Wild river

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 11, 2009252 views12 comments

Hi guys

I'm coming back with this photograph taken at french valley, Torres del Paine Nat Park, one April morning after a huge nightly rain. It was very hard to get one correct exposure but with 2 GND at the same time and a little bit process work I got it.

I really like the light over the running water

Focal Lenght 20mm
ISO 100
f/16
Canon EOS 5D
Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
Polarizer
2 GDN Filters
Tripod

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on December 11, 2009 at 5:26 PM

WOW, spectacular scenery, Roberto... a fresh take on Torres del paine... I like the snow blowing in the wind on the mountaintop...

Registered on November 1, 2008, 117 Posts, 851 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Maklae on December 11, 2009 at 5:29 PM

Like how the stream goes diagonally across the field. The lighting on the mountain is fantastic. Only minor nit is the uneven sky color, artifact of the filters?

Registered on November 18, 2008, 170 Posts, 759 Comments

Comment posted by Roberto Fernandez on December 11, 2009 at 5:31 PM

Yes Greg, too many filters

Registered on November 21, 2009, 36 Posts, 95 Comments

Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on December 11, 2009 at 6:12 PM

Great comp and I love the snow blowing off the top of the mountain. I know where it's coming from but the water is too blue for my taste though. Would love to see it with the blue toned down a bit. Nice job.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 148 Posts, 749 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on December 11, 2009 at 6:18 PM

Yes, I think you did get it!!!! Very nice.

Chris

Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on December 11, 2009 at 9:36 PM

Beautiful mountain scene, and a freshing one from Torres. Perhaps a little cyan on the bottom half (I realize the glacial runoff is usually a weird blue, but the white water highlights seem a bit over the top for me). Anyways, great image!

Registered on December 19, 2008, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 11, 2009 at 10:29 PM

My first thought was that the water looks too cyan. My second thought was, yeah, but it looks good contrasting with the warmer colored mountains. This gets better the longer I look.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on December 11, 2009 at 11:52 PM

This is spectacular Roberto. Only nit for me is the aforementioned uneven sky tone, and thats very minor. Gotta get to Patagonia some day!

Registered on November 24, 2008, 304 Posts, 3211 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on December 12, 2009 at 3:39 PM

Really nice capture, colors and depth

Registered on September 9, 2009, 294 Posts, 2006 Comments

Comment posted by Erik Stensland on December 12, 2009 at 3:56 PM

This is wonderful! I love the waterfall at the far end! My only nit is that the water has a very strong blue cast. Fix that and I think you will have a real winner.

Registered on September 27, 2004, 121 Posts, 718 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 13, 2009 at 8:02 AM

The subject is amazing, im just not sure about the comp. I kind of wish you had moved up a few hundred meters to try ot get more of the spectacular mountain, which is half hidden here by the trees. The stream makes a nice subject, and i like the water exposure you got. The cyan does seema bit much--as Floris mentioned glacial streems often get pretty green-blue, but you wouldnt expect to see that much cyan in the highlites. Very pretty shot, despite the nits!

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on December 13, 2009 at 1:16 PM

Hi Roberto,
I do agree with the water caste....to cyan?.....even if it is glacier fed......super comp and lines!

Registered on November 20, 2009, 56 Posts, 748 Comments