McCammon Falls McCammon Creek Greyhawk Community Park Greyhawk, Kentucky Back in April of 2013 I visited a waterfall that I had no idea existed until that day. Located near Grey Hawk, Kentucky about 40 miles east of I-75, McCammon Falls is a two tiered 40 footer just outside a city park. Difficult lighting at the upper tier made for challenging work so I opted on focusing on the lower falls with it's beautiful green foreground. Definitely looking forward to a return trip here, a little more water and a cloudier day!
McCammon Falls McCammon Branch Daniel Boone National Forest Grey Hawk Kentucky With a perfectly forecasted day of clouds and cool weather on a recent Saturday so I couldn't resist getting out and doing some waterfalling. I'd been wanting to revisit McCammon Falls in Jackson County, Kentucky in good conditions for some time. It had been 4 years since I had spent some quality time with this waterfall, which also happened to be my first visit. Although I had been here two more times after that both those visits were of the extreme, once with no water and the other there was way too much water. On this latest visit I couldn't have asked for better flow. See that tree on the left? I hate that tree. In the case of this shot I thought it fit the composition well, but to get straight on shots of the falls showing both tiers is quite the challenge since the dead limbs protrude across the view of the waterfall. I've been threatening to bring an extendable saw and trimming the limbs off for some time now but on this latest trip I wasn't in the mood to fight a 6 ft tall pole with a sharp blade on the end in the vehicle all day long. Some day though, I'm going to clean that view up.
McCammon Falls McCammon Branch Daniel Boone National Forest Grey Hawk Kentucky Over the years now I have been to McCammon Falls several times. The descent down to the base of the falls has become more challenging over the years, either because I’m getting older or the excessive foot traffic and a recent washout. Myself and good friends Adam Thompson - The Serialphotog and Josh Lowe Photography stopped by while we were running around Jackson County, Kentucky last month and conditions couldn’t have been any better. For myself, having visited so many times I feel I have worn out most composition possibilities, however Adam came up with a comp that I couldn’t resist trying out for myself and I’ll share that one a little later. For tonight’s post, it is a more traditional perspective for the falls. I really liked the rock in the foreground in this shot. This will probably be my last time I visit here for a while. Maybe when I see that a long dead hemlock which disrupts the some great views of the falls finally collapses I will return to see it in a different light.
