What makes for the very muddy brown water in this and the next shot? Recent heavy rains? Nature of the area soil, like lots of clay? Some of the other shots from the same preserve show crystal clear streams, so just curious. What surprises me is that the brown water is not unattractive visually, at least in company of the very lush green foliage. When streams up here in southern New England turn brown from recent storm activity, I usually switch to monochrome because *that* brown is ugly and detracts from whatever else I might be wanting to do formally with the picture.
Certainly it is due to recent heavy rains at Conestee. However, this area of South Carolina is known for its red clay. When the creeks flood, they all run this color of red. I had gone out to Conestee after several days of rain to see what the woods looked like soaking wet. Like you, I found that the red water and the green foliage worked well together.
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What makes for the very muddy brown water in this and the next shot? Recent heavy rains? Nature of the area soil, like lots of clay? Some of the other shots from the same preserve show crystal clear streams, so just curious. What surprises me is that the brown water is not unattractive visually, at least in company of the very lush green foliage. When streams up here in southern New England turn brown from recent storm activity, I usually switch to monochrome because *that* brown is ugly and detracts from whatever else I might be wanting to do formally with the picture.
Certainly it is due to recent heavy rains at Conestee. However, this area of South Carolina is known for its red clay. When the creeks flood, they all run this color of red. I had gone out to Conestee after several days of rain to see what the woods looked like soaking wet. Like you, I found that the red water and the green foliage worked well together.
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