The Hocking Hills

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)
The Stone Bridge (From Above) – Pacemaker Crown Graphic – Schnider-Kreuznack Angulon 1:6,8/90 – Ilford HP5+ – Pyrocat-HD (1+1+100) 9:00 @ 20C

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
The Ash Cave – Pacemaker Crown Graphic – Schnider-Kreuznack Angulon 1:6,8/90 – Ilford HP5+ – Pyrocat-HD (1+1+100) 9:00 @ 20C

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
Tree & Light – Pacemaker Crown Graphic – Fuji Fujinon-W 1:5.6/125 – Ilford HP5+ – Pyrocat-HD (1+1+100) 9:00 @ 20C

Yup, I certainly will be going back here soon! Probably in the winter next!

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