Wyeth

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 16, 20142,766 views10 comments

There are always new creeks to find and follow in the Columbia Gorge.
Gorton Creek out of Wyeth is one I had not been to until today.
Still late winter and there was no one around!
Another large waterfall upstream is awaiting……

16mm, 1/5 sec., iso200, f11, D800

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 16, 2014 at 10:33 AM

As usual for "Gorge" scenes, all of the subtle greens are terrific. I also like your emphasis on the mossy foreground rock and the depth that the forest above the stream adds. I do feel like all the water leaving the frame bottom right is pulling my interest out of the frame. That has me wondering what a couple steps left, right, or forward might do for this image (besides sending the photographer sliding down the stream on the steps to the right

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Comment posted by gary phillips on March 16, 2014 at 2:23 PM

Looks like a pretty sweet exploration, Dan. The greens are very nice and the SS looks right on. I am also wondering if you had waders or could somehow center the stream flow. I agree with Mark that the water exiting to the right draws me out of frame.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 16, 2014 at 4:19 PM

Dan, I really like all the moss covered rock and the wonderful colors. I always enjoy seeing these images from the Columbia Gorge and hope I can make it there one day so I can see some of it for myself. The water motion looks good too so I think your 1/5 sec exposure worked well. It does kind of take ones eye out of the frame but that really doesn't bother me much. Looks like it might be a hard place to move around much.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on March 16, 2014 at 5:41 PM

Beautiful somber winter tone capture. Like the balance of the compostion.

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on March 16, 2014 at 11:23 PM

Beautiful scene and capture, Dan. My personal preference would be to brighten the lights/highlights in the greens just a little. I really like the lush feel to this scene. Nice image!

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 17, 2014 at 6:27 PM

Love all the wonderful, subdued greens. The absence of leaves on the trees has distilled this down in some ways to moss, ferns and water, which is really nice. Well done.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on March 18, 2014 at 1:31 AM

Nice exposure Dan. I like the chosen ss and the overcast look. I feel as though the comp I'd missing something though. My eye wanders from the river to the mossy rocks to the BG trees but none grab me as the focal point of interest. Maybe getting closer to the flow would have helped this (for me). Just my 2c

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Comment posted by Chris Stenger on March 18, 2014 at 3:43 AM

Nice muted colours. The image catches the mood of this deserted and quiet place quite well. Cropping the top part of the image a bit might improve the composition IMO.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on March 20, 2014 at 6:43 AM

The colors here are sweet,,,,rich but not over cooked. Very nice!

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on March 21, 2014 at 1:30 PM

Really enjoy the greens and waterflow in this Dan and the comp works for me. I wonder about brightening the area above the falls to pull me back through the image. Very nice as is though.

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