[mort666]

While I was out in the puma having a blast between christmas and new year, I ended up not too far from a well known waterfall called high force where the river tees drops around 20 meters or so.

decided to try a couple of snaps using the tripod and a longer than usual exposure to try and that effect you see in watery pictures which sort of smooths everything out and gives a misty effect in places (if you know the effect i mean ).

Sadly the light was really crap on the day (and the water coming over the fall was rather brown in colour) and I couldn't get back on a better day, but they aren't too bad

I think I'll have to find something similar more locally and have another experiment

[BenF]

cool, nice ones Paul!

I love photos of moving water, but the fast shutter speed ones where the water appears frozen and the slower ones that make the water look silky

[mort666]

i think the two methods suit different situations. I think the long shutter speed suits this one though. It's good to experiment with new things too.

[Dogsbody]

Not far up the road from my Dad's place at Mickleton
My step mum runs the schools outward bounds place at Middleton in Teesdale.

Some smashing scenery around there. There is a Small pub by the car park for the falls if my memory serves me right

[mort666]

yep, that's right, although I didn't go into the pub lol.

Some really nice roads around there too. I carried on up to cow green reservoir, but the conditions were not really good for any decent shots. It was nice and white and frosty there though.

Had a run back past where my grandparents used to live just outisde the village of woodland (although you might not know that bit). Used to get taken around that area a fair bit as a kid for days out with that set of grandparents and used to love the sledging conditions in winter time

[e3silversurfer]

been there 2 weeks earlier than you I went there on christmas so entrance was free. Not sure why the water is brown as well. (maybe its where Newcastle Brown Ale got its name from ) If the light was better you could take some pics of the small rapid near to the entrance as well.

[shyann]

Nice piccys Paul

[mort666]

been there 2 weeks earlier than you I went there on christmas so entrance was free. Not sure why the water is brown as well. (maybe its where Newcastle Brown Ale got its name from ) If the light was better you could take some pics of the small rapid near to the entrance as well.

I'm sure if I wanted to be tight I could have sneaked in without paying. they were selling the tickets at the gift shop, but with nobody across the road in the little hut (at the start of the gravel pathway) to check them or take cash, but it was only £1.50, so it didn't break the bank

It would be nice to go back there when the colours were nicer.

I presume the water is either picking up silt etc. before the waterfall, or it's showing up the colours of the rocks themselves or something like that
I'm sure someone must know what would cause the colouring

[e3silversurfer]

Hmmmm... i was under the impression you had to pay for the carpark as well??? Which would be a good £4 or £5 just to view the water fall

[mort666]

oops, yes. forgot the car park fee too which was £2. so only £3.50 in total. A lot of people probably use the carpark as a base for walking too so I guess it's not too expensive for a day's parking

[Zenithus]

yep, that's right, although I didn't go into the pub lol.

Some really nice roads around there too. I carried on up to cow green reservoir, but the conditions were not really good for any decent shots. It was nice and white and frosty there though.

Had a run back past where my grandparents used to live just outisde the village of woodland (although you might not know that bit). Used to get taken around that area a fair bit as a kid for days out with that set of grandparents and used to love the sledging conditions in winter time

My grandparents live in Copley, just down the road from Woodland, so I know the place well

[Midnight Blue]

Have visited several times. Lovely scenery. Nice shots, Paul

[LisaDJ]

Very impressive

[mort666]

thanks Lisa and Pat

Jamie, just for some useless info, if you go through woodland heading towards middleton in teesdale, there is a row of about 6 houses on the right before you go down a dip with a left hander in the bottom. they used to live on the end one.