The Bigger They Are

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 14, 2013245 views9 comments

This is a shot from this past spring that I had been looking forward to processing for a while. I boosted the contrast a bit and did some minor cloning of an unsightly branch. I’ve been going back and forth on whether the right side is a bit heavy and should be cropped slightly.

5D Mark III
24-105 @ 67mm
0.6 sec @ f/16
ISO 320

Thanks for any comments and critique that you may have.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Dan Kearl on October 14, 2013 at 2:10 AM

Brian,
This looks like a Gorge Fall, a bit like Fairy Falls.
Nice exposure, I would maybe take a tad off the right.
I would also like to see what is above, but that is kind of the intrigue to it.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on October 14, 2013 at 8:37 AM

Perhaps you could take a bit off the right but I like what you have done. The central comp works here for me.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 14, 2013 at 12:39 PM

This is excellent Brain. Perfect shutter speed IMO. Well done.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 14, 2013 at 2:16 PM

Brian, A great looking falls and you captured it very nicely. I especially like your exposure for the water. I think your comp works well, but just a small crop of the right side would probably work nice too. Some nice light here also.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on October 14, 2013 at 8:12 PM

Gorgeous cascade - well done controlling the highlights and darks... the green is nice and lush and comp is solid

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on October 15, 2013 at 11:32 AM

Brian, this is a gorgeous capture of these falls to my eye. Your composition works perfectly for me. As the visual interest in the falls is weighted to the left in my opinion, the broader border at the right balances the image nicely.

Peter

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 15, 2013 at 11:37 AM

Lovely. I vote for as is; no crop.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 15, 2013 at 8:26 PM

Shutter speed is spot on Brian. I too like it as is.... no crop. Color looks great too.

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Comment posted by Bruce Omori on October 26, 2013 at 10:36 AM

Gorgeous image, Brian!!! Love every aspect of it… colors, comp, shutter speed… Beautiful!!

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