Picture of the day - September 21, 2007

"Dry Falls"

Photo courtesy of Heath Newton. Today's picture features one of the most beautiful waterfall images I have ever seen: Highland, North Carolina's Dry Falls as captured by photographer Heath Newton. Here are a few words from Mr. Newton about his fantastic image: "I took this picture of Dry Falls while on my 3rd anniversary with my beautiful wife Kendall. We stayed in Highlands, NC and made sure to visit all the waterfalls in the area. I took the shot with my Nikon D200 using my 18-70mm lens, a shutter speed of around five seconds and an aperture of f/4.5. I’ve only been shooting for around three months and I am very honored to be featured on this site."                                                                         --Heath Newton Dry Falls is located on the beautiful Cullasaja River in North Carolina's Nantahala National Forest. This picturesque waterfall is so named because visitors can literally walk under and behind the falling water on a narrow walkway that passes beneath an overhanging bluff which keeps them out of the water's path and relatively dry...unless the water volume happens to be higher than normal at the time! You'll find Dry Falls in all their splendor right beside U.S. Highway 64, just 3.1 miles north of Highlands, NC.   Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!            Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"