Burney Falls

by Frank Wilson

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Burney Falls

Artist

Frank Wilson

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Photograph - Photograph - Digital Painting

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This image is the result of many hours spent digitally manipulating an original photograph to resemble a fine, detailed oil painting on linen canvas. The painterly effect is especially noticeable in the larger print sizes. I accept commissions for oil paintings based on my photography.

McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park is within the Cascade Range and Modoc Plateau natural region, with forest and five miles of streamside and lake shoreline, including a portion of Lake Britton.

The park's centerpiece is the 129-foot Burney Falls, which is not the highest or largest waterfall in the state, but possibly the most beautiful. Additional water comes from springs, joining to create a mist-filled basin. Burney Creek originates from the park's underground springs and flows to Lake Britton, getting larger along the way to the majestic falls.

The park's landscape was created by volcanic activity as well as erosion from weather and streams. This volcanic region is surrounded by mountain peaks and is covered by black volcanic rock, or basalt. Created over a million years ago, the layered, porous basalt retains rainwater and snow melt, which forms a large underground reservoir.

Within the park, the water emerges as springs at and above Burney Falls, where it flows at 100 million gallons every day.

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April 10th, 2016

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