The runoff is on
Published 12:18 am Monday, January 4, 2016
- JON C. LAKEY / SALISBURY POST Wave upon wave crashes on a tree that was surrounded the risen water level. When the rain comes, runoff into the ditches is a natural course as the unabsorbed liquid collects. As the recent rains drains off the land into the creeks, rivers and lakes as it makes its way out to the sea. Much of the excess rains that fall on Rowan County will eventually end up in High Rock Lake. The overabundance of the water is passed along to the passed the gates of 89-year-old barrier and into the next impooundment. The brownish turbid water flows with great power over the rocks and around the trees that manage to survive inside the flood plains. With a few changes of shutter speeds on the camera can give contrasting effects. Slower shutter speeds over 1 second to thirty seconds allow for a creamy smoothing of the water surface while much faster speeds such as 1/4000 of a second can freeze the water droplets as they fly through the air. Both fast and slow speeds of cameras can capture scenes that are outside the ability of the human eye to register. in Pooletown, N.C.
When the rains come, runoff into the ditches is a natural occurrence after the soil is saturated. Much of the excess rains that fall on Rowan County will eventually end up in High Rock Lake. The overabundance of the water is passed along to the gates of the 89-year-old dam and into the next impoundment. The brownish turbid water flows with great power over the rocks and around the trees that manage to survive inside the flood plains.
