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Ponytail Falls FA 008 Pontytail Falls is one of many beautiful waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area. I had hiked into this waterfall on an overcast day. As I was photographing the waterfall, a magical ray of sunshine appeared and shot down through the opening in the rocks at the top of the waterfall. This ray of sunshine was like a laser beam which lit up the pool of water beneath the waterfall. This had the effect of causing the large rock in the middle of the scene to be silhouetted by the glow of the mist from the falling water. Note:
Waterfalls are powerful forces of nature. The force of the falling
water causes it's own wind which causes the leaves and branches of
the surrounding plant life to move in this breeze. Because I intentionally
used a very slow shutter speed to blur the water, the image also records
the blurred movement of the plant life.
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