West Virginia Photography Workshop with Corey Hilz

Elakala Falls

This past weekend, I participated in a photography workshop hosted by Corey Hilz in the Canaan Valley region of West Virginia.  Corey did an excellent job leading the workshop and providing instruction to the participants in composition and image processing techniques.  The last session consisted of a critique session of selected images from each participant.  Corey's critiques were very helpful in helping us see areas the images needed improvement and also the possibilities with the right image processing applied.

Sunrise at Dolly Sods

This post includes a small selection of the images I captured during the weekend.  Enjoy.

Cascades around Douglas Falls

Sunset at Lindy Point

Douglas Falls

Canaan Valley State Park

West Virginia Workshop

Sunrise at Dolly Sods

During Memorial Day weekend, I participated in a West Virginia Photography Workshop with Joe Rossbach and the Loudoun County Photography Club.  We had a great time focusing on our photography for the weekend.  Here are a few of my images from that weekend.

Elakala Falls, Blackwater Falls State Park, WV

Elakala Falls, Blackwater Falls State Park, WV

Blackwater Falls, Blackwater Falls State Park, WV

Fern, Blackwater Falls State Park, WV

Douglas Falls near Thomas, WV

Great Falls at Flood Stage

Great Falls near flood stage, 12 March 2011

After the several inches of rain the Northern Virginia area received this past week, the Potomac River and Great Falls approached flood stage.  Predictions were that it would exceed flood stage on the evening of 12 March.  I went early that morning to see how it looked.  Thankfully the Virginia side of Great Falls National Park was open even though the Maryland side was closed.

The photo at the top of the page was taken this morning.  Note the tree on the left.  The photo below was taken on Christmas Eve last year.  That same tree is the one in front of the photographer in the blue jacket.

Comparison shot of Great Falls from December 2010

A few more photos of the rapids is after the jump.