bluff shelter waterfall

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 22, 2011245 views13 comments

This is an iconic location in the Ozarks known as Pam's Grotto.

I shot for a couple of hours under this bluff shelter as several thunderstorms blew over. It was often so dark that exposures were in the 30-second range with an almost wide open lens.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on June 22, 2011 at 5:13 PM

Love the framing and the misty backdrop Randy!

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Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on June 22, 2011 at 8:10 PM

I like the framing as well and I'm good with losing all detail in the blacks around the bluff opening. I would bring down the brightness on the trees a little bit and open up the shadows to the right of the waterfall. Tough shot pretty well executed.

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Comment posted by Randy Wilson on June 22, 2011 at 9:09 PM

Thanks for your comments, Steve and Barry. Here's a version with some changes suggested by Barry.

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Comment posted by Gary Crabbe on June 22, 2011 at 9:20 PM

Nice shot. I will say with the strong vertical edge of the rock an the tree behind it, I almost thought I was looking at a split stereo-style image.

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Comment posted by Tom Kennon on June 22, 2011 at 9:35 PM

Hey Randy, you caught the perfect light, great composition!

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on June 22, 2011 at 10:02 PM

Very nice, Randy. The second version with the opened shadows to the right of the waterfall really works. It looks like a good place to weather some storms :).

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 22, 2011 at 10:36 PM

The framing works very nicely here. Could maybe see cropping a bit of the foreground gravel to focus more on the light outside.

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Comment posted by Randy Wilson on June 22, 2011 at 11:34 PM

Once again thanks to everyone for your comments. Here's a version that incorporates Tony's suggestion.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 23, 2011 at 8:54 AM

Really good image. I don't think it could get any better from this perspective and location.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 23, 2011 at 9:28 PM

Randy,

I think this is about as good as one could get considering the range of light present. The last repost pretty much takes care of the suggestions I was going to make (they've already been made.) So thanks for trying to incorporate those suggestions. The darkness works well for framing, but I'm glad you brought in a little more detail, at least surrounding the falls since that's where much of the attention is. Nice job with this.

Lon

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Comment posted by John Williams on June 28, 2011 at 9:01 PM

Cool perspective Randy. The final repost looks great.

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Comment posted by Jared Ropelato on June 28, 2011 at 9:36 PM

I like the behind the falls framing and nice control here.

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Comment posted by Pete D on July 6, 2011 at 5:40 PM

That vertical line in the center is disorienting. Maybe that was a goal, but I find it unsettling. The misty forest is great. Did you try other compositions with more of the green & mist as background?
Pete D.

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