Richland Creek in Autumn–12/18/14 Featured Arkansas Landscape Photography

Richland Creek in Autumn below Shaw’s Folly Rapid

Taken with a Phase One IQ160, Rodenstock 28mm HR lens, F11 for approximately 1 second, iso 50. Richland Creek, which runs from Newton County to the Buffalo River near Woolum Ford, has some of the most beautiful photographic subject matter in Arkansas, if you love creeks.  Here you can find huge rocks that have ended up in the creek that had to have originated up much higher on the bluffs.  Some of these rocks are the size of a small house and most are the size of a car.  Richland creek has several sections that run over flat bedrock and this spot is one of them.  This spot is about 100 yards long and starts out directly below Shaw’s Folly Rapid.  The foliage on the left back, which is featured in this shot, is full of oaks, maples and hickory trees which on this day were all in full color.  There was just enough water in the creek to allow for a movement shot.  Normally, I like to have bright sunny days to work Richland, but on this day which was overcast I was able to get one of my best shots of the creek.  Using tilt, I have gained quite a bit in overall depth of field so I was able to keep the details of the large rock on the left foreground in focus along with the trees in the background.  This was a magic day for sure.