Ithaca, New York
Story Behind the Photograph
When Hannah and I got down to the base of Taughannock Falls, I could’ve stayed there with my camera for a long time. The falls drop 215 feet in one plunge, and from down in the gorge you can see the whole thing, from the trees at the top to the pool at the bottom. I wanted to keep those cliffs on either side in the photograph. The waterfall looks so narrow between them, but when you’re standing there listening to it, there’s nothing small about it.
Hannah took one look at the situation and apparently decided it was nap time. She set her backpack down, used it as a pillow, and fell asleep right there to the roar of the falls. If you know Hannah, the fact that she managed to get her nap in right on schedule at the bottom of a gorge will probably make you laugh as much as it did me.
Then it started pouring. We had about a mile and a half to go to get back to the car, and we ran it laughing like kids. My camera gear was weather sealed, so for once I could just get soaked and enjoy it. Honestly, that run was as much fun as anything we did that day.
I did wish we could get a little closer to the water. I understand why they rope off parts of the gorge, but standing there, I wanted to know what it felt like to be a little closer to the foot of that waterfall. I’m glad I got to photograph it from down there. Every time I see this one, I think of Hannah asleep on her backpack and the two of us running all the way back to the car in the rain.
Ithaca, New York
Story Behind the Photograph
When Hannah and I got down to the base of Taughannock Falls, I could’ve stayed there with my camera for a long time. The falls drop 215 feet in one plunge, and from down in the gorge you can see the whole thing, from the trees at the top to the pool at the bottom. I wanted to keep those cliffs on either side in the photograph. The waterfall looks so narrow between them, but when you’re standing there listening to it, there’s nothing small about it.
Hannah took one look at the situation and apparently decided it was nap time. She set her backpack down, used it as a pillow, and fell asleep right there to the roar of the falls. If you know Hannah, the fact that she managed to get her nap in right on schedule at the bottom of a gorge will probably make you laugh as much as it did me.
Then it started pouring. We had about a mile and a half to go to get back to the car, and we ran it laughing like kids. My camera gear was weather sealed, so for once I could just get soaked and enjoy it. Honestly, that run was as much fun as anything we did that day.
I did wish we could get a little closer to the water. I understand why they rope off parts of the gorge, but standing there, I wanted to know what it felt like to be a little closer to the foot of that waterfall. I’m glad I got to photograph it from down there. Every time I see this one, I think of Hannah asleep on her backpack and the two of us running all the way back to the car in the rain.
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