Good Friday Morning!
Most of the time, we get photos and stories from places that we have sought out, planned, mapped, and traveled to - we have blogs on trips to the west, writeups of complex trips into the woods in West Virginia, etc. Today isn’t one of those.
Buckhorn Run is a visually gorgeous stream that runs off right beside the road near Rowlesburg, West Virginia. Given that RT 72 is a beautiful drive that usually leads us “where we want to go” from Morgantown, I have been by this particular spot more times than I can count.
And I have probably shot and thrown away 200 photos of this creek. I could never get it to look “right” - too cluttered, too woody, too brushy. Or bad light. Or bad compositions. I’d stand there, find it beautiful, hear the noise, feel the breeze, and take a dozen photos, get home and hate all of them on the big screen.
Every single one.
So, a week or two ago, we stopped by here on the way home, and I even joked that “well, I’m going over here to shoot a few more photos to delete”
But today was a little different. Some of the wood had cleared. There was plenty of water in it.
And the fall color.
So, today’s image of Buckhorn Run. Testament that sometimes persistence pays off.
Or maybe, that if you shoot enough photos one of them will be good. ;)
Have a great weekend everyone!