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The Little Colorado

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted October 10, 2011165 views11 comments

The Little Colorado River flows over Grand Falls near Leupp, AZ during spring snowmelt, or after heavy summer monsoon rains. The Falls are sometimes called Chocolate Falls due to the extremely muddy water. In this spring image, the light of sunset gave chocolate water a nice red tone. (a larger image is provided)

shutter speed was 1 sec, f/13, iso 200

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11 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 10, 2011 at 11:25 AM

A solid image. I feel there is a little too much OOF foreground. A crop just above the top of the first and a little off the RHS might strengthen this. Worth looking at, anyway.

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Comment posted by Bill Pelzmann on October 10, 2011 at 1:54 PM

Great light! I don't really mind the OOF foreground, at least not at this scale.

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Comment posted by Varina Patel on October 10, 2011 at 4:38 PM

Now that's some gorgeous light, Doug! Wow!

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on October 10, 2011 at 7:07 PM

Great light to show the chocolate.

Peter

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Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on October 11, 2011 at 11:23 AM

Gorgeous light! I'm thinking a 4x5 crop from the top might tighten up the comp and keep the focus on the spectacular light on the water. Perfect shutter speed to blur the water just the right amount while still keeping some detail but I think you can reduce some of the noise on the water without losing any of the detail. Nice capture.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 11, 2011 at 12:41 PM

Unusual color you caught in the water. the flow here is nice

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 11, 2011 at 9:58 PM

The sunset color in the falls is great. I also like your choice of a vertical format...leads to lots of eye movement. I find the contrast between the silky water in the lower 2/3 and the sharp ledge at the top somewhat disconcerting. It make the main subject seem soft. I'd crop the top section, but both parts are really nice.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on October 11, 2011 at 10:20 PM

Thank you for the crop suggestions and your reasoning behind them. I will address the noise also.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on October 12, 2011 at 2:21 AM

Great light and a very nice capture of the falls, Doug! I don't mind the softer foreground because both the soft to sharp transition and the curve of the falls carry the eyes into the scene to the best part which is the ledge and smaller falls in the background. Well done!

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Comment posted by Hillary Younger on October 12, 2011 at 6:58 AM

Wonderful color and a great point of view...I'd agree that the contrast between the OOF f/g and the sharpness of the ledge is a little disconcerting.

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on October 13, 2011 at 11:27 AM

Nicely done. Beautiful colors.

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