Waterfall Ghost

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted March 12, 2013363 views17 comments

This image was captured in Costa Rica last March. The story behind the image:

This young Costa Rican boy was swimming in the pool in front of this waterfall. He climbed up on this rock when I already had this composition in my viewfinder. I was hoping he would hold still long enough to pull of an image. He did... This was just one of the images I captured during a 4 hour shoot at this waterfall.

I entered this image in the annual NANPA Expressions contest and am pleased to say that it received a Tier 1 (Top 10) selection for the 2012 Expressions contest. I hope you enjoy the image.

Techs:

Canon 5D, 70-200 f/4 L @ 200mm
1.3 Seconds @ f/18
Blue/Gold Polarizer
ISO 200

Full Frame.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on March 13, 2013 at 12:12 AM

Very well done Kieth.

Congratulations on the award.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 13, 2013 at 10:48 AM

I'm speechless

Seriously well done Keith, you da man!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 13, 2013 at 11:55 AM

Fascinating image Keith! Love the ghostly glow and ethereal mood.

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Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on March 13, 2013 at 12:51 PM

Wow - stunning !!

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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on March 13, 2013 at 3:05 PM

Its as if you had literally captured the spirit of the place. Beautiful image. Well done.

Chet

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on March 13, 2013 at 3:06 PM

Beautiful image and congratulation on the award

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on March 13, 2013 at 4:08 PM

Wow, this is really an amazing image Keith. I'm really going to have to adjust my thinking the next time a person steps into one of my compositions.

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Comment posted by William Gillis on March 13, 2013 at 4:40 PM

Superb image Keith. Congratulations on the award.

William Gillis

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Comment posted by Don Westbrook on March 13, 2013 at 7:57 PM

Your eXcellent technical choices created a stunning image. Congrats on the selection.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 13, 2013 at 9:07 PM

Magic, Keith, just magic!

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on March 13, 2013 at 10:23 PM

An amazing image. Wonderful tones in this and brilliant comp. Really well done.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on March 14, 2013 at 1:05 AM

A real stunner, Keith. Well done and congratulations.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on March 14, 2013 at 1:17 AM

I like the interaction of strewn rocks and person... it asks a lot of questions for the viewer.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on March 14, 2013 at 1:42 PM

Very cool. I do find the colours a bit odd and wonder if a black and white might be even more effective. Congrats!

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Comment posted by Shantikara Valuska on March 14, 2013 at 5:40 PM

This is really cool and beautiful image! Very creative, excellent idea. I also like the colors and the water movement.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on March 17, 2013 at 5:29 PM

Very cool image Keith! I've never seen anything like this before. Congrats on winning the award...well deserved.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 17, 2013 at 7:06 PM

Keith, I sure thought I had made a comment on this but maybe I hit browse instead of add comment. Well, this is just a wonderful photograph and well deserving of the award! Nice work Keith!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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