Waterfall and Granite, Evening

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 4, 20042,652 views13 comments

This image was made on Tuesday evening. I've been to this spot in the Sonora Pass country many times, and figured an evening shot would have the best luminosity without the harshness of daylight in the high country.

Tachihara 4x5
Nikor 90mm SW
No Filter
F-32 at 4 seconds
Astia 100-F

I did a small amount of dodge in the foreground and a slight crop from the right and bottom.

Your comments are appreciated, and thanks for looking.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Doug Dolde on June 4, 2004 at 12:48 AM

Excellent light, sharpness, synergy, and composition. The water and rocks have a bit of green tint on my highly evolved and calibrated monitor.

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Comment posted by Jerry Greer on June 4, 2004 at 7:42 AM

Preston,

Very nice image! Love the detail that Astia 100F brings to the table and the color it offers is wonderful for this type of photo. I use it for most all of my winter shots.

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Comment posted by Stephen Weaver on June 4, 2004 at 9:58 AM

Excellent composition!

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on June 4, 2004 at 10:06 AM

I love the composition and interaction of the soft fuzzy water with the strongly textured granite.
I haven't been to that part of the Sierra in over 3 years. Yikes.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 4, 2004 at 11:01 AM

Hey Preston. You know what I like best about the comp of this image? The fact that I do not see the outlet to the pool; especially since there seems to be several inlets. To me this makes the photo more intriguing and interesting. I like it a lot. The detail in the rock is great too.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Eric Fredine on June 4, 2004 at 4:22 PM

This has a superb balance to and a wonderful mixture of textures and lines. The granite has a very powerful presence - it feels like it is not yielding to the water at all. Well seen.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on June 5, 2004 at 1:58 AM

Thanks everyone for your comments. They are truly appreciated.

Doug, now that you mention it, I may adjust the color balance a bit. The water was quite green in reality, but the rocks less so.

Guy, all you have to do is give me a call, and we'll head up to this spot. Same for all of you: You're always welcome!

All the best,

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Comment posted by Klaus Bombach on June 5, 2004 at 6:12 AM

Composition and expusure are perfect. A wonderful shoot. Congrats!

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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on June 6, 2004 at 1:11 PM

This is a wonderful composition and great use of elements!!

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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on June 6, 2004 at 1:11 PM

This is a wonderful composition and great use of elements!!

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Comment posted by Todd Caudle on June 6, 2004 at 9:26 PM

See, PrashanTeju liked it so much, he posted twice! I like it enough to post a hundred times, but will try to control myself. This is fantastic, and I LOVE the additional spouts of water coming out on the right side of the falls. The detail and texture are supreme!

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Comment posted by Matt Hoberg on June 6, 2004 at 9:26 PM

Very well done. Good choice of shutter speed, plenty of DOF, nice transitions in the tonality of the rocks, excellent comp.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on June 8, 2004 at 10:17 AM

Hi All,

Thanks so much for your kind and constructive comments! Your thoughts and ensights are taken to heart and put to use in the continuing refinement of my ability to see.

NPN is the great place that it is, because of you!

Best regards,

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