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The Bahá'í House of Worship (or Bahá'í Temple) in Wilmette, Illinois, is the oldest surviving Bahá'í House of Worship in the world, and the apparently only one in the United States

Looking for advice: when using long exposure to shoot waterfalls, rushing water etc, where do you place the focus? Even when shooting f22 with center focus, many of my shots look out of focus. How do I nail focus on these? Thanks for the help!

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Decided to go on an adventure despite the weather. Most people will not venture out in the rain, I welcome it. I think it adds a special ethereal look to the scene. This was taken on the way up to Mount Adams.

I had been to Palouse Falls twice before. The skies were always not very favorable, but this time I hit it just right. As I stood looking at the scene, there seemed to be a peacefulness about it. It was a perfect ending to a very long week.

Capturing the sun reflecting off the mist from Niagara Falls. This was a chilly winter sunset.

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Winter 2015 in Niagara Falls, NY. There is no snow to be seen, and the temperatures in the 50s F. But we saw a beautiful rainbow.

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During the Thanksgiving weekend, my brother and I decided to do the "opt out" thing. Instead of hitting the Malls, we went hiking. It was a windy and bitter cold day, but the hike in wasn't too bad. Once we got there, I did not feel the cold any more. I was too busy being in the moment. The thing that made this hike even more special, was I was able to hike with my brother. He lives in Denver, and is also a Photographer, so this was a real treat for me.

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Early in September, before the fall colors really got going, I found this one tree with some color on it. This was a place called Lower Lewis Falls, in Washington. I had seen a lot of images from this place, and wanted to try for something a bit different.

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A UNESCO World Heritage site, Plitvička Jezera National Park is undoubtedly one of the most stunning collection of lakes and waterfalls in the world. The waters flowing over the limestone and chalk have, over thousands of years, deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams which in turn have created a series of beautiful lakes, caves and waterfalls. From a photographic standpoint, it is like being let loose in a candy store; more photo opportunities than you could handle in a week, let alone a day.

“An individual human existence should be like a river – small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past boulders and over waterfalls.”
―Bertrand Russell

"In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance." Unknown

French Cabin Creek - Central Washington State.

At Robert H. Long Nature Preserve, there's a man made waterfall. It's timed to allow water to run off into a nearby creek. It was golden hour when I captured this duck watching the water.

Below Rolley Lake Falls~Mission, British Columbia

A fountain near home in a shopping area

Chuckanut Drive~Washington State

The best of many attempts of a long exposure photo of a small waterfall at Dow Gardens.

Dupont State forest~North Carolina

This little park is in a gated community in North Carolina where the mountain house is, such a lovely place!

Nikon D7100, Nikkor 18-300mm lens, CPL, tripod
ISO 100, F/22, 1s

This is Falling Branch AKA Kilgore falls. located in Rock state park in Maryland!The hike to the 2nd highest free falling waterfall in the state is probably one of the easiest hikes i have ever done.less than a mile and well worth every step! Be careful in winter the trail does ice over! This is a fall that cane and should be enjoyed every season!

Stillhouse Hollow Falls near Mt. Pleasant, TN. There wasn't much water flow this particular day... no sense in wasting a trip!

Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
ISO 200, f/18, 10s

Monochrome waterfall taken at Faeries chapel waterfall in Healey Dell, Rochdale with Station Road Viaduct in the background.

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Blue Ridge Mountains~Western North Carolina
ISO 200, F/22, 3s
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 18-300mm lens, CPL, tripod

West Virginia

Waterfall at the Mirage Hotel- Las Vegas, Nevada

Downstream from Moore Cove Falls~ Brevard, North Carolina

Western North Carolina

Rock City near Chattanooga- Lover's Leap. I wasn't sure if they would allow tripods or not, so I chose not to take one. I wish I would have taken one, this would have came out much better.

A waterfall hidden away behind a pullout on the road to Mt Evans, the highest paved road in North America.

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We need this rain so badly right now and I think I have never been so happy to see it rain so hard. This is a photo of rain falling on concrete, if that gives scale to just how hard it was coming down.

DuPont State Forest~Western North Carolina

Triple Falls~DuPont State Forest~North Carolina
If you saw the first "Hunger Games" movie, this is the waterfall that Katniss ran across. The state of North Carolina enacted a ban climbing up to the falls because people were trying to recreate that same stunt. I guess people don't use common sense since she ran across a board with a harness on, anything else would just be blatantly stupid.

Pisgah National Forest~North Carolina

Waterfall at the Wynn Hotel~Las Vegas, Nevada

Waterfall at the Wynn Hotel~Las Vegas, Nevada

More images from this shoot and prints are available at the link below:

http://village.photos/members/Scott-Smith-Photography/Paradise-Cove

More images from this shoot and prints are available at the link below:

http://village.photos/members/Scott-Smith-Photography/Paradise-Cove

Sioux Falls~South Dakota

You have to earn this view - it's quite a hike to make your way to this feature, starting at around 9K elevation, and going up from there. Rocky Mountain National Park.

A little secret hideaway in the Herefordshire countryside

Mount Pleasant, Tennessee

DuPont National Forest~Brevard, North Carolina

above Falling Spring Falls~Covington, Virginia

Covington, Virginia

I found multiple small falls above Falling Springs Falls~Covington, Virginia

Baltimore

A gorgeous waterfall in the Tallulah Gorge, Georgia. It's a long set of steps to get down, and a nasty climb back up them.

Not my strongest shot - the highlights are blown out a bit, and the mix of shade and sun threw off the color balance.

A little waterfall near the base of Mount Evens, Colorado.

Toccoa Falls, Georgia.

Toccoa Falls, Georgia.