At the end of April the BWPS had a field trip to Jamaica, Vermont to photograph white water kayakers, canoeists, and rafters taking advantage of the annual spring dam release on the West River (there won't be another release now until the fall). Eleven of us, including family members, enjoyed a pleasant hike followed by front-row seats to the action.

Kayaker playing in the rapids below the Dumplings. He is attempting
an "ender", where he stands his kayak up on its bow and spins,
like a pirouette in ballet. Photo by Ron Todd

Apparently we weren't the only ones having bailing-buckets
full of fun. Photo by Ron Todd

After freezing the white water action with high shutter speeds, we drove over to Hamilton Falls, and experimented with slow shutter speeds (and a neutral-density filter) to blur the action.

Hamilton Falls, 3/4 second exposure
Photo by Ron Todd