I arrived here early in the morning time before the crowd come in order to have this place to myself and to capture my shots in peace, and I added the big log into the frame as a foreground element in which I believe made it more interesting.
Looking Glass Falls, Milepost 412
Looking Glass Falls is one of North Carolina’s most popular waterfalls because of its large size and ease of access. A classic waterfall beauty, it features a 60-ft spilling waterfall cascading in a single picturesque drop.
Stairs to Looking Glass Falls
Location: Looking Glass Falls, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 411 “Upon the Fall” fall is here at Looking Glass Falls, the colors are showing beautifully as the water runs towards the Davidson River.
Looking Glass Falls in Autumn
Location: Looking Glass Falls This is an autumn image of Looking Glass Falls taken in 2011. I climbed up on the wall at the base of the stairs to include some foreground foliage. Camera: Nikon D-90 Lens: Nikkor VR 18-105mm F/3.5-5.6G Focal Length: 18mm ISO: 100 Shutter: 1.5 seconds Aperture: F/16 Filters: 3 stop neutral […]
Looking Glass Falls near Milepost 412
Location: Looking Glass Falls near Milepost 412 on the Blue Ridge Parkway A beautiful autumn morning at Looking Glass Falls.
Looking Glass Falls in Snow
Date Taken: 01/24/2016 Location: Looking Glass Falls, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 411 Exiting onto Hwy 276 near milepost 411 leads down through the Pisgah National Forest to Looking Glass Falls. This photograph was taken January 24 after winter storm Jonas dumped 12 inches of snow and temperatures plunged to 5 degrees. Increased water levels and […]
Ice At Looking Glass Falls
Date Taken: 01/25/2014 Location: Looking Glass Falls “Ice Chaos” Just captured today at Looking Glass Falls ~ wow what a day, the ice is spectacular right now after this past week of single digit nights and highs not barely above freezing!! Get out people and shoot the ice if you can it is amazing!!! Be […]
Looking Glass Falls
Date Taken: 10/16/2013 Location: Looking Glass Falls There’s a rule that some of us waterfall photographers go by called the ten o’clock rule. If you want to avoid the crowds and harsh light when shooting a waterfall, then get there before ten o’clock. With Looking Glass Falls in North Carolina, I would change that to […]
Looking Glass Falls – The Daily Pic
Photo by: Chuck Irwin Location: Looking Glass Falls. Milepost 411. This is near mile post 411, Looking Glass Falls. Taken July 07, 2013 Camera: Canon Rebel T3i Lens: 18-55mm ISO: 100 Aperture: f/16 Shutter: 0.6 seconds Exposure: manual Focal Length: 18mm Filters: none How I Got This Shot Tripod, manual setting, 0.6sec exposure time, Cloudy Day