Faux Falls Cascade
Faux Falls is just outside Moab, UT. It’s “Faux” because the water is pumped from an adjacent canyon through a ridge to move the water closer to town, cascading down into a lake.
During the Moab Photography Symposium I shot Faux Falls on two separate occasions, once coming down on the falls from above, once from below. Acutely aware of some errors (er, suboptimal decisions) in the first session, I set out to create a better image during the second. Part of that was seeing in black & white, part framing, part clearing excess material from the image field itself. I’m happy with the result, at least for now.
I should point out that during this second shooting session, I lost a lens step-up ring into the stream and was soaked to halfway between my ankles and knees. At least I didn’t hurt myself. That was a different shoot :-).
Utah …
… along Route 128 in Professor Valley, looking southeast through Castle Valley to the La Sal Range in the distance.
a geologist’s wet dream …
Looking west from Castle Valley is the western wall of Professor Valley. The Colorado River is out of sight below it. To the far right is the eastern wall. But the top of that western wall is, in essence, the floor of Arches National Park and its sweeping arches of Navajo sandstone. The cliff face is Wingate sandstone. For more explanation of Professor Valley and its geology, see here.
Castle Valley rain …
Another angle of an earlier post. This is looking west out of Castle Valley into Professor Valley near Moab, Utah.
Castle Rock …
… in Castle Valley near Moab, Utah.
more Castle Valley …
… near Moab, Utah.
the Fisher Towers …
… where, decades ago as a rock climber, I learned the meaning of “fear.”
Castle Valley, Utah …
In the center foreground is the remnant of a volcano. The La Sal Mountains rise in the background.
standing rocks …
Looking southeast from Professor Valley toward Castle Valley near Moab, Utah. In the background are the volcanic peaks of the La Sal Mountains.
storm over Castle Valley …
off Route 128 northeast of Moab, Utah …
