Waterfalls are My Weakness

I took this photo in Tennessee. My Dad found a great waterfall and wanted to show it to me. So we left his house at 3 am and headed for this fall. After arriving to the park, it was another hour hike in to the hills. Suddenly there she stood, I was speechless. After watching this thing for about a half hour, I took my camera out set up the tripod and started shooting. I owe a lot to my Dad for this. He planted that seed of passion for photography, that I still have to this day.

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Addicted to taking photographs

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