Witches Gulch

Witches Gulch near Wisconsin Dells, WI
Photograph by Tom Atwood

To take a photograph you need light. Usually, the more light the better. Lack of light leads to blurry, dark photos. At Witches Gulch, a rock formation resembling a canyon along the Wisconsin River, even at high noon there is not much light. So, that means taking long exposures to allow enough light into the camera. It also means using a tripod to keep the camera from moving. This photo was taken at about 9 a.m. You can see a few spots of sunlight, but for the most part Witches Gulch was so dark that an eight-second exposure was required. Shutter: 8 secs; Aperture: f/13; ISO: 100; Focal length: 18 mm.