Proxy!/ With Edit

Dude, seriously... what up with the stepping up to bat I mentioned on one of your other posts! Glorious Proxy done justice here for sure!!!

Chris,

Everything is working in this image except of one thing, just one thing nad maybe it's just me and I should keep my mouth shut, but the dark log bisecting the upper right is messing with my complete enjoyment of this blissful image.


Paul

Excellent shot, was there last fall, going back as soon the road opens.

The comp is very nice Chris, I will definitely put this on my list of places to visit. My only nit is the water color. It appears to have a strong green cast, at least on my monitor. If this were mine I would have gone with a cool blue tone to contrast nicely with the vibrant greens. Other than that everything else works nicely.

This looks good Chris, but this is probably the first time an image of yours does not grab me that much. Maybe it is because it is "iconic", but your Yosemite shot is iconic too, so that can't be the reason. Don't get me wrong: this is very well composed and it looks very good, but maybe it lacks some of the etherial quality your work often has for me...

Returning to the scene worked very nicely for you. You have me putting it on my bucket list. What is the name of the falls and just where is it?
Perhaps some of TKs luminosity masking to lighten up the greens just a little but you handled the exposure on the water perfectly. I like it a lot.

Hi Chris, Wow, what a beautiful falls! This looks like a fantastic place and you really captured the feel here. Very nice!
I would love to visit this place someday.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Beautifully vibrant greens Chris. I like the details in the water and the misty background. I too find the black log in the upper right slightly distracting but beautiful scene overall.

After doing most of my work in arid areas I find anything with greenery and water a nice change of pace. This is wonderful capture, Chris.

Very nice Proxy image Chris. I really like your composition here. I might consider removing some of the green cast in the water to make it more neutral, but otherwise this is a wonderful image.

Plenty of fine detail in this Chris, comp works well and great saturation in the mosses too.

Gary.

Wow ... I could spend a LONG time at this place for sure. What a majestic wall of water. You did a great job in capturing it, Chris.

This is a very well thought out composition. The X shape of the water draws my eye through the scene, and you've found a way to make the log a beneficial part of the scene rather than a distraction. Excellent exposure as well.

It's lovely, Chris. Really like all the little rivulets of water flowing/falling down. Trunk in URC is a bit distracting, but it's probably there for the foreseeable future.

Chris, this is wonderful! Captivating and stellar handling of dynamic range. I love the two halves in this...imagining a glassy pool just past the log. I could enjoy a bit more on top...merge a second frame, if possible. Beautiful job! Inspiring.

Hey, thanks everybody. I appreciate it.

I don't see any green cast in the water myself. maybe a little grfeyish. I will try and remove any green and maybe bring up the white point just a hair more.

About the log in the urc, yeah, I was thinking the same thing, but would have had to dramatically alter my comp to do much about it. Did shoot a vertical where it's not an issue, but I still prefer this landscape presentation better.

As for the name and location. It's Proxy Falls, located on the west side of the three sisters. If you go southwest out of Sisters, Oregon, and over McKenzie Pass, you will come to a marked trailhead. It's a beautiful forest there, and the falls is truly spectacular.

Thanks,
Chris

Here's one with the whites whitened up some more. Better?

Chris

Chris this is just stunning, beautiful work ! I think the repost is even better !

Repost looks great Chris!

fabulous. all good and i like the converging branches. super.

wonderful

I like this a lot Chris. The comp is great. The log in the URC caused all kinds of problems for me too when I was there in late July

When was this made, anyway?

Beautiful shot Chris! Love the lushness of the greens and perfect shutter speed. Well done.

Hey Mat. thanks.

In a perfect world, the fallen tree wouldn't be there, but it really doesn't bother much. It's how it looks out there, ya know? Actually people that have never been there don't realize the half dozen or so huge fallen trees cris crossing the area behind this vantage point. It's actually kind of amazing that the area below the falls isn't cluttered up with more stuff.

This was taken last week in October, last fall.

Chris

Ooh, very nice take of Proxy sir! I really like the backdrop effect to the falls below.

Wonderful and dynamic comp Chris! Love it, especially the second version!

Love the bright green and the repost is a slight improvement. Nicely done.

Beautiful image, Chris.

Excellent shot. I like the greens of the moss and the leading lines. Water looks good. It looks like this would be a very slippery place when it is wet. Quite impressive falls though

Awesome work