Aysgarth Falls by rockstrider

Photography • Landscape • posted on Sep 02, 2013

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[best viewed full sized] Hello All! This image was captured about five weeks ago at Aysgarth Falls, near the village of Aysarth, in North Yorkshire. Aysgarth Falls are a triple flight of waterfalls, surrounded by forest and farmland, carved out by the River Ure over an almost one-mile stretch on its descent to mid-Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales of England. The falls are quite spectacular during wet weather, as thousands of gallons of water cascade over the series of broad limestone steps - however, when we visited we had blazing sunshine and had arrived at this location later than expected so the strong sunlight was exactly where we didn't want it to be. Aysgarth Falls have attracted visitors for over 200 years; Ruskin, Turner and Wordsworth visited, all enthusing about the falls’ outstanding beauty. The upper and middle fall was featured in the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, where Robin meets Little John and they have a staff fight in the river. In addition to the falls, there are walks which wind through the wooded valley, offering views of the river and falls. Wild flowers appear in the spring and summer, and wild birds, squirrels and deer may also be seen. The name Aysgarth originates from old Norse, meaning the open space in the oak trees. I have used three differently exposed images from the same RAW file and blended them together to show how the scene would look to the eye as if you were there in person to see it. A slight alteration of levels, saturation boost, as well as a touch of dodge and burn was also used. Thanks for looking and any comments and critique are, as always, more than welcome and valued! Carl

Comments (32)

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jayfar

1:51PM | Mon, 02 September 2013

You have some wonderful waterfalls in Yorkshire, this is a beauty and I like the stony otter on the right!

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TdaC

2:07PM | Mon, 02 September 2013

Beautiful waterfall.I bet it looks even more beautiful in person:)

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prutzworks

2:19PM | Mon, 02 September 2013

very nice water effect, thanks for info!

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durleybeachbum

3:37PM | Mon, 02 September 2013

Beautiful photo of this place that my mother loved so much. I must seek out the pics of her here!

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abreojos

3:43PM | Mon, 02 September 2013

Great capture! I shot a similar falls this morning. Not as pristine as this one!

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erlandpil

3:48PM | Mon, 02 September 2013

great capture erland

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jeroni

5:23PM | Mon, 02 September 2013

I love the color and light on this... Great shot

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auntietk

9:38PM | Mon, 02 September 2013

What a beautiful spot!

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jocko500

10:10PM | Mon, 02 September 2013

you did a wonderful looking job

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wysiwig

10:20PM | Mon, 02 September 2013

I thought the name sounded like old Norse. Gorgeous cascades and I also see the otter.

angora

2:15AM | Tue, 03 September 2013

OMG, what a gorgeous place and shot!! you are so lucky to live near places like that!! (except when having to go uphill on a bike or so ;-)) like the info! :-) think you did a tremendous job with so much 'wonderful' sunshine! TYSM for the PW info, really appreciated!! (what otter??)

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kgb224

11:39AM | Tue, 03 September 2013

Superb photography my friend. God bless.

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pat40

11:52AM | Tue, 03 September 2013

Amazing pic.

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spiegel428

4:10PM | Tue, 03 September 2013

Very pretty!

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Hendesse

12:46PM | Wed, 04 September 2013

Fantastic shot. Superb POV and thanks for the interesting informations.

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dochtersions

3:10PM | Wed, 04 September 2013

Is this a wonderful photo to explore, Carl! And then to read what one can see there in Spring. This must be a very rich landscape by those flora and fauna. Your photo has spectacular good result.

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Richardphotos

8:44PM | Wed, 04 September 2013

in full screen I can imagine the roar

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dakotabluemoon

6:39AM | Thu, 05 September 2013

A fantastic and beautiful image u have got here love the flow of the water.

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aksirp

10:21AM | Thu, 05 September 2013

stunning picture, beautiful done and thank you for background informations!!

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FredNunes

5:14PM | Thu, 05 September 2013

Perfect exposure in what looks to be bright conditions. Not easy in my opinion. Bravo!

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sandra46

5:26PM | Thu, 05 September 2013

AMAZING WORK

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anianiani

12:14AM | Fri, 06 September 2013

Stunning ..

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vaggabondd

4:36PM | Sat, 07 September 2013

what a beautiful little falls, nice capture

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sharky_

1:17PM | Sun, 08 September 2013

Falls over falls......Impressive shot. Aloha

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Dreamingbee

6:11AM | Tue, 10 September 2013

how wonderful photo and view !!!

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Celart

3:18PM | Tue, 10 September 2013

Lovely waterfall

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sossy

1:17PM | Fri, 20 September 2013

most beautiful cascade with the perfect pov! ;o)

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tommorules

3:45PM | Fri, 20 September 2013

Ah yes, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, where Dover was just a days ride from Noddinghame :))) Fairly sure I was born in Noddinghame, but not aware of any horse that could ride 250 miles in a day. We must make allowances for Hollywood i suppose, the victors write the history, after all! As to the picture, well, no need for any allowances. You picked your spot, got your technique bang on & nailed it. No need for a Hollywood re-write on this baby :)

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