Sadly, my usual trip over the August Long Weekend to Cleveland this year did not happen because the gentleman running the event has felt a bit discouraged over the lack of interest in it. (I really should make a point to go out and shoot the area this fall). So instead, I headed down to a different area of Ohio, Hocking Hills State Park.
![The Stone Bridge (From Above)](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5825/20531225261_c8730ab73b_b.jpg)
I had been seeing a tonne of really great photographs from the park from a good friend and fantastic photographer Mat Marrash of late so I decided to take him up on the offer to show me around the park and when to get the good light. That was 6:30 am. It wouldn’t be the first time I had stayed up late the night before getting up early for photos…I mean, it’s what we aim to capture.
![The Ash Cave](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5767/20531218901_8a8b404b4f_b.jpg)
The effort was well worth it, from the deep valley of Old Man’s Cave to the short walk to the stunning light at Ash Cave; the only thing was that with all the dry weather, a lot of the waterfalls had turned into mere trickles, on the plus side I did get access to cross some of the creek beds to get the angles I wanted.
![Tree & Light](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5662/20336814958_f19ff8a907_b.jpg)
Yup, I certainly will be going back here soon! Probably in the winter next!