Forecast Was Spot On (Additional Photos Added)

I was back at Waterford Harbor shortly after sunrise and the water level was right where it was predicted to be. And you could tell be debris lines that it had receded a bit since the highest level.

Here are some shots mirroring the ones I posted yesterday showing the approximately two more feet of water. There are more scenes but those will have to wait as I have to get moving to shoot a college soccer match at noon today.

Here are the additional scenes I had to put off processing. For reference, the level from Irene in 2011 was 5 to 6 feet higher. You can read a blog post from that time, with water levels about a foot below the highest level reached here.

High Water, More to Come, Bad Timing

Areas to the north and west of me, but in the Hudson River watershed, received up to 7 inches of rain overnight when a cold front came through with high winds that caused my power to be out for about six hours.

First, a little background. Flood stage on the Hudson River at Troy is 21.5 feet. I know from past events that 21.5 feet at Troy means the water is right to the top of the concrete wall in Waterford.

The river was initially forecast to reach flood stage around 2:00 PM this afternoon. My photos show it about 6 inches below the top of the wall in Waterford a bit after 2:00 PM. A later forecast has flood stage occurring around 4:00 PM. This forecast has the water cresting at around 23.3 feet overnight and receding back to flood stage tomorrow afternoon.

I'm heading to Oneonta for a soccer match mid morning tomorrow but I hope to get over soon after sunrise (7:29 AM) to check out the water levels at that point. Although I've been using the 7D Mark II for almost everything recently, I used the 5D Mark III and 24-105mm lens this afternoon. I may just stick with one each of these two bodies for the time being.

Wrapping Up Cohoes Falls For The Season

I've been to the soon to close Cohoes Falls overlook park a lot in recent weeks. It's been good conditions, lots of water, sometimes sun and sometimes clouds. Also, it's a good place to test out combinations of gear which I've been doing lately.

This afternoon, I went back, for the last time before this overlook closes, with the 7D Mark II and 17-55mm lens. Today's trip resulted in 20 new images added to my Cohoes Falls gallery at https://trulandphotography.com/cohoesfalls.

Today, I tried to capture images a bit different from previous trips and also tried to include rainbows when possible. Fences, power lines and trees really limit the variety of compositions available.

At this point, the only new things I can bring to these scenes are based on water level, clouds and wind (which creates the rainbows). One thing I haven't done in a few years is get down the river bed. The problem there is you can only do that when there's almost no water coming over the falls. In any case, it's on my list for next summer.

Here are some shots from today which I hope may be a bit different from recent visits to the falls. If you're getting tired of these scenes, never fear, it'll be May before the overlook is open again.