Silver & Gold

Looks like a beautiful sunrise Stan. I feel your gas money pains. If I was rich I'd be out taking photos everyday, driving all over the country. Alas, that is not the case. Luckily our neck of the woods is pretty epic and we don't have to go far to see cool stuff. ;]

The foreground feels somewhat disconnected from the rest of the image. Not your fault. Just the angle and way the falls disappear. Luckily the light on the water holds them together for me. It does not really bother me that much as I'm enjoying seeing different comps and styles. Seen too many copy cat images on this site lately, no personal offense to the posters, beautiful work, processing, and what not. But it's a big world...why are so many people taking photos in the same spots?

Guess it's just refreshing to see original ideas and comps once in a while.

Keep em coming!

Just commented on this on RMNP, but I'll just add another "Oh, Mommy!," for emphasis.

Oh yeah, I'll second (or third?) that "Oh Mommy" from Morris, in honor of Mother's day this weekend.
Everything comes together here so well, especially with that bright area in the center, including the backlit tree. The only thing I can't make up my mind about is that green sprig in the FG, but it doesn't seem to be bothering me.

Glad you did not slippppp........
The sun did its work on the water, for sure.
The sequence of horizontal lines of the foreground cliff and clouds interrupted by the oblique lines of the mountains is eye-catching.
Foreground color and distant sky complement each other.
The highlighted green of the plant in the middle brings the eye back to the cliff and associated color.
I wonder is the color in the cliff slanted mountain [nearly the same as the foreground cliff] could be brought out slightly with contrast? Or maybe its better with it be dark?
The contrast of light and dark is the cherry-on-top.
As usual, great stuff.
the fisch

Larry--you aint kiddin, this place is notorious for people slipping and falling to their death or serious injury!

Thanks folks--someone on RMNP noticed a slight halo on the rhs of the clouds, which ill take care of; i should have done that first before posting here, but i was anxious to get back on the gallery here, its been a while...

Wayne--i purposely included the green in front. I knew when shooting it that some folks would find it distracting, but it felt right to me, to tie together the tree in back--with the falls in between.

Stan, This is beautiful! The light and colors are wonderful, along with your comp. What a great looking place...wish I had been there too just to see this, but your picture is doing a fine job of putting me there...I will settle with that for now. Excellent work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Awesome location...great work :)

aF

p.s. as for traction...try tabis...felt bottom shoes i wear when hiking through anything slick. awesome traction

That pesky green plants sticking in the frame on the bottom needs to go Stan. Personally, I am not too in love with the foreground, especially for someone has publicly lamented his dislike of large, empty rock faces used there. The glow is really pretty, I just think there is too much negative space on either side of the water. Your processing is phenomenal though. The blend is seemless and the greens are exposed perfectly.

Not rock faces--rocks! But i appreciate your input as always, Michael!

Great Stan your work keeps getting better and better.

Really nice Stan. The range of colors is very appealing.

Wonderful golden light reflected in the water there Stan. Nice job with the DR blend.

I'm going to come to the defense of the green sprig. Since it is perfectly in line with the sunlit tree beyond the falls, it helps carry my eyes over the roiling water and on through the gap to that incredible sunrise. With out the sprig, I'm thinking my eyes might get trapped by the energy and light of the fg water and I would miss the incredible view beyond. Great image, very well composed

Great photo! I like the color saturation and the excellent the contrast between the golden rocks in FG/golden sky in BG against the dark mountains in the middle. Great work in making the photo pop with the usage of colors and contrast. Well done Stan.

I'm going to come to the defense of the green sprig...

Awesome! Your check's in the mail, Nancy

Very nice one, Stan.

I would love to live in such place, amazing

A compelling image to me, Stan, I especially enjoy the stunning reflection. You captured a unique lighting and present the scene at its best in my opinion.

Peter

very nice Stan, love the light

i would clone the small plant in the bottom

Normally I'd find that green branch distracting Stan, but the way it mimics that tree in the mid ground makes it work for me. And sweet golden light you captured! Glad you didn't become another casualty!

A very refreshing composition and a great light show with great natural looking colors.The only thing distracting me here is that green thing in the foreground. Otherwise a really great composition and image.

Beautiful image Stan. I really like the golden tones in the foreground and sky. This is a very engaging image...my mind really wants to know what it looks like to peer over the edge of the waterfall.

Specular light, Stan. Love the backlit fog in the distant valley below and of course the light on the foreground. The bit of green coming in from the lower frame works quite well, tying in with the backlit tree at the rock edge. Beautiful work, placing the viewer 'right there'.

Beautiful light and processing..this reminds me of a mountain near my home, it also has large slabs of rock with water running down it..may have to plan a sunset shoot now..thanks Stan!

Great shot. Love the light and the composition.

Thanks for all the kind remarks, folks!