Snowstorm at Great Falls, VA

Artist: John Wright
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Snowstorm at Great Falls, VA

Great Falls park, Virginia side, during a strong snowstorm.

It was quite a challenge to get there that day. The usual road was blocked by a fallen tree and I had to backtrack and circle around a number of miles to find an open road. It took good tires, slow driving and four-wheel drive.

By the time I arrived, the snow was about 12 inches deep and still falling, though lighter. The only other people present when I arrived were the park rangers. A few hardy souls arrived by the time I’d made this image.

Snowstorm at Great Falls, VA belongs to the following groups:

Everything Winter, Landscape Photography, Seasonal Scapes and Waterfall Photography

dawndavies, 6 months ago

wonderful picture well done
Leslie Battjes, 6 months ago

Makes me cold just looking at it. Love all that churning water. Nice comp, John.
Steve Taylor, 6 months ago

I like the comp onthis. Good exposure also
NewDawnPhoto, 6 months ago

Great job on this John. You captured everything that this scene had to offer.
John Wright, 6 months ago

Thank you.
Rich Gale, 6 months ago

I would like to canoe this river, but I think it may be a bit cool for a swim. Its a super image the small tree really adds to the intrest, great work well done.
Rich.
John Wright, 6 months ago

Thank you Rich.
Jan Piller, 6 months ago

I like this shot too Brrrrrrrrr….. there’s a “waterfalls” group here….
Mui-Ling Teh, 6 months ago

wow, that is stunning!
Mar Silva, 6 months ago

Very beautiful. Misty and atunning!
John Wright, 6 months ago

Thank you Jan, Mui-Ling, and Mar!
Dawne Olson, 5 months ago

Really beautiful! I do love that combination of winter and moving water
Jonicool, 5 months ago

wow, that really looks cold! another amazing image!
John Wright in reply to Dawne Olson’s comment, 5 months ago

Thank you Dawne.
John Wright in reply to Jonicool’s comment, 5 months ago

Thank you.
Gary L. Suddath, 4 months ago

dramatic shot,great job with lighting on this
John Wright in reply to Gary L. Suddath’s comment, 4 months ago

Thanks Gary, this is a favorite local spot of mine, and I waited a couple of years for a good snow!
Donna Proctor, 3 months ago

Having lived in VA for 11 years and MD/DC for 7… excellent photo! Great Falls doesn’t look so much like the Great Falls that I knew :) Agree with Gary – dramatic shot and well done…
John Wright in reply to Donna Proctor’s comment, 3 months ago

Thank you Donna. I was lucky to see this, and lucky even to get there!
Ellen, 3 months ago

Looks very cold…..Beautiful capture!
John Wright in reply to Ellen’s comment, 3 months ago

Thank you very much Ellen.
peter hoenderdos, 2 months ago

whoo nasty wether, makes great photo’s
John Wright in reply to peter hoenderdos’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you Peter, yes it does.
Simon Mears, 2 months ago

fantastic stuff.. well worth the effort you went to
John Wright in reply to Simon Mears’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you Simon.
Trudi ~, about 1 month ago

Hi John,this is an incredible image,l was just wondering if that is a frozen waterfall ? great work !and l complain when it gets cold here ! l will complain no longer !!...........Trudi
John Wright, about 1 month ago

Hi Trudi,

No it wasn’t frozen, not quite that cold! Just snow on the rocks surrounding the falls. And a fast enough shutter to mostly stop the motion of the water. Thanks for your comment.