Swift River Vortex

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 22, 2011665 views19 comments

Not much time to photograph NH this fall, so I spent what little time I had near the Swift River where there seemed to still be some nice foliage. Overall, didn't appear to be a banner year for foliage with wind and rain. The swollen Swift River made accessibility in the river very challenging, at times dangerous. As in most years, someone drowned getting too close to the water on slippery rocks. While this river seems to draw photograpers from all over the world during foliage season, I didn't run into anyone during a couple of days in the area. Just me and the river, so sweet! Normally, views down river just aren't as impressive as you miss the cascading water over rocks, but hopefully the light here made up for that.

This was one of the more challenging blends for me - trying to avoid the HDR look while maintaining the nice shadow detail and vibrant sky that I was able to see and mysterious mood created at this time in the morning. The perfectly still conditions avoided the blurry trees in the background.

Any suggestions welcome.

ISO 800
f16
3 images manuallly blended, .5 to 1/8 sec.
Canon 17-40L, 5D MarkII

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 22, 2011 at 9:34 AM

Harry, This is beautiful. I just can't stop looking at this. I love the darker colors and the reflection across the water. The water it-self is awesome. Perfect choice with shutter speed here imo. Wonderful feel and mood captured. I bet a print of this would be fantastic!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on October 22, 2011 at 10:03 AM

No alterations from me.
Simply gorgeous. Everything is working in harmony here.
A real beauty.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 22, 2011 at 10:07 AM

Spectacular morning light Harry. I especially like the water motion and reflected color.

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Comment posted by Jim Salge on October 22, 2011 at 10:53 AM

This came out GREAT Harry! Foliage wasn't great this year, but with work, you can make anything work! Well Done!

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on October 22, 2011 at 11:20 AM

I agree with the other comments . . . this is gorgeous. The blending looks very natural to me. I didn't even consider that it was a blend until I read your comment.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on October 22, 2011 at 1:21 PM

Looks like a processing nightmare and you did a great job Harry. The water looks swift and dangerous. I think you did a solid job at capturing the spirit of the season.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on October 22, 2011 at 2:56 PM

That pink just makes this image! Love it reflected in the water. Nice shutter speed on the water too.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 22, 2011 at 3:04 PM

Love the reflected purple in the stream. Excellent control of the sky and the color in the trees for this time of day. The sky through the main tree on the left looks a little brighter than the rest of the sky, so the blend may need a touch more work. This area in a blend usually kills me!

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 22, 2011 at 3:04 PM

Beautiful scene, Harry! Wonderful colors in the water and sky.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on October 22, 2011 at 3:20 PM

Thanks for all of the comments.
Morris - I see the area adjacent to the tree trunk (midway) and agree, needs to be a bit darker to match the surrounding sky. I'll have at it!

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Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on October 23, 2011 at 1:15 AM

Beautiful !

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Comment posted by Paul Gasior on October 23, 2011 at 7:46 AM

Beautiful autum scenery
Nice color especial in the water.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on October 23, 2011 at 8:27 AM

I think I solved the sky issues - I think this is an improvement.

Thanks again!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 23, 2011 at 9:14 AM

Perfect!!

Nick Bristol

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on October 23, 2011 at 12:57 PM

so beautiful

love the colors

Hamed

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on October 23, 2011 at 2:40 PM

Awesome light and well composed. I love this one a lot.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on October 23, 2011 at 8:46 PM

Beautiful image, Harry. Would never guess that this is a blend of 3 images as this looks quite natural to my eye. Love the color, of course, and the touch of color in the water is especially nice. Nice flow to your composition as well. Well done.

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 23, 2011 at 10:55 PM

This looks like a challenging blend for sure. That's a lovely scene, and contgrats on catching it in this lighting.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on October 24, 2011 at 2:43 AM

A beautiful shot, Harry. Love the pinks in the sky and water. Great job with the blend too. The darkened sky around the L tree in the repost is great. The overall darkness of the image captures the mood of dusk very well.

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