Spring Rapids

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 24, 2011154 views5 comments

A quick trip into the Smokies yielded a couple of keepers, including this one of rapids on Chasteen Creek inside GSMNP. Colors are straight out of the camera - no saturation or color adjustments, just a levels/curves adjustment to bump the contrast separation.

C&C appreciated.

D90/Nikon16-85 @ 28mm/1.5s @ f13/circular polarizer & ND4 filters

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Jesse Estes on April 24, 2011 at 5:30 PM

Hi Barry - Nice scene you found here and I like your choice of shutter speed. I would add some contrast to the back part of the photo, and it almost looks to me like your polarizer wasn't turned right for the foliage or something. It could just be that it's a brighter scene than what I am used to here in the Northwest. Also, you could probably brighten the water in the cascades a bit, as it looks more grey than white on my monitor...

Registered on April 13, 2011, 20 Posts, 174 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on April 24, 2011 at 8:21 PM

This is certainly a lot like Pacific NW mood and color, nicely composed. The water is perfectly captured but I'd darken the greens a bit

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on April 24, 2011 at 8:40 PM

Love everything about this. Very pleasing woodland scene. Would also work if you cropped some from the top.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 24, 2011 at 8:45 PM

This is nice. The green and white sort of simulate a monochrome like palette. Could maybe see burning the trees at the top down just a bit.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on April 24, 2011 at 9:17 PM

Barry, very nice scene you captured. I agree with other comments; slight boost in contrast and saturation.

Registered on November 25, 2003, 380 Posts, 4647 Comments