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Gallery: LandscapePosted May 27, 20132,695 views12 comments

...of rocks and falls. I decided to choose a rather intimate crop to show the dynamics of this fall in Lauterbrunnen Valley, Switzerland. I watched the interplay of water and rocks for a long time.

Comments and critique are appreciated.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on May 27, 2013 at 4:19 PM

Beautiful work Peter! I like the curtain-like appearance of the water. The golden color top left also works great to enhance the scene.

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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on May 27, 2013 at 4:41 PM

Nice presentation of the cliffside falls. The contrasts of hard and soft are very appealing. I like the inclusion of trees and brush for a sense of size. Well done. Chet

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on May 27, 2013 at 5:01 PM

This is really nice, Peter. The color works beautifully, but it would be an interesting exercise to convert it to B&W. Nice tonal range.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 27, 2013 at 5:16 PM

Peter, You really did an excellent job with this. It does look like you spent time looking at this before you made your shot, and I know you do. I'm enjoying this comp very much and love the feel of this image. Captured and processed to perfection is my thinking!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on May 27, 2013 at 5:47 PM

Excellent idea with the crop here, Peter. The tightened image keeps the focus on a wonderful view of this waterfall.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on May 27, 2013 at 6:40 PM

Excellent stuff here, Peter. I really like the ying and the yang here with the hard unyielding rock against the flowing soft water. The mist in the upper part of the image is very appealing IMO.

Ed

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on May 27, 2013 at 9:03 PM

This is a fine image with a lot more potential than shown here. It's quite underexposed, resulting in neutral gray waters. A quick Levels adjustment brings back the white in the water and makes this seem much more attractive to my eye.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on May 27, 2013 at 9:23 PM

Love this, it almost gives me vertigo looking at it. Excellent image.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on May 27, 2013 at 10:53 PM

Great textures and flow. Well composed. Would've though that the colored rock would pull me out of the scene, but it just starts my eye over again.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on May 28, 2013 at 2:15 PM

Peter, I love the close view of this wall and all the different colors. Very appealing image

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on May 28, 2013 at 5:35 PM

I think you captured the falls, and the feeling of watching them, very well! The intimacy of the composition is mesmerizing, just as you describe watching the falls. Wonderful!

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on May 28, 2013 at 8:34 PM

Really love this image, with soft water and hard rock, with the details in the rock on the bottom right and the colorful rock at the top left. I agree that the water would look better if it was white, rather than grey. But overall a wonderful, recognizable abstract.

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