Bond Falls time lapse Ontonagon County, Michigan

My first waterfall on my third trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in 2013 was Bond Falls in Ontonagon County. This is the largest waterfall attraction in Western Michigan and that means lots of people with cameras. I ended up meeting and talking to one of the few true artists when I was there, Levent Eryilmaz. 

The weather was quite dreary and it looked like it would start raining at anytime, as usual, I had my umbrella with me. Turns out, I didn't need it at all. My last visit warranted an umbrella the whole time I was here. The falls are quite large and tough to get all of the angles I wanted. Using the wooden pathway would have been ideal but footsteps bounce the wooden planks too much for my work.  

Music by Dexter Britain Song: From Truth

Upper Duppy Falls Iron County MI timelapse

After spending a couple of hours capturing the lower falls, I moved upstream to the upper set of Duppy falls. About this time the sun started to poke it's head through the forest causing some hot spots that made shooting the falls difficult. This would be my last waterfall after three days of waterfall hiking and I was feeling the wear and tear on myself. There was a large ring of foam circling around the in the lower pool, but it broke up by the time I was set up.

Music by Dexter Britain Song: Running Through Tunnels

Lower Duppy Falls Iron County Michigan time lapse

On the final morning of my second fall trip in 2013 to the Upper Peninsula, I headed to a series of waterfalls named Upper and Lower Duppy Falls. I was unhappy that the weather predicted sun, so I headed to the falls early before there was too much light. The Jumbo river flows through a valley in this area (an easy hike) so harsh lighting would not be a problem. As you can see it's worth the trip. Almost right away I dropped my lens hood in the deepest part of the stream to never be seen again. This caused problems later as the sun rose, but not for the first waterfall shoot. Enjoy the beauty I experienced that wonderful morning.