Falls, Ferns, and Old Trunks

Wide views of falling water alternate with close studies of bark, roots, ferns, and forest floor.

The waterfall appears through haze and between tree trunks, its white water widening as it meets the river below.

Dense ferns, moss, tangled branches, flared roots, and deeply textured bark keep returning attention to the surrounding forest.

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Images

A wide white waterfall plunges between green cliffs into a blue-gray river strewn with stones.
The sequence pauses at white Water Into Blue.
A broad waterfall drops through pale mist into a dark basin bordered by shadowed forest.
The sequence pauses at waterfall Through Pale Mist.
Layers of bright green ferns and broad leaves crowd the floor beneath dark evergreen trunks.
The sequence pauses at ferns Filling the Forest.
Clear shallow water moves across green submerged stones and small pale fragments near the bank.
The sequence pauses at clear Water Over Green Stones.
Bright maple leaves and arching ferns overlap against a dark damp forest background.
The sequence pauses at maple Leaves Above Ferns.
Rounded moss-covered stones rise beside a narrow creek scattered with dark rocks and leaves.
The sequence pauses at moss Mounds Beside the Creek.
A broad tree trunk fills the foreground while the waterfall appears softly through mist behind it.
The sequence pauses at falls Beyond the Trunk.
Two dark tree trunks frame a hazy waterfall and bright river inside dense forest.
The sequence pauses at water Framed by Two Trunks.
A large waterfall pours beyond wet trunks, exposed roots, and green plants along the riverbank.
The sequence pauses at falls Beyond Forest Roots.
A person in a green knit cap and pale jacket stands beside a fast gray river.
The sequence pauses at figure Beside the Fast River.
A close cluster of thin trunks and crossing branches rises from a green forest floor.
The sequence pauses at tangled Young Trunks.
A massive tree spreads smooth flared roots across the forest floor beneath bright green leaves.
The sequence pauses at flared Roots in Green Shade.
Deep ridges and pale patches cover the bark of a large tree in close view.
The sequence pauses at deep Texture in Old Bark.