The Rush

Heavenly, stunning IMO!!

Not sure if it's the web compression but there seems to be some artifacts along the edges of the clouds at the top. I do wish for a little more of the falls below, but the composition is very nice as presented as well.

Perfect shutter speed control, Koveh. It is not always easy to choose an exposure time length that works both for the clouds and water. What's your shutter speed?

The tips of the mountains are dark. Was this the effect of GND?

wonderful image and great b&w!

Terrific image. The B&W was a really good choice.

Thanks all!

Zack, great catch, not sure how I missed that, but it looks like it was added with global adjustments in SEF. Should be an easy fix.

Yiming, this was a 13 second exposure. This was a very soft 2 stop GND filter used, so the dark spots you are noticing are due to cloud cover at the tips of the mountains and also how the sunlight was streaming through the thick clouds overhead. It was almost like a spotlight on certain sections of the mountain, but left others in darkness.

Great B&W tones. Like the way both the water diagonal and the cloud diagonal lead me right to the sweet light on the peak.

Great image Koveh, plenty of textures and very well processed. I wish I could see some more foreground.

Congratulations!

Gorgeous composition.

I know this spot well and you have done an amazing job of capturing it Koveh! Congrats on a killer image man

Koveh,

This is freakin amazing. I am assuming you used the Big stopper for the extra long exposure. Great comp and light :)

A magnificent b&w image, Koveh! In fact, one of the best b&w images I've seen in some time.
No nits from me at all. This is a fine complement to the beautiful color shot from the same day.

Joseph, thanks! You have some fantastic shots from our local spots here. =)

Shaun, I used a 3 stop ND, but with the polarizer I was at about a 5 stop reduction for the 13 seconds. My big stopper would have just been overkill and I did not want to go over 30 seconds on this one.

John, I really appreciate your comment. It is hard sometimes following a great color image with a B&W version, but they both have pros and cons I guess. =)

This is great, like a rushing wave with a mountain BG.. really like the power in it..

Nice take on Isabelle, Koveh! The shutter speed for the clouds and the low angle separate it from the crowd. Looks good in B&W. My only minor nit is that the fg is not only blurred, it's a bit blurry which might be bothersome in a large print. I may head up there next week to take some shots of Mt Toll from Blue lake.

love the comp and the b&w conversion. the silver falls in the foreground are perfect. i like how you kept the right side of the frame in shadow.

Hi Koveh - Both the b+w and the color version are exceptional. The water and cloud motion are quite complementary. The lighting on the peaks also adds interest and helps the trees stand out. Really beautiful work and great job on the conversion.

Although I dislike the insanely early hiking as you know, I do wish I would have gotten up that morning and joined you. Your efforts certainly paid off and you have two great images to show for it.

This is a dynamic stunner Koveh! Hats off.

I'm not sold on Nik being the best way to go about the B+W conversion but do like it here.

I also noticed the blurry foreground but it may not be a big deal in a print as the things photographers split hairs over the public could care a less and the photographers are not going to buy our work!

This really sings, Koveh!

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Best B&W I've seen in a long time. You nailed it. Nothing to say. I'm speechless. Way to go Koveh!

Nice photograph and processing Koveh. The long exposure works well here as the foreground really does a great job anchoring that flowing sky above. Excellent.

This is a killer comp indeed and the sky is stunning. You had done a good job holding back the foreground highlights with such a long exposure. Normally I would prefer a shorter exposure on moving water like this and would have shot one shorter at the same time.
If you have one I would suggest that you blend a shorter exposure into the foreground. Just to compare. It may not be a good.
Overall Koveh this is still the best B&W that I have seen for quite a while.

Wow, Koveh. That is an incredible comp and what you did with the light makes it even better. The textures in the water mirrors the clouds somewhat, and they both contrast nicely with the still mountains. My only thought--and it is minor--is to crop a bit off the top so the clouds bleed off the way the water does on the bottom.

Beautiful scene! Everything about this is lovely.

this is what I called ART ! , Amazing Drama

A fabulous b&w, Koveh. Love the relationship between the water and sky that adds a lot of dynamic movement to the image. Very nice conversion and processing.

I think I like the sky a little better in this one vs the color image. It has to be the long exposure/silky smooth thing. As I noted on your flickr post, this comp is incredible. That ">" shaped highlight that runs through the biggest chunk of dark water is killer. In B&W that highlight really pops and does a great job breaking up the water comp. I also like the overall comp better than the color version. You removed the rock on the bottom right. Just a nitpick, the very top of the image, there appears to be a bit of double cloud outlining, possibly from merging two images? All in all, stunning to say the least.

BTW, shoot me an email someday!

I love Lake Isabelle! One of my favorite places along the front range. And this is a fantastic take on the place, Koveh!

Striking image !!! Well done

WOW! What a sweet shot, Koveh.

Very dramatic!
Congrats on the WP!
Sandy

Congrats on your EP Koveh

gorgeous composition and the cloud & water motion and directions compliment each other perfectly. the little artifacts (top and one in the water) need to be addressed and i hope that, in a larger version, the FG water is pretty sharp as that will make it sing!