The Secret Fall

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 21, 2012191 views7 comments

The Secret Fall

I found this lovely waterfall a few years ago in a small gorge in Engadin, Switzerland. It was a late afternoon, and the shade was perfect for a nice long exposure waterfall image.

Thank you for your comments!

Shantikara

Canon 350D + Ef-s 10-22mm at 22mm + 6 Stop ND filter
iso 200, f/14, 10 sec
basic adjustments

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Tom Hilton on January 21, 2012 at 2:15 PM

Shantikara,
Great shot,
Very cool place and you captured it with great skill.
Your images just pops out and grabs me in,
Very nicely done.

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Comment posted by Andrew Livingston on January 21, 2012 at 3:54 PM

Beautiful image. I think you really nailed the shutter speed on this, the water looks great. I really like the grasses on either side of the falls. If I had to nit I would suggest burning the rock in the bottom left corner. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Shantikara Valuska on January 21, 2012 at 4:12 PM

Thanks Andrew, you have an eagle-eye!

You are right. I have a wider angle version, where that rock is more distracting, and I did darken it. Here I just did not bother with it yet.

Registered on July 25, 2011, 38 Posts, 451 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 22, 2012 at 10:03 AM

That's really nice. I like how you've balanced out the light, colors, and contrasts here so that I focus on following the water through the scene.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 22, 2012 at 1:17 PM

You did a good job composing this scene. Nice to see some other and unknown places from switzerland

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Comment posted by Richard Siggins on January 23, 2012 at 8:14 PM

I like the flow of the water under and around the falls. The big rock in the center does feel a bit centered but not sure what you could have done about that if anything. You exposure and shutter speed was spot on! A very nice image.

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Comment posted by Shantikara Valuska on January 24, 2012 at 5:31 PM

Thanks Richard. About the big rock: I've tried to move it, but I forgot to take my magic potion.

Anyway, this was the main view there, not much space to move. I think that rock makes this image work.

Registered on July 25, 2011, 38 Posts, 451 Comments