Shots taken on 5th July, 2015 – the 10th and final day of our Black Forest vacation.
Please enlarge for best view, thank you.
The boat trip took us to the base of a large rock which stands in the middle of the waterfall, thus dividing it into two falls. The rock composed of Late Jurassic limestone has withstood the erosion caused by the rushing waters throughout the centuries and now provides visitors with a magnificent 360 deg view point over the whole area. There is a flight of steps in the rock face that you can climb to the top which, of course, we did.
I took this shot while half way up. I upped the speed of the camera to maximum, 1/4000 to capture the power of the water. There was still enough light as the sun was out with a vengeance.
Don’t you think Max is enjoying himself?
Joke: : Dave & Ladine stop at the Rhine Falls while on the way to Zurich airport for their return journey home. They are dressed in heavy boots, parka, scarf, mittens, and all ready for the Canadian winter.
An older Swiss couple standing nearby are intrigued by their manner of dress. The wife says to her husband, "Look at that couple. I wonder where they're from?"
He replies, "How would I know?"
She counters, "You could go and ask them."
He says, "I don't really care. You want to know, you go ask them."
She decides to do just that, walks over to the couple and asks, "Excuse me, I’ve noticed the way you're dressed and I wonder where you're from?"
Dave replies, "Saskatoon, Saskatchewan."
The woman returns to her husband who asks, “So, where are they from?"
She replies, "I don't know. They don't speak English."
Thank you so much for looking and for all the lovely comments on yesterday's picture.
Another powerfull image.