Fall at Elowah

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 10, 2010448 views19 comments

Fall colors at Elowah Falls. Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. October 2010. It was a bit of a challenge to get the water color looking natural and I'm interested to read what you think. All C&C are appreciated. Please view large.

Nikon D80, 12-24 Nikkor dx, polarizer.

4 image manual blend for dynamic range and tree motion.
2 sec at 0.8 sec at f/16, ISO 100

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 10, 2010 at 11:54 AM

Very well done Scott. The comp is very nice, water action and color look perfect. Superb work.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on December 10, 2010 at 11:59 AM

really well done Scott. Everything looks just about perfect. Fantastic work!

Michael

Registered on June 18, 2009, 86 Posts, 2317 Comments

Comment posted by dean hebert on December 10, 2010 at 12:11 PM

Lookd good to me, I really like the motion in the water. I wouldn't mind seeing the right side of the streambank.

Registered on August 4, 2010, 70 Posts, 1132 Comments

Comment posted by Sarah Marino on December 10, 2010 at 12:29 PM

A beautiful rendition of a beautiful location. I think the water color looks natural to me. On my monitor, it looks like there may be a little bit of funky color at the very top of the falls, but that could just be from the web sharpening. Beautiful!

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Comment posted by Chris Moore on December 10, 2010 at 12:49 PM

Great comp and color. The falls look just a tad too dodged compared with the backdrop, but it may just be the monitor I'm on now. Fantastic job!

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Comment posted by Jason Woerly on December 10, 2010 at 12:54 PM

A familiar scene beautifully composed, technically executed, and presented. There's a reason some locations are iconic. I'm really enjoying this.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on December 10, 2010 at 1:41 PM

This looks great Scott, good depth and great job on the blend. Composition is spot on.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on December 10, 2010 at 1:45 PM

Fantastic composition. Reminds me of Marc's images from this place.

Guy

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Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on December 10, 2010 at 2:44 PM

The colours look great and the water texture is perfect. The water cool looks spot on.Those look like some huge maple leaves on the rock and there colour stands out against the greens nicely. The dark shadows look appropriate too. The cliff looks a little cool on my monitor though.Excellent photo.

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Comment posted by Robert Stough on December 10, 2010 at 3:35 PM

Very nice work. Composition is excellent and you handled some tough lighting really well. A great shot just as it is.

Registered on November 20, 2010, 26 Posts, 273 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 10, 2010 at 3:48 PM

Scott,

Beautiful scene and beautiful capture of the falls. I like that the falls are really almost an accent to the scene. I think you've crafted this nicely. The water looks great to me. I can't see any issues with color or anything. No nits here.

Lon

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on December 10, 2010 at 4:57 PM

Every shot I see of this place makes me want to get up there sometime soon (maybe next spring). This is certainly no exeption. A part of me wants to crop a bit off the bottom, but it's downright beautiful all around and maybe there's no reason to tinker.

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Comment posted by Rick Gomez on December 10, 2010 at 5:42 PM

The water looks perfect on my monitor. I'm lovin' this shot!
No Crop!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 10, 2010 at 10:09 PM

Water looks great, Scott, as does the rest of the image. Can't think of anything to improve.

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on December 10, 2010 at 10:11 PM

Great detail and color! Well done!

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Comment posted by Bruce Omori on December 10, 2010 at 11:14 PM

Beautiful composition and colors, Scott! Love everything about this... the mossy textured rocks, colors of the fallen leaves, and movement of the water. Awesome!!

Registered on December 6, 2010, 6 Posts, 175 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Roane on December 11, 2010 at 2:06 AM

sweet image, Scott. My only suggestion would be to maybe add a little midtone contrast to the bg - a nit hardly worth mentioning

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Comment posted by Gino Cortez on December 11, 2010 at 3:12 PM

Great color, composition, detail, and blending. The water looks good to me. Very evocative image!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on December 11, 2010 at 5:46 PM

Does not get much better than that...

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