The Plunge

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 18, 2013740 views26 comments

Few weeks ago I was trying to execute an idea to photograph waterfall from this location. What you see is Brandywine Falls photographed from the very edge of 70 meters drop. To get to this location and execute this photo I needed to use climbing gear. This is 14mm DOF blend and single DR photo with D800. Any critiques and comments appreciated.

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26 comments

Comment posted by Peter Coskun on July 18, 2013 at 10:51 PM

This is one of the coolest waterfall shots I've seen in a while. Great SS and composition.Can't say I have too much to critique here. Looks like a fun place to photograph. Excellent first post and welcome to NPN!

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on July 18, 2013 at 10:56 PM

Unique shot. Great texture and graphic quality. Welcome to NPN

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on July 18, 2013 at 11:48 PM

This is a crazy POV. What a dramatic & wild capture here, Artur. Normally I would be totally against any dangerous adventure just for a photo, but as it sounds like you executed this using climbing gear and the assumption of being anchored in, then more power to you.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on July 18, 2013 at 11:53 PM

Great idea. I love all the texture in the water splashing over the cliff. The large image pronounces that even more. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Grant Collier on July 19, 2013 at 12:33 AM

Love the unique perspective, even if it makes me dizzy. Glad you weren't crazy enough to try this without climbing gear!

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Comment posted by Shane McDermott on July 19, 2013 at 12:39 AM

Yup, it's a winner! Great imagination!

Shane

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on July 19, 2013 at 1:44 AM

GNAR...compositionally i would like the river to exit top left corner. ...dig the perspective. and balls.

aF

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on July 19, 2013 at 2:08 AM

This is just the kind of work that might get you noticed. Craziest perspective on a waterfall I have ever seen. Oh and welcome to NPN.

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Comment posted by Zhoen on July 19, 2013 at 3:50 AM

Sick perspective, like the crashing waves at the bottom.

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Comment posted by Serkan Imisiker on July 19, 2013 at 3:53 AM

Very original composition here. I wish there were more green vegetation down there. Welcome to NPN.

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Comment posted by Abdulmajeed Aljuha on July 19, 2013 at 6:40 AM

just perfect !

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on July 19, 2013 at 9:32 AM

Awesome POV and very unique image. Beautifully done. By the way welcome to NPN.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on July 19, 2013 at 10:44 AM

wow

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 19, 2013 at 10:51 AM

Wonderful capture. I can almost hear the roar of the falls. Welcome to NPN

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on July 19, 2013 at 11:00 AM

very unique shot, wonderful comp

welcome to NPN

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on July 19, 2013 at 11:40 AM

Crazy vantage point. The texture of the water is perfect for me. Feels like the bottom and right a little cut off. Maybe a stitch in order considering you already had a very WA lens. Maybe too challenging given your set up with ropes. The greens in the foliage look a bit over- saturated to me, but that is more of a preference in processing. Great energy in this.

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Comment posted by Verdon on July 19, 2013 at 12:36 PM

always good photo when you have to use climbing gear, well done

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on July 19, 2013 at 1:48 PM

Wow! Any more 'out there' and you will need to get a heli-drone to go with that D800 and 14 mm... I can hardly wait to see the first drone photo on this site... really a clever way to snap photos stunning forest and falls... w/o climbing efforts.

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on July 19, 2013 at 2:11 PM

Really creative, wicked looking perspective. I love the 'over the edge' close-ups with waterfalls and streams, but this downward view really takes it to another dizzying level. Congrats on pulling it off!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 19, 2013 at 3:45 PM

Love this perspective!!!!! Funny enough i have one very similar coming up from a Gorge shot. Love hanging on the edge to see and share such perspectives!

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Comment posted by Artur Stanisz on July 19, 2013 at 8:19 PM

Thank you for all comments and feedback from great great community of NPN. I have some more photos from that location but i like this one the most. This is very popular tourist spot but limited access ( due to cliffs) doesn't not make it easy to photograph. Getting to the bottom is not very difficult ( IMO) but involves hiking of the trail, a little bushwhacking and a lot slippery rocks. Mist from the falls created micro climate with mosses 12" thick and trees covered with it. Great area to explore and few more ideas to execute.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on July 19, 2013 at 9:44 PM

WOW! Now that's quite a different take on a waterfall. Nicely seen and executed, Artur. Welcome to NPN.

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Comment posted by Brad Clinch on July 21, 2013 at 11:15 AM

Excellent for all the reasons mention above! It would be cool to have more of the right side where the water is just beginning to bend and break.

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Comment posted by Artur Stanisz on July 22, 2013 at 1:09 AM

Thank you for all the comments. I have another photo with different composition and more water on the right showing. I will try to add it. Thanks for suggestions.

Registered on July 18, 2013, 16 Posts, 21 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 23, 2013 at 8:56 PM

Artur,

As I mentioned in your 2nd post, this is one phenomenal waterfall image. I just can't imagine the positioning to get this. I hope you were tied on!

The volume, curve and flow of the water rolling off the top is just amazing. To me, it looks like taffy when it's being folded. Very cool!

thanks for sharing this one.

Lon

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on July 31, 2013 at 3:53 PM

A fascinating and creative composition for me, Artur. Great dynamic and sense of depth and scale.

Peter

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