Today, we took a trip to see some potholes. Sounds exciting doesn’t it? Boy it was.
INDOT won’t be filling these anytime soon.
Dave Wegiel and I went on an adventure today to make some photos of the famous “potholes” in the Fall Creek Gorge Nature Preserve – located in Warren County just north of Williamsport, Indiana.
It is a place where this time of year, you usually put hip waders on and make the trek into the semi-shallow water to make your photos.
Dave and I both brought our quadcopters, and opted to use those instead.
He was first to fly:
I initially took off from near the exit of the main pothole straight and made this:
but after thinking on it a bit, I decided watching from above would be much easier so I took off instead from the canyon wall pathway that looks straight down on the main straight.
In doing so, I was much more easily able to see where the quad was going and its position in relation to the canyon walls to make sure I wasn’t going to hit anything – a much safer option.
I have ordered an ND (neutral density) filter set, but it hasn’t arrived yet. I worked around that and still was able to make a blurry water photo:
It is created from 7 photos “average” blended together in post. Looking forward to when my ND filter set arrives!
I also look forward to when the gorge is filled again with leaves and springtime greenery. I will have to come back and try my new filter set then.
—
Have an idea/suggestion for a photo? Drop me a line! I’d love to hear it.
I am always exploring new ideas… Follow me on social media for more of these throughout the month!
If you’d like to help make photos and stories like this possible you can support me here on Patreon. Thanks!
See you tomorrow for another daily photo story!
Leave your email below to keep up-to-date with the latest in spaceflight! (A few emails a month, max.)
