Dam Shots

I spent way too much time at the dam on the Wapsipinicon this summer. Different days brought different conditions. I tweaked some of the settings on some of these as they are a bit more on the artsy side. For more, see the post Abstract Nature from 30 July.

The water coming over the edge (when captured right -- and I'm not saying I have, it's just my observation, you are free to yours) takes on a such a silky fabric-y flow. I love the contrasts.

When positioned above the drop point the contrast is even more evident. The last one above looks like it could be two images cobbled together, but it's not.

This one reminds me so much of a Hiroshige work. There's just a lot going on in this one.

This one not so much, but it almost looks like an eerie landscape rather than water.

Yes, it's odd for an Iowa farm kid to be so fascinated with water, but I am. Sailing is awesome, I wish I could do more of it. There's a calming effect by being on the open water. Granted, a river probably isn't considered the open water like an ocean or even a lake, but the white noise of the Wapsi flowing over the dam was soothing, and I miss it.

(What was that? Yes, I moved from the Midwest to the Rockies, so technically, that puts me closer to the West Coast.)