{"id":2076,"date":"2012-10-19T14:51:47","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T20:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joelkoop.com\/updates\/?p=2076"},"modified":"2012-10-19T14:51:47","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T20:51:47","slug":"dragons-tongue-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joelkoop.com\/updates\/2012\/10\/19\/dragons-tongue-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragon&#8217;s Tongue Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>Waterfalls are the antithesis of swamps. They&#8217;re pretty and everyone knows they&#8217;re pretty. There are trails to them, viewing platforms for many of them, and there&#8217;s almost always people around. The amount of waterfall pictures taken daily is staggering.<\/p>\n<p>So why add mine to the mix? In short, because I can&#8217;t avoid it. I like waterfalls as much as the next guy, and trying to capture them well is fun. I get to walk across rushing streams on slippery logs, clamber up and down rocky cliffs, and relax in the mist beside a natural phenomenon of staggering power. I find myself drawn to waterfalls of a relatable size though. Generally they are a lot more private, you can usually get closer, and I don&#8217;t think any of the beauty is lost.<\/p>\n<p>This photo is of a small cascade in the series of falls called the Dragon&#8217;s Tongue in Wells Gray Provincial Park. Taken at 19mm, f18, and 2 seconds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waterfalls are the antithesis of swamps. They&#8217;re pretty and everyone knows they&#8217;re pretty. There are trails to them, viewing platforms for many of them, and there&#8217;s almost always people around. The amount of waterfall pictures taken daily is staggering. So why add mine to the mix? In short, because I can&#8217;t avoid it. 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