Bear Mtn Waterfall w/repost(s)

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 20, 2010340 views20 comments

Due to cloudy, overcast weather, I decided not to hike to the top of this mountain and instead focus on this little waterfall closer to the bottom. There was a lot of debris at the base of the falls and an old logging road passing in front. Thanks for your comments and critiques. XSi,10-22@10mm,1.5sec @f16,ISO100,1 image processed twice.

Dean

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20 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on September 20, 2010 at 1:34 PM

I love the mood in this image.

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Comment posted by István Molnár on September 20, 2010 at 1:35 PM

Yes!!
István

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on September 20, 2010 at 1:59 PM

Dean, I would tone down the reds quite a bit but otherwise I think this is a great job of composing the complexities of the forest landscape in a way that compliments the waterfall and gives us a sense of the place.

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Comment posted by dean hebert on September 20, 2010 at 2:06 PM

Thanks for the input,Marc. I've never adjusted just one colour before so I gave it try.

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Comment posted by Nicolas Belokurov on September 20, 2010 at 2:09 PM

One of the best waterfall shots I've seen lately. My only nit are the saturation of the branches, perhaps it's my monitor, but they look a bit too strong.
Wonderful capture.

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on September 20, 2010 at 2:12 PM

Dean, if you're using Photoshop just find the ol' sponge tool in the dodge/burn menu (I think this even works with Elements) and just desaturate the reds with it instead of making a broad-scale adjustment to the whole image. They look almost the same in the second post IMO.

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on September 20, 2010 at 2:48 PM

Really like your comp and exposure time here. I'm with mark, I think the falls and forest gets lost with all that red. I might tone down the reds and try to bring out the falls and bg.

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Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on September 20, 2010 at 4:33 PM

Marc's comments are right on regarding the reds, but otherwise this is really well done.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on September 20, 2010 at 5:18 PM

I love the mood here, Dean. The fog, mist and falls look great. Really well done. I also agree about the red being a little too much, but this is a wonderful image.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Ron Richins on September 20, 2010 at 5:44 PM

These are some beautiful waterfalls. The branches in the ULC distract me a bit. Looks like this scene has a lot of potential.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on September 20, 2010 at 5:45 PM

Dean, this is a spectacular capture!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 20, 2010 at 6:47 PM

Ditto the reds - even the repost is still a bit hot, but's that's a minor issue and an easy fix. Your composition is excellent and this has such a nice mood - excellent image.

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Comment posted by Simon Bosworth on September 20, 2010 at 6:51 PM

I love the falls and the misty atmosphere. I am afraid I am also in the anti-red camp ;-)

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Comment posted by dean hebert on September 20, 2010 at 8:15 PM

Due to overwhelming opinion on the "red" front and my poor repost, I've had another go at it. Hopefully I haven't gone too far the other way.

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Comment posted by David Cobb on September 20, 2010 at 8:47 PM

A nice waterfall image, I love all the strewn branches below that anchor the foreground. I looks wet and stormy for sure.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 20, 2010 at 9:07 PM

Definiley like the last repost Herbert. Beautiful work.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 20, 2010 at 9:44 PM

Complex, but the light pulls it all together. I could see a bit of a crop off the bottom.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 20, 2010 at 10:30 PM

Yep, you got it on the repost. Striking image!

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on September 21, 2010 at 12:06 AM

I think I would tone down the greens in the foreground some but leave the rest the way they are.

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on September 21, 2010 at 9:53 AM

Nice moody image, great colors and comp. Feels like the right side fg is a tad bright, might be worth trying to balance things out a little more, just a minor nit though, very nice.

After writing that, I noticed you reposted with some changes. Nice work.

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