I got to the falls around 9:30 in the morning. It was mostly clear but there was haziness in the atmosphere as the morning fog hadn’t quite lifted. I could see the sun hidden below the tree line; I set up the tripod and composed the shot with the falls in full shade. I decided to wait around for the sun to rise enough for the light to clear the trees. I had a hunch that the light would come down over the face of the falls. About an hour later the sunlight was still being filtered by just a bit of morning hazy that remained as it spilled over the top of the tree line and began to light up the water. The water gradually started to glow, like a dimmer switch had been turned on and was slowly starting to be turned up. I had to time the long exposure to catch the falls at just the right point before the light would be too bright.
