{"id":18346,"date":"2026-06-12T18:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/?p=18346"},"modified":"2026-06-12T18:38:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:38:30","slug":"rhododendronbluete-am-geroldsauer-wasserfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/en\/rhododendronbluete-am-geroldsauer-wasserfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhodo\u00adden\u00addron blos\u00adsoms at Geroldsau Waterfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18346\" class=\"elementor elementor-18346\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baf8c39 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"baf8c39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e12a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"74e12a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"seite\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb07618 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb07618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rhodo\u00adden\u00addron blos\u00adsoms at Geroldsau Waterfall<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194a94c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"194a94c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/en\/tag\/foto-spots\/\" rel=\"tag\">Foto-Spots<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/en\/tag\/landschaftsfotografie\/\" rel=\"tag\">land\u00adsca\u00adpe\u00adpho\u00adto\u00adgraphy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/en\/tag\/wasserfallfotografie\/\" rel=\"tag\">Wasser\u00adfall\u00adfo\u00adto\u00adgrafie<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5af76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f5af76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnyone who has ever heard of the Geroldsau Water\u00adfall surely knows that one thing in parti\u00adcular is said to make it so special: the rhodo\u00adden\u00addron blos\u00adsoms. A few years ago, I visited during the bloo\u00adming season and wanted to see this year how the rhodo\u00adden\u00addrons had fared. I had a visual concept in mind for the rhodo\u00adden\u00addron blos\u00adsoms at the Geroldsau Waterfall\u2014but would I be able to bring it to life? Also in the BLOG: What settings and filters are essen\u00adtial for water\u00adfall photo\u00adgraphy? What should you keep in mind when photo\u00adgra\u00adphing water\u00adfalls? And why is the Black Forest the perfect place to hone your water\u00adfall photo\u00adgraphy skills?&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5d2a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f5d2a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf8a9d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf8a9d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You can see the VLOG to the BLOG at the bottom of the page or you can reach it via this button:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7d4d8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4a7d4d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#vlog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Directly to the&nbsp;video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77af86c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77af86c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b506e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b506e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. What settings should I use for water\u00adfall photography?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fc243 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1fc243\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In my opinion, you have three options:&nbsp;<\/p><ul><li>short expo\u00adsure times (approx. &lt; 1\/200 s) to make the force of the water visible,<\/li><li>medium expo\u00adsure times (between 0.1 and 1 second) to preserve the texture of the water while crea\u00adting an artistic effect,<\/li><li>long expo\u00adsure times (&gt;5 seconds) for a smoother effect and water that appears silky and smooth.<\/li><\/ul><p>Whatever you choose is your decision and your form of photo\u00adgra\u00adphic expres\u00adsion. Still, I\u2019d like to share a few reasons with you for why I choose certain shutter speeds.&nbsp;<\/p><h4>Short expo\u00adsure&nbsp;times<\/h4><p>When photo\u00adgra\u00adphing large, maje\u00adstic water\u00adfalls (such as Sk\u00f3ga\u00adfoss in Iceland or M\u00fala\u00adfo\u00adssur in the Faroe Islands), a short expo\u00adsure time can help capture the power of the water as it plunges down such a massive cascade. This is espe\u00adci\u00adally effec\u00adtive when paired with a second element (a person, a bird, etc.) that further high\u00adlights the scale and size of the waterfall.<\/p><h4>Medium expo\u00adsure&nbsp;times<\/h4><p>A medium expo\u00adsure time\u2014usually between 0.1 s and 1 s\u2014is what I aim for most often when photo\u00adgra\u00adphing water\u00adfalls, espe\u00adci\u00adally the medium-sized ones in the Black Forest. For my taste, this is the sweet spot between smooth water and still-visible texture. The exact expo\u00adsure time depends a bit on the distance to the water\u00adfall and the focal length I\u2019ve chosen. If I\u2019m closer to the water\u00adfall or zooming in further, I might use a slightly longer expo\u00adsure; if I\u2019m farther away or shoo\u00adting with a wider angle, I might use a slightly shorter one. This is because when the water\u00adfall appears \u201csmaller\u201d in the photo, the water needs more time to travel a greater distance (i.e., the number of pixels on the sensor). If we\u2019re closer, even a distance of just a few centi\u00adme\u00adters traveled by the water can mean it covers more than half the sensor in pixels.&nbsp;<\/p><h4>Long expo\u00adsure&nbsp;times<\/h4><p>I rarely use extre\u00admely long expo\u00adsure times\u2014such as over 5 seconds\u2014but I know there are many photo\u00adgraphers who love that silky-smooth, artis\u00adti\u00adcally rendered look of water. This effect simpli\u00adfies an image, makes it appear calmer, and is ther\u00ade\u00adfore also suitable for more mini\u00adma\u00adlist, clearly struc\u00adtured water\u00adfall photos. For these long expo\u00adsure times, use a neutral density filter if neces\u00adsary and set the ISO as low as possible.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Other\u00adwise, in water\u00adfall photo\u00adgraphy, ISO and aper\u00adture are just means to an end for me\u2014they\u2019re simply tools I use to achieve the desired shutter speed. If I need ISO 400, I use it. If ever\u00ady\u00adthing is in focus at f\/11, then I just use f\/11.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f2f720 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f2f720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18331\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-2-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Mystical Gerold\u00adsauer Wasserall | Sony a7 IV + Sony FE 16\u201335mm f\/2.8&nbsp;GM<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04e3244 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"04e3244\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7804c1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7804c1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. What filters are neces\u00adsary for water\u00adfall photography?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c66b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8c66b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Water\u00adfall photo\u00adgraphy can get pretty wet. Rocks, dead\u00adwood, water, plants\u2014all of these reflect the bright light coming from above, causing you to lose contrast and color very quickly. That\u2019s why, in most cases, a <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49UOYWE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">circular pola\u00adri\u00adzing filter (*)<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;is essen\u00adtial for water\u00adfall photo\u00adgraphy. This removes the stray light from reflec\u00adtive surfaces, allo\u00adwing you to restore the true colors of the subject. You can see the effect imme\u00addia\u00adtely in your camera\u2019s Live View and, if needed, adjust the amount of reflec\u00adtion to your liking.<\/p><p>For long expo\u00adsure times, you\u2019ll also need an ND filter. This gene\u00adrally reduces the amount of light ente\u00adring your camera, allo\u00adwing for a longer expo\u00adsure time. If you\u2019re serious about water\u00adfall photo\u00adgraphy, I recom\u00admend getting a <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49UOYWE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">high-quality filter set<\/a> (*) <\/span>consis\u00adting of 2\u20133 neutral density filters and a circular pola\u00adri\u00adzing filter. First, they\u2019ll last you a long time; second, high-quality filters don\u2019t distort color repro\u00adduc\u00adtion but preserve accu\u00adrate colors, even in dense gray condi\u00adtions. When purcha\u00adsing, make sure to buy the filter size that fits your largest lens, and for smaller lenses, use more affordable <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4xqkxS8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">step-up rings<\/a> (*)<\/span>&nbsp;to work&nbsp;with.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Addi\u00adtional filters, such as dust filters or similar, are not neces\u00adsary. You can easily recreate these effects in Ligh\u00adt\u00adroom, Photo\u00adshop, or Luminar Neo with just a few clicks. In my opinion, that\u2019s money you could put to better use elsewhere.<\/p><p>Other important gadgets for water\u00adfall photo\u00adgraphy are <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4eisctg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tripod (*)<\/a><\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/443PA8Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">micro\u00adfiber wipes (*)<\/span><\/a> and maybe a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4eCr84y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">rain coverfor camera and lens<\/span><\/a>, if you want to get really close.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214cb9c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"214cb9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-10-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18339\" alt=\"Rhododendronbl\u00fcte am Geroldsauer Wasserfall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-10-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-10-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-10-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-10-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-10-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Rhodo\u00adden\u00addron in bloom at Gerold\u00adsauer Water\u00adfall | Sony a7 IV + Sony FE 16\u201335mm f\/2.8&nbsp;GM<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9814b22 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9814b22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f41d48 elementor-headline--style-highlight 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elementor-element-3759602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3759602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you would like to try or buy Luminar Neo yourself, you can use the code \u2018<strong>Sphoto10\u00b4<\/strong>&nbsp;to save an addi\u00adtional 10% on Luminar Neo!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Click here for <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/skylum.evyy.net\/c\/6239808\/1688203\/3255\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luminar Neo<\/a><\/span> (*)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7284d24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7284d24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c43d6b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c43d6b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. What should you keep in mind when photo\u00adgra\u00adphing waterfalls?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aac8a33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aac8a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addi\u00adtion to your equip\u00adment, the use of filters, and the right settings to achieve the desired result, there is, of course, one more thing you should defi\u00adni\u00adtely keep in mind when it comes to water\u00adfall photo\u00adgraphy: the weather.<\/p><h4>Preferred weather<\/h4><p>In general, it\u2019s best to shoot in haze, fog, light rain, or under thick cloud cover. This ensures even lighting across the scene, avoi\u00adding harsh high\u00adlights or deep shadows. Plus, in this kind of weather, you can spend the whole day photo\u00adgra\u00adphing waterfalls.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Once the sun comes into play, things get more diffi\u00adcult. So, espe\u00adci\u00adally as a beginner, I\u2019d recom\u00admend avoi\u00adding this situa\u00adtion at first. However, with the help of smart\u00adphone apps like Photo-Pills and its Live View feature, you can plan exactly what you want to do. If you want the sun in the frame, I recom\u00admend scou\u00adting the loca\u00adtion in advance and deci\u00adding on a compo\u00adsi\u00adtion, then using your smart\u00adphone to find out the time of year and time of day when the sun is in the right posi\u00adtion and marking that on your calendar. When a sunny day comes along, it\u2019s best to be there. Use a closed aper\u00adture for a sun star and, if neces\u00adsary, use a bracketed expo\u00adsure (HRD), and you\u2019ll be good to go. Keep in mind, though, that the vege\u00adta\u00adtion changes over the course of the&nbsp;year.&nbsp;<\/p><h4>Unfa\u00advorable weather<\/h4><p>You should also check the weather fore\u00adcast for wind, espe\u00adci\u00adally if there\u2019s a lot of gree\u00adnery around your water\u00adfall. If it\u2019s too windy, it\u2019s gene\u00adrally best to avoid the forest. But even a light breeze can make things extre\u00admely diffi\u00adcult, since the leaves are constantly moving. You may need to take several shots, which you can then compo\u00adsite in Photo\u00adshop. Use short expo\u00adsure times for the leaves and long ones for the water. When compo\u00adsing the shot, make sure to keep these elements well sepa\u00adrated; other\u00adwise, you\u2019ll have a really hard time during post-processing!<\/p><h4>Image compo\u00adsi\u00adtion<\/h4><p>When compo\u00adsing a shot, use layers (fore\u00adground, middle ground, back\u00adground), leading lines, or natural frames. Trees that run across the frame can disrupt the compo\u00adsi\u00adtion; be sure to inte\u00adgrate them harmo\u00adniously into the shot so that they don\u2019t draw the viewer\u2019s eye away from the subject. Capture the viewer\u2019s inte\u00adrest with an enga\u00adging fore\u00adground and guide their gaze toward the main subject: the waterfall.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f84a0e2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f84a0e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-9-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18338\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-9-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-9-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-9-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-9-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-9-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-9-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-9-1200x1800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Green Pearl | Sony a7 IV + Sony FE 2.8\/16\u201335 mm&nbsp;GM<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01c5ba3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01c5ba3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e701a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e701a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Why is the Black Forest perfect for water\u00adfall photography?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28db367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28db367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Black Forest offers small and large water\u00adfalls at almost every turn, from south to north. Enough to keep you thoroughly occu\u00adpied with water\u00adfall photo\u00adgraphy for quite some time. Its dense, almost dark vege\u00adta\u00adtion blocks out the sun for long stret\u00adches, so that good condi\u00adtions for water\u00adfall photo\u00adgraphy can actually be found almost daily and throug\u00adhout the entire year. If condi\u00adtions aren\u2019t right at one spot, you can usually reach another water\u00adfall within 30 minutes. So even as a beginner, you can quickly correct many misjudgments. Even smaller streams on the steep slopes of the Black Forest frequently offer beau\u00adtiful rapids where you can expe\u00adri\u00adment with shutter speed and compo\u00adsi\u00adtion. What other reasons make the Black Forest the perfect water\u00adfall photo\u00adgraphy mecca? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecf88f4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecf88f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1705\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-5-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18334\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-5-scaled.jpg 1705w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-5-1364x2048.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-5-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-5-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-5-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-5-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-5-1200x1802.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1705px) 100vw, 1705px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sony a7 IV + Sony FE 2.8\/16\u201335 mm&nbsp;GM<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c348b21 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c348b21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2e848 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a2e848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did I get the photos I wanted of the rhodo\u00adden\u00addrons in&nbsp;bloom?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f134e73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f134e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unfort\u00adu\u00adna\u00adtely not. The last time 5 years ago (it\u2019s been that long already!) <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/en\/zwei-wasserfaelle-im-nord-schwarzwald\/\">at the Geroldsau Water\u00adfall<\/a><\/span> I went there to see the rhodo\u00adden\u00addrons in bloom (and to take pictures of them), and there were still large clumps hanging over the water\u00adfall and to the side of it. I was hoping that the rhodo\u00adden\u00addrons might have spread further over the past few years, allo\u00adwing me to posi\u00adtion an entire shrub\u2014or at least indi\u00advi\u00addual flowers\u2014close to the camera as a fore\u00adground element, with the Gerold\u00adsauer Water\u00adfall, with its nearly 6\u2011meter drop, in the back\u00adground as a secon\u00addary subject. I knew where such spots might be because five years ago I found smaller shrubs in the ideal posi\u00adtions. But unfort\u00adu\u00adna\u00adtely, they must have met their&nbsp;end.&nbsp;<\/p><p>But when I refused to let it get me down and tried out a few nice compo\u00adsi\u00adtions, I suddenly spotted a flower floa\u00adting in the water. Using the extended leg of my tripod, I fished the flower out of the water and placed it deco\u00adra\u00adtively on a rock near the water\u00adfall. That\u2019s how I ended up with at least one \u201cconso\u00adla\u00adtion photo\u201d of a rhodo\u00adden\u00addron flower at the Geroldsau Water\u00adfall. You can find more about this below in the <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"#vlog\">vlog<\/a><\/span> of this morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f421ffb elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f421ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-12-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18341\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-12-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-12-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-12-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Waterfall_Black_Forest_Geroldsau-12-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">At the Geroldsau Rapids | Sony a7 IV + Sony FE 16\u201335mm f\/2.8&nbsp;GM<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b602a5e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b602a5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0761461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0761461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Infor\u00adma\u00adtion<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6118c9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"6118c9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1010\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1010\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-header\"><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What settings should I use for water\u00adfall photography?&nbsp;<\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"e-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"e-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1010\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04185d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04185d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e28c6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e28c6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The expo\u00adsure time is key: use a short expo\u00adsure time to capture the power of the water, and medium to long expo\u00adsure times for calmer to smooth water. Aper\u00adture and ISO are means to an end: for ever\u00ady\u00adthing in focus, use a smaller aper\u00adture; for a blurred fore\u00adground, use a larger aper\u00adture; keep the ISO low, but only as low as neces\u00adsary to achieve the desired expo\u00adsure&nbsp;time.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1011\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1011\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-header\"><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What equipment\/filters should I use for water\u00adfall photography?&nbsp;<\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"e-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"e-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1011\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17da8a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17da8a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-934e71a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"934e71a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tripod, micro\u00adfiber cloths, and a rain cover if needed. When it comes to filters, one thing is clear: a circular pola\u00adri\u00adzing filter is a must. For longer expo\u00adsure times, it\u2019s a good idea to have ND filters of various densi\u00adties on&nbsp;hand.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1012\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1012\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-header\"><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What else should you keep in mind when photo\u00adgra\u00adphing waterfalls?&nbsp;<\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"e-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"e-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1012\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc98f8c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc98f8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b608e10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b608e10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s clear: the weather. Fog, haze, clouds, and even light rain can help you capture great photos of water\u00adfalls throug\u00adhout the day. If you want to include the sun in your shot\u2014for example, in backlight\u2014it\u2019s best to scout the water\u00adfall in advance and use Photo-Pills Live-View to plan when and during which season the sun will be in the desired posi\u00adtion. But also keep in mind the vege\u00adta\u00adtion, which is denser in summer than in winter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d841eba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d841eba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-104ab4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"104ab4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclu\u00adsion: The Black Forest is a prime spot for water\u00adfall photography<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4894f41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4894f41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"36\">So, as you can see, you don\u2019t need much for water\u00adfall photo\u00adgraphy: a camera, a lens, a pola\u00adri\u00adzing filter, and a tripod are the essen\u00adtials. And your camera and lens don\u2019t have to be the newest, the most expen\u00adsive, or the fastest. If you want to try your hand at water\u00adfall photo\u00adgraphy, defi\u00adni\u00adtely consider the Black Forest. From Triberg, through Aller\u00adhei\u00adligen, to Geroldsau and Gertel\u00adbach, there are many\u2014almost countless\u2014opportunities for water\u00adfall photography.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa7f142 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa7f142\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b1f2c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2b1f2c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"vlog\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-964914c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"964914c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VLOG to the&nbsp;BLOG<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd05732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd05732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Gerold\u00adsauer Water\u00adfall in the Black Forest is famous for its spec\u00adta\u00adcular rhodo\u00adden\u00addron blooms. But what do you do when the blooms are a letdown? 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Vor einigen Jahren, war ich schon einmal zur Bl\u00fcte\u00adzeit vor Ort und wollte in diesem Jahr sehen, wie sich die Rhodo\u00adden\u00addren entwi\u00adckelt haben. Eine Bild\u00adidee f\u00fcr die Rhodo\u00adden\u00addron\u00adbl\u00fcte am Gerold\u00adsauer Wasser\u00adfall hatte ich im Kopf, ob ich sie umsetzen konnte? Au\u00dferdem im BLOG: Welche Einstel\u00adlungen &amp; Filter sind notwendig f\u00fcr die Wasser\u00adfall\u00adfo\u00adto\u00adgrafie? Was gibt es bei der Wasser\u00adfall\u00adfo\u00adto\u00adgrafie zu beachten? Und warum ist der Schwarz\u00adwald so perfekt, um deine F\u00e4hig\u00adkeiten in der Wasser\u00adfall\u00adfo\u00adto\u00adgrafie zu erweitern?<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[261,4,53,7,5,260],"tags":[144,253,212],"class_list":["post-18346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-behind-the-shot","category-blog","category-deutschland","category-foto-locations","category-fotografie-tipps","category-how-to","tag-foto-spots","tag-landschaftsfotografie","tag-wasserfallfotografie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18346"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18386,"href":"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18346\/revisions\/18386"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simonschoenhoff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}