Gallery: LandscapePosted September 29, 2011552 views26 comments
Still Creek, Zig Zag, OR
Mt Hood National (rain) forest, so natural saturation here.
D300
18-200 VR @ 29mm
1.6 sec, f/18
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: -1
ISO: 200
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
Comments
26 comments
Comment posted by Richard Bernabe on September 29, 2011 at 3:33 PM
The composition is right on, Sandy, and those greens are delicious!
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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 29, 2011 at 3:33 PM
Sweet shot Sandy. I like the composition a lot, as well as the richly saturated greens. I do the shutter speed had been just a little faster to better define texture in the water.
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by Taylor Reed on September 29, 2011 at 3:52 PM
Great comp and lush greens, well done!
Registered on February 18, 2010, 26 Posts, 556 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 29, 2011 at 4:48 PM
Sweet greens and a good water path! I agree with Bill on the water flow.
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Comment posted by Bob Duff on September 29, 2011 at 5:52 PM
Love the lucious greens. Wonderful light and a strong comp. Excellent.
Registered on April 21, 2010, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments
Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on September 29, 2011 at 6:04 PM
Beautiful. Love the way the creek weaves between the mossy boulders. Your colors are rich and vibrant and the water is really sweet. This is nice
Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on September 29, 2011 at 7:03 PM
I like the comp and the rich greens in this image. The water blur is just right.
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by Tom Hilton on September 29, 2011 at 7:17 PM
Excellent location and a beautiful image....
I like...
Registered on September 19, 2011, 68 Posts, 668 Comments
Comment posted by Neale Dyster on September 29, 2011 at 7:51 PM
Just beautiful Sandy, love it!
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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 29, 2011 at 8:28 PM
I loves me some green! And this has more than even Kermit. Lovely light and a very nice comp, too.
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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on September 29, 2011 at 8:44 PM
Electric Greens Sandy!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 474 Posts, 5555 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 29, 2011 at 8:44 PM
Really gorgeous Sandy.
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Comment posted by Danny Laureys on September 29, 2011 at 11:45 PM
Excellent Sandy, love the greens
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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 30, 2011 at 12:09 AM
Excellent, Sandy. I like the comp, vibrancy of the green, and the overall textures.
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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on September 30, 2011 at 2:27 AM
Wow Sandy, that is some amazing green. Great comp to. Well done.
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on September 30, 2011 at 2:47 AM
Beautiful image Sandy. Personally I really like the texture in the water and to me avoiding the hot spots in the water is a real plus here. I think I'll even go against the grain a little and say that the greens to me are just a little over the top - not by much though. And actually, it might be that they're too green, and maybe just a little hue change towards yellow might make this work a little better, at least for me. But clearly I'm in the minority.
The only other suggestion I have would be to do a slight burn on the set of leaves on the left and perhaps even the highlights in the moss and rock in the LLC; if anything just to provide a little vignetting to keep the viewers eye central to the scene rather than at the corner. Minor suggestion.
Overall, I think this is a killer image and will make a fine print I think.
Lon
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Comment posted by Vance Gese on September 30, 2011 at 2:57 AM
Gorgeous, Sandy. The lush, intense greens are fantastic but what I really love is how you composed this, really bringing out how the stream gently cascades through all those moss covered rocks. Beautiful. I might try to burn slightly the reflections on the leaves on the left hand side as they do pull the eye somewhat.
Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on September 30, 2011 at 3:15 AM
Wow Sandy, that is some amazing green. Great comp to. Well done.
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Comment posted by Anil Rao on September 30, 2011 at 3:26 AM
What a beautiful scene. I love how the composition accentuates the flow of the water through the frame and the moss covered boulders are a nice contrasting element. The high contrast is suiting this presentation very nicely.
Registered on November 15, 2003, 234 Posts, 4923 Comments
Comment posted by Harley Goldman on September 30, 2011 at 1:16 PM
Beautiful image. I will be in the minority with Lon, as I find the greens a little too saturated for my tastes, but very fine image. Beautifully composed and excellent scene.
Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on September 30, 2011 at 1:52 PM
Beautiful intimate scene Sandy. I would have probably used a slightly faster shutter speed for a little more water detail, but this is nice as is.
I don't think the greens are over the top (living in the PNW, I can attest to that), but I would slightly burn down the brightest parts of them. This will make a nice large print!
Registered on November 24, 2008, 304 Posts, 3211 Comments
Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on September 30, 2011 at 4:27 PM
A very beautiful composition. I love the lush greens on the rocks. Excellent
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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on September 30, 2011 at 11:40 PM
This such a "perfect" little scene. I love the cleanliness and the incredible greens. Nice composition too.
Chris
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Comment posted by Basil Greber on October 1, 2011 at 11:47 AM
Excellent composition, but the greens are too toxic for me. I think I'd like it better with less saturation (even if that indicates that I'm too weak for reality ).
Registered on November 8, 2005, 219 Posts, 1340 Comments
Comment posted by David Edwards on October 2, 2011 at 3:57 AM
Beautiful greens, Sandy. I like your comp with the arrangement of fg falls. Excellent light and color... very lush with a lovely glow.
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Comment posted by Monica Siri on October 2, 2011 at 1:20 PM
Beautiful image, Sandy. Well done.
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Comments
26 commentsI like...
The only other suggestion I have would be to do a slight burn on the set of leaves on the left and perhaps even the highlights in the moss and rock in the LLC; if anything just to provide a little vignetting to keep the viewers eye central to the scene rather than at the corner. Minor suggestion.
Overall, I think this is a killer image and will make a fine print I think.
Lon
I don't think the greens are over the top (living in the PNW, I can attest to that), but I would slightly burn down the brightest parts of them. This will make a nice large print!
Chris