Hiking to the Base of Mosher Hill Falls in Farmington, Maine

As I mentioned last month, I wanted to come back to Mosher Hill Falls to take photographs of the falls from the base with the correct equipment. I didn’t expect to achieve perfection, but I wanted to experiment with a few different settings on my camera. We have had a good amount of snow over the winter and plenty of rainfall this spring, so the falls were flowing pretty nicely. As the season progresses, the water flow will become quite slow. The conditions were optimal and it turned out to be a great day for photographing the falls.

A few parts of the hike were challenging but well worth the trip down to the base. At the top of the falls, you have to cross the water to get to the trail that leads down to the base. Toward the base, the rocks are very slippery and things get a little narrow. This was quite an adventure while carrying two camera bags and a tripod, but mission accomplished. The only decent vantage point for taking photographs of the waterfall is from the left side. I had taken these photographs between 3:30 pm-3:45 pm. I also took a video of the falls and I will include that at the end of this post. I will list the equipment I used and the settings for each photograph below. I think the photographs turned out okay, but the exposure was a little too bright for my taste. I hope to look into neutral density filters in the future for better control of the lighting. I would also like to see what kind of results I can achieve while using these filters for photographing different subjects such as flowers.

Equipment and Steps:

1. Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 wide angle Lens
2. SLIK Pro 330EZ Tripod with 2-Way Pan/Tilt Head
3. SMDV Remote Shutter Release Cable
4. Canon Rebel T6i set on shutter priority
5. Used a small aperture
6. Used a low ISO
7. Adjusted shutter speed