Hooker Falls

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 28, 2012155 views7 comments

I was out shooting some of nthe beautiful waterfalls of North Carolina this Spring. I was lucky with a perfect overcast day.

Nikon D300 F22 .6 ISO 200 Tokina 12-24 @ 16mm

Comments and critiques please.

Always learning.

Andrew

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 28, 2012 at 9:37 PM

There is a realism here that captures what it's like to be listening to and photographing falling water. Definitely had the right light for this.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 28, 2012 at 9:54 PM

Andrew,

I too like the diffused lighting here. What a lovely set of falls! I like that there seems to be a hint of absorbed green in some parts of the falls. The only suggestion I have is a little more sharpness for the web and maybe even a slight boost in contrast.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Danny Laureys on June 28, 2012 at 10:07 PM

Very nice, shutter right on.

Registered on January 5, 2008, 590 Posts, 1261 Comments

Comment posted by Vance Gese on June 29, 2012 at 12:19 AM

Very natural appearing image of these beautiful falls. The soft light works well. The image, especially the larger image, seems a bit soft. Wonder if needs a bit more sharpening for the web, or perhaps this is due to the mist. Nicely done.

Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments

Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on June 29, 2012 at 4:14 PM

Good shot Andrew. I like that shutter speed. You might want to experiment with cropping just a little of the water in the FG off.

Registered on March 24, 2010, 73 Posts, 1268 Comments

Comment posted by Andrew Sentipal on June 29, 2012 at 8:38 PM

REPOST I hand blended the images again and came in tighter. The falls should be crisper now.

Is it better ????

Registered on February 16, 2008, 200 Posts, 317 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on July 7, 2012 at 4:52 PM

Nice even lighting-- what a treat. Lovely falls; I like the hints of green in it, as it picks up some color from the forest. The fg rock on the right has good leading lines in it and acts like a welcome opening door beckoning to the falls. I might try to bring up the color in the fg area and in that rock wall and maybe even crop a bit off the bottom, to see how it compares with what you've already done here.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments