Cascading Waterfall and Sierra Spring Melt (1927)

Rushing white water cascading over massive granite boulders and fallen timber in a dense Sierra Nevada forest. — Cascading Waterfall and Sierra Spring Melt (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Donald A. Hall Sr. adjusted his shutter speed to capture the motion blur of this cascading waterfall in 1927. The water crashed over huge boulders in the Sierra Nevada during spring melt, producing a stunning record of mountain hydrology.