I’ve mentioned that I visit Minneapolis pretty regularly, and my friend and I have visited Minnehaha Falls a couple of times. This was after some storms had dumped some pretty substantial rainfall in the area, and she knew the falls would be a pretty great site to visit. I love this photo in particular because one of the rules many water photographers are obsessed with is trying to smooth out the flow of water by using a very long exposure, but the whole point is seeing how much water is surging over the falls, and a long exposure would completely destroy that effect. It’s a remarkably crisp photo for a cell phone. There will be no video here and I didn’t take any anyway, but I wish you could hear it, a memory that lingers for me.

July 14, 2024. OnePlus 12 cell phone, 13.3mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 70mm), f/2.6, 1/370, ISO 50.