Foster Falls

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 31, 2010237 views6 comments

Here is another image of Foster Falls in South Central Tennessee. This was taken a year ago in the end of October. C & C Welcome and appreciated.

Canon 30D
Sigma 17-70
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/10
Aperture f16ISO 400
48mm
Tripod
-1 Exposure Comp.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on October 31, 2010 at 6:47 PM

A very nice large waterfall! You framed it well with it's surroundings, I think. I like this as is, but... Shutter speeds are so subjective for moving water. Some like it really softened, and some like it frozen sharp. I'm for the softened look. IMO, a shutter speed longer than 1/10sec is needed to give enough motion blur. Not enough, and it can almost look like oof, or a camera bump or something. It's hard to get it just right and retain some detail in the water too. I usually try a few different exposures to have a chance at one that works. It's just my opinion, and a matter of taste, and certainly not a technical issue.

Chris

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 31, 2010 at 7:32 PM

I like the comp and the framing of the waterfall with the autumn trees. I think it could use a little brightening, but not much.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on October 31, 2010 at 8:20 PM

Really like the composition, Richard, with the curve of the cliff across the frame. Nicely done. Agree with Morris about maybe needs just a bit of brightening.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 1, 2010 at 9:10 PM

Agree with comments already given, Richard. This looks like a great place to return often.

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Comment posted by John Williams on November 1, 2010 at 11:34 PM

Wow, those falls are huge, love it with the fall color. I agree on the brightening.

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Comment posted by Ron Pederson on November 2, 2010 at 7:17 AM

Lots of water moving in this one...and a different perspective than is typical. I agree with the other comments about brighter. I'm wondering if a different composition would highlight the falls more; i.e. a vertical crop with the falls and colors and less of the green trees on the left. Maybe even a square crop of the RHS. But, I like the curve of the bluff too - so can see how you arrived at this version. Decisions, decisions...

Registered on October 19, 2010, 95 Posts, 470 Comments