Waterfalls are one of the few things that can look totally different with a simple change in camera exposure.
This photo, with a tiny falls that looks delicate and soft, was shot with a shutter speed of about one-half second. Other frames were shot at a speed even slower. Use something rock-solid to steady the camera.
But turn that shutter speed up, freeze the splattering of the water on the rocks, and the waterfalls suddenly becomes a torrent of action and splashing. The higher the shutter speed the better, but at least 1/500 of a second.
It all depends on what kind of picture you're looking for-- raging action or quiet beauty. And don't dismiss the possibility that this small waterfall can look angry. Give it a try. You might be surprised.
This photo was taken while biking the Great Allegheny Passage.
Bil, were you near Ohiopyle when you took this? My friends and I were out there a few weeks ago and refilled our water bottles with one of these tiny waterfalls over moss during our bike ride on that trail!
Yep, that was shot between Ohiopyle and Connellsville on our way to Pittsburgh.