Lost Emerald

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 23, 2013777 views15 comments

Early spring greens at a beautiful waterfall in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon.

This is an image from last week. On my way home from Rowena Crest, I stopped by a few waterfalls in the Gorge to check out the greens. It's still early, but in a few weeks everything should be in full force.

Nikon D800, Nikkor 16-35 f/4, polarizer
2 image hand blend for DOF
0.5 sec at f/16, ISO 50 x2

Thank you for any comments or critiques you have. I'm interested in what you think of the comp. Do you think the falls are too centered? I tried a few crops with less on top, but it seems to throw the balance of the image off.

Please check out the larger version.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on April 23, 2013 at 9:06 PM

Scott, I think this works as presented. I really like the flow of the image from the foreground all the way back to the background falls. I think that there is also enough interest above the falls to justify leaving it in the comp.

Registered on May 28, 2004, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments

Comment posted by Jared Warren on April 23, 2013 at 9:47 PM

I think the composition works really well. I think it has a pleasing unbalanced symmetry, and nice leading line from upper left to lower right. Shutter speed looks great as well. Very well captured.

Registered on May 11, 2012, 84 Posts, 931 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Reid on April 23, 2013 at 9:56 PM

Beautiful image Scott. I really like your composition and I like the extra on top. Seems to keep it balanced for me. Water motion is just right and you have to love the early greens out here. Really well done.

Registered on January 27, 2013, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Fricke on April 23, 2013 at 10:25 PM

Stunning greens that we don't get around here, it's got an almost luminescence to it. I like your comp as is and definitely would not crop off any of the upper part of the image. If anything the bottom part of the image holds less detail and interest to me. Very well done Scott!

Registered on January 19, 2007, 133 Posts, 1448 Comments

Comment posted by Ben Horne on April 24, 2013 at 12:13 AM

The centered falls work fine for me here. I think that's because of the green slope that cuts across the lower left corner. The fallen log in the middle of the fall does stand out in a strange way though. It feels more like it's levitating in front of the falls rather than being submerged in the water. If this was mine, I would probably clone it out and pretend it never existed. Excellent work Scott.

Registered on August 27, 2009, 51 Posts, 959 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on April 24, 2013 at 6:57 AM

What a gorgeous scene Scott, love the lush greens and your exposure on the water is perfect, you presented this pretty little scene beautifully, would not change a thing. Beautiful work. By the way, you picked up some sweet light in the BG.
John

Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on April 24, 2013 at 7:41 AM

Nicely done. I really like this. The light in the greenery behind the falls is sweet.

Registered on September 1, 2011, 35 Posts, 748 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on April 24, 2013 at 10:00 AM

Scott, I find no issue at all with your thoughts on the placement of the falls and quite enjoy this composition as is presented. Amazing and colorful view of this area surrounding the goodly sized cascade too. Wonderful capture.

Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments

Comment posted by John Williams on April 24, 2013 at 11:05 PM

I visited this falls for the first time when I was out in the gorge two weeks ago. Your take and processing look great!

Registered on September 6, 2007, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Coskun on April 24, 2013 at 11:12 PM

Very nice Scott. Love the lush greens and how the falls flow from the upper left to the lower right. The log in the water is somewhat distracting, but doesn't take away from the beautiful scenery around it.

Registered on October 31, 2011, 170 Posts, 1240 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on April 24, 2013 at 11:24 PM

Looks great, Scott. Nicely balanced thirds from top to bottom. The lighting in the upper portion is really sweet, so it definitely belongs. I might agree with a crop up from the bottom, but I also like the look of the water as trails on down...

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

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 25, 2013 at 2:07 PM

This is really nice Scott, and I think you comp looks great. Beautiful light and color and you captured a wonderful feel. I'm especially enjoying the large version! Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by JIM Anderson on April 25, 2013 at 5:19 PM

The Green in the foreground is great the waterfall perfect but to me the iceing on the cake in whats on top .I love the crop!!!

Registered on April 15, 2013, 0 Posts, 1 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on April 26, 2013 at 7:58 PM

Wonderful Gorge greens capture. Well composed

Registered on September 9, 2009, 294 Posts, 2006 Comments

Comment posted by Kirk Greene on April 27, 2013 at 7:00 PM

The greens seem to glow and virtually jump off the screen. I like a slight crop from the bottom.

Registered on May 12, 2004, 191 Posts, 1578 Comments