Lovely, Shaded Waterfall in South Chagrin

Spent a very pleasant morning last week shooting the little waterfall at Sulphur Springs picnic area in South Chagrin Reservation. A bit of a scramble to get a good vantage point, but not too bad. The slate bed is slippery, so be careful if you get into the stream. After all the heat of the last week, I was quite happy to shoot from the cool water of the stream.

By about 8:30 am, hotspots started showing up in the woods. I think I stated shooting about 7:30 or so. You can see a couple of the in the upper center and right.

From the parking lot, this is maybe twenty steps, a short wade and a scramble down the side of the falls.

Lately, stacked stones are showing up at a number of the streams and little falls I've shot. Is that a thing now? Some are attractive, some, like these, seem a bit awkward. Which is why I choose to shoot around them.

An abstract of the stream bed, looking like mountains running down into the sea.

Here's the link for the picnic area: http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/Main/Sulphur-Springs-Picnic-Area.aspx.

If you decide to photograph the falls, earlier is better. The sun starts blowing out the background around 8:30 am. Technical details, 18 - 105MM, 100 ISO, circular polarizer, cable release and tripod. I let the camera choose the shutter speed after making sure it was slow enough to smooth the water. You might want to bring kneepads - there's a bit of gravel in the stream bed.