Took a trip to Hocking Hills this weekend to celebrate a friend’s birthday. Ice on the trail made hiking at Rock House a bit* treacherous, but no less beautiful.


*my nerves were 100% shot by the end of that hike - especially after having to sit and scoot down some stone steps covered in ice because it was almost impossible to walk on 😬

#hockinghillsohio #hockinghillsstatepark
The magical Corkscrew Falls near Hocking Hills Ohio. A long exposure gave this image the look I wanted. #hockinghillsohio #ohio #photography #nature #waterfalls #naturephotography https://dansproul.com/featured/magical-corkscrew-falls-dan-sproul.html
Magical Corkscrew Falls by Dan Sproul

Magical Corkscrew Falls by Dan Sproul

Dan Sproul

Creek fishing with a 7' fiberglass 3 weight. I also caught a smallmouth bass.

This stocker is a holdover from the winter. He doesn't look too good, and this Ohio creek has probably been too warm and muddy for him all summer.

He was a little too big for my net and ended up on the ground. As a rule, I don't pause to photograph fish that have had a rough landing, but things didn't go wrong here until the phone was already in my hand.

#trout #rainbow #rainbowtrout #hockinghills #hockinghillsohio #ohio #fishing #flyfishing

The Hocking River in Athens Ohio. We caught more kinds of fish last night than in the rest of the trip combined. The Hocking is a tributary of the Ohio, and we were fishing just below the first obstruction to fish swimming upstream.

#sunset #river #hockingriver #hockinghillsohio #hockinghills #ohio #fishing #FlyFishing #nature #outdoors

Caught my first White Bass on the Hocking River. Landed him right after sunset. I used a 200 gr OPST head with a 5 foot floating polyleader on a 4 wt Reddington butterstick v3. The fly is visible in the corner of its mouth.

#whitebass #morone #hockingriver #hockinghills #hockinghillsohio #ohio #nature #outdoors #microspey #skagit #fishing #FlyFishing

2023 Photo Challenge 44/365
Last gem before going back to the photo sorting. This cabin had a nice hand painted sign. I wasn't sure what was going to be good what was going to flop so I took a few of everything while I was there. Used the sliders to make the cabin feel a little cooler outside and in other pictures warmer inside. #cabin #hockinghills #photo #hockinghillsstatepark #hockinghillsohio #hockinghillsstateparkohio #photoshopedit #2023photochallenge
This was a video my girlfriend took of me trying to get the shots from earlier this week. If I had the tripod I wouldn't have to pretend I am a bigfoot and hide #photography #icicles #cliff #naturephotography #treesonrocks #hockinghills #hockinghillsstatepark #hockinghillsohio
2023 Photo Challenge 41/365
A panorama of about 4 shots from a cabin view. I didn't like how monotone the hibernating trees looked, but still tried. When I went in and made the panorama I started to see the potential. I am looking forward to seeing this view in the Spring, Summer, or Fall and will try to make an effort to come back for some more vivid shots. #hockinghills #hockinghillsstatepark #hockinghillsohio #hockinghillsstateparkohio #forest #relaxingviews #forestbathing #shinrinyoku
2023 Photo Challenge 40/365
This was nice shot of a darker interior. Tried to make it feel warmer by playing into the oranges and reds from the wood and lighting in the cabin. This was one of those shots that I got to really see the power of the Adobe Camera Raw sliders. #cabin #fireplace #hockinghills #hockinghillsstatepark
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