This is the first image in a three picture sequence featuring Shoshone Falls, located in the Snake River Canyon just outside of the city of Twin Falls, Idaho. This 212 foot high waterfall is known as the "Niagara of the West," because it flows over a rim that is 1,000 feet wide. At full flow, this waterfall is breathtaking, stretching across the full width of the Snake River. However, I visited it in the fall, when its water level is low, and the falls split into four or more separate drops. Yet in this image, I was still able to capture the fall's energy and beauty by isolating just one section of one of those smaller waterfalls. I move the eye through this image by relating a series of different flows to each other, creating a rhythm of natural forms. I contrast slabs of barren brown rock with a series of spurting water flowing with different force, direction, and color. This is the essence of Shoshone Falls, rather than just a description of it. (The other two images in this series follow.)