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Upper McCord Creek
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Upper McCord Creek

by Daniel Rappaport

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 17, 2011310 views15 comments
Just past trail end above Elowah Falls. Columbia Gorge
Canon 5DMk2 EOS 17-40 f4/L at 17mm. Polarizer.
Iso 50, f13, 8sec with composite for DOF and DR. Manually composited. Slight glow effect just to background.

Comments

15 comments
Comment posted by Bob Wyatt on July 17, 2011 at 2:12 AM
Iam GREEN with envy...sweet spot and shot.
Registered on February 26, 2008, 0 Posts, 15 Comments
Comment posted by Bob Wyatt on July 17, 2011 at 2:12 AM
Iam GREEN with envy...sweet spot and shot.
Registered on February 26, 2008, 0 Posts, 15 Comments
Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on July 17, 2011 at 5:49 AM
Wonderfull spot and I love the way you captured it, the freshness of the greens is just radiating of my screen! :toast:
Registered on June 26, 2008, 178 Posts, 2136 Comments
Comment posted by INGOMA on July 17, 2011 at 8:23 AM
Lovely greens and strong composition, Daniel. The glow effect is really nice here. The large version is beautiful! Nicely done!
Registered on July 2, 2004, 231 Posts, 3110 Comments
Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on July 17, 2011 at 9:16 AM
Lovely feel here, makes me want to hike through that forest just to be able to take a snack break at this spot :smile: .
The larger version just carries the detail and mood so much better.
Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Roberts on July 17, 2011 at 10:11 AM
Lovely scene here. Details really come out in the larger version. Great composition, nice selection of SS, and beautiful color. This would be great in a large print. Nicely done.
Registered on March 9, 2011, 69 Posts, 501 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Lowe on July 17, 2011 at 10:15 AM
You gotta love the lush greens in the Pacific Northwest. Everything really shines in the larger version, Daniel. :toast:

Ed
Registered on February 7, 2004, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Plant on July 17, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Love the greens, a very well balanced composition. Makes me want to go there!
Registered on July 7, 2008, 271 Posts, 1657 Comments
Comment posted by John Williams on July 17, 2011 at 4:08 PM
Wow, another winner of a cascade and our greenery! I've never hike the trail to this point; it's beautiful. The large version sings.
Registered on September 6, 2007, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments
Comment posted by Peter Richter on July 17, 2011 at 4:10 PM
Daniel, your composition works very well for me with the different areas of interest that complement each other. There is a lot of dynamics and the image is aptly anchored to my eye by the foreground rocks. The cascades of the falls show an outstanding beauty to me.

Peter
Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Dayton on July 17, 2011 at 5:26 PM
A lovely composition, Daniel! Good color and lighting. Thanks
for providing a larger version. This would make a nice print.
Registered on November 11, 2008, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 17, 2011 at 7:52 PM
There's almost a sense of magic in this image. The greens are intense, almost glowing, and the water seems to hold some secrets.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on July 17, 2011 at 8:23 PM
Well, I get that the greens are pretty intense here! Straight out of the raw file to screen the greens in particular are nothing like my experience of them, so I do tweek them. But if I'm creating something over the top . . . well I can always turn them back down again.
-Dan
Registered on September 9, 2009, 294 Posts, 2006 Comments
Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on July 17, 2011 at 11:12 PM
Never seen an image of this cascade before. Nice to see a new one from the gorge. Love the greens and the overall magical feel this has.

Chris
Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments
Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on July 18, 2011 at 12:39 PM
The greens seem to have a life of their own. Your interpretation is quite electric - I feel like I am in a fantasy world. The framing of the comp, all of the elements bring me to the water with lots of details and textures all around.
Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments