Photographs and commentary by Dick Snoke
15 of us traveled to Oconee State Park near Mountain Rest, SC for a couple days of hiking, eating and conversation. It was a great time and presented great photo opportunities as well (with one marked exception). I managed to let my D7500 and good lens fall in the lake, so many of the pictures are taken with an older camera and a fixed 35 mm lens. That made the experience just like film photography before zoom lenses were developed.
The pictures are from a walk around the lake and the trail to Tamasee Knob the first afternoon. The second morning the group hiked the trail to Hidden Falls and Disappearing Falls in the morning, and in the afternoon Amy and I visited Pigpen Falls and Licklog Falls. So I got four waterfalls in two days, none of which I had ever seen before.
Between hikes, I shot lake views at sunset and sunrise. On the hikes I shot random images of the remaining fall color. There were no clouds, but the sun was low enough to create amazing vibrant colors.
For reasons I cannot explain, the images are not in order. I hope to figure that out and correct the problem.