Gallery: LandscapePosted June 15, 2010113 views5 comments
Jake's Creek in The Great Smoky Mountains. This one was pulled from the archives, just recently re-discovered it. It was shot with an Olympus E-500 (my first DSLR). Settings were f/9, 1/2 sec, ISO-100 65mm
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Comment posted by Cam Held on June 15, 2010 at 9:40 PM
Hi Julie,
All in all I like the image. The vibrant green moss is AMAZING! The comp however doesn't quite work for me. I think I'd like to see the bottom of the cascade in the lower left hand corner. I think it leads the eye down, out of the image. Just my opinion, but see what others think. Great shot!
-Cam
Registered on November 12, 2009, 59 Posts, 398 Comments
Comment posted by Timothy F. Hale on June 15, 2010 at 10:44 PM
Nice overall image Julie. I can't help but wonder what a polarizer could have done for the image.
Concrete Tim
Registered on December 10, 2003, 282 Posts, 405 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 16, 2010 at 1:08 AM
Julie,
I like this somewhat intimate little cascade composition. There is quite a bit happening for such a tight composition, but I think it all works and flows pretty nicely.
Two things I see to consider. Understandably because of all the green moss... but the water has a bit of a green cast to it. Not a big deal and again understandable with some reflected color. The second thing is the jpg compression and/or sharpness for the web. This looks a little soft and probably made worse by re-sizing for the web. There are a number of techniques for re-sizing and sharpening for the web.
Otherwise, I think this is a very nice and intimate image.
Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Anderson on June 16, 2010 at 3:06 AM
Julie,
I can see the intimate look you were looking fo here with a portrait of the silky water of the creek against the brilliant greens of the moss. The slow shutter speed gives the water a very nice texture. Sometimes a polarizer can be your best friend in these kinds of images. It will cut the highlight reflections in the moss, giving it a deep green color without having to tweak the saturation in post-processing, and it gives extra depth and dimension to the water by increasing the contrast.
Registered on January 31, 2006, 228 Posts, 3072 Comments
Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 16, 2010 at 5:46 AM
Good eye for the composition in this intimate scene. The flow of water around and over the boulders is just great. So much the better for all the moss, too. I'd vote for using a polarizer on shots like this-- helps to control the amount glare. I do like how the water glistens next to the falls in the fg, too, though. The only other thing is that the image looks like it may have been a bit soft and was over-sharpened?
All in all a good image. Look forward to seeing more of your work.
Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
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5 commentsAll in all I like the image. The vibrant green moss is AMAZING! The comp however doesn't quite work for me. I think I'd like to see the bottom of the cascade in the lower left hand corner. I think it leads the eye down, out of the image. Just my opinion, but see what others think. Great shot!
-Cam
Concrete Tim
I like this somewhat intimate little cascade composition. There is quite a bit happening for such a tight composition, but I think it all works and flows pretty nicely.
Two things I see to consider. Understandably because of all the green moss... but the water has a bit of a green cast to it. Not a big deal and again understandable with some reflected color. The second thing is the jpg compression and/or sharpness for the web. This looks a little soft and probably made worse by re-sizing for the web. There are a number of techniques for re-sizing and sharpening for the web.
Otherwise, I think this is a very nice and intimate image.
Lon
I can see the intimate look you were looking fo here with a portrait of the silky water of the creek against the brilliant greens of the moss. The slow shutter speed gives the water a very nice texture. Sometimes a polarizer can be your best friend in these kinds of images. It will cut the highlight reflections in the moss, giving it a deep green color without having to tweak the saturation in post-processing, and it gives extra depth and dimension to the water by increasing the contrast.
All in all a good image. Look forward to seeing more of your work.