Fall Creek Falls Overlook

Looking out from the overlook over Fall Creek Falls Fall Creek Falls State Park in Tennessee.

From this angle, and in a two-dimensional photograph, it is difficult to judge the size of the waterfalls here. So I suggest you see the previous Fall Creek Falls post that includes photos from the bottom of the falls to help you get a better feeling of the size of these falls.

We had stopped by the overlook when we first arrived. And then we went back to the overlook after we had climbed down to the bottom of the falls and back up again, which was when I took this photo. And I had a much greater appreciation of the height of the falls after that climb!

After our Tennessee Waterfalls trip, I promised that there would be more photos from each of the parks that we visited. And then life got busy with other things, including other trips to write about and other life events, and some of the waterfall photos fell by the wayside. I know you have been waiting on pins and needles for more, so here you go. And not to get you started back on pins and needles, but there are more to come, too.

Looks Can Be Deceiving

Just because something might not look big at first glance does not necessarily mean that it is not big, or not a big deal. Small things can have big results, after all, and the little things matter.

That theme has come up several times in these Love One Another posts, but it bears repeating once again. Something that you do for someone else might seem like a small thing for you, but it could be something big for them. From the top, it might look like an average-size waterfall. But from the bottom, you can see that it is one of the largest waterfalls around.

Also, some of the acts that we do might be similar to just one drop in that waterfall. I sometimes think about how many drops of water might be in a waterfall like this one at any one time. Or how many drops of water are in the ocean.¹ And while a drop might not seem like much, it takes all of those drops together to make a waterfall.

The same principle applies to the things that we do for others. One thing might not seem like much, but lots of things add up. So while we might not be the life-changing person to someone else, we can contribute to their life-changing events in little ways.

Do your part to love one another, even if it is a small part.

For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do. - Hebrews 6:10

About the Photo

I took several versions of this photo to get the one that you see here.² Some of the versions differed slightly in composition. Others differed in shutter speed. For this version, I switched to a slower shutter speed³ to blur the water just a bit. Fortunately, there was a rail there that I could use to steady the camera.

And as is typical for me, color was a big issue, too. I increased the color saturation without letting the green leaves get too out of control.

Photo: Each photo is a single Raw exposure, processed in Raw Therapee and GIMP.
Camera: Sony Alpha A7 II
Lens: Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS lens
Date: April 13, 2024
Location: Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee