience walking down a snow-covered, icy path next to a roaring stream, when you are all by yourself… a trifle unnerving, but luckily there were safety wires by the edge of the rocks.
In the image, you can see the massive amount of ice that has built up in the cascades; I’m not sure what the cause of the discoloration in the ice is, as I didn’t get close enough to find out.
Technical Details
I shot this with my trusty Canon EOS 5D MkIII using a 24-105 f/4 L lens with a circular polarizing filter attached. Settings were f/7.1, 1/640 second at 400 ISO. I kept the speed high, as I didn’t have a great spot for setting up my tripod (I did carry it in).
Hope you enjoy it, and stay warm!!
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