Gallery: LandscapePosted March 30, 20143,566 views8 comments
One of Oregon's best waterfalls that hardly anyone knows about or goes to….
In Arid central Oregon, it is a nice Oasis.
24mm, 1/3 sec. f16, D800, CP
Comments
8 comments
Comment posted by Michael Cothran on March 30, 2014 at 9:51 PM
This is a nice composition. I don't believe I've seen a posting of this falls here before.
Processing wise, it appears that you've used some sort of gradient. In most cases, if it is obvious, it is too much. And this is quite obvious about midway to 2/3's down the frame. I'd suggest redoing whatever you did here. I would not make the top so dark. The sky looks right, but the land area at the top is just too dark, IMO, especially compared to the bottom portion.
Oh - one more thing - I'd suggest cloning out that dark spot in the lower rapids area. Nice water motion.
Registered on December 5, 2012, 31 Posts, 730 Comments
Comment posted by Ben Horne on March 30, 2014 at 10:43 PM
This is a very cool falls indeed, and certainly the first I've seen of it. The composition works for me.
Registered on August 27, 2009, 51 Posts, 959 Comments
Comment posted by John Williams on March 30, 2014 at 11:22 PM
From this shot, I can't argue with that Dan! That's a great set of falls. The upper section is especially attractive.
Registered on September 6, 2007, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments
Comment posted by gary phillips on March 31, 2014 at 1:15 PM
Pretty cool falls, Dan. I think I agree with Michael here. It's a nice shot but there is something slightly off, perhaps the gradient. There is a yellow cast to the middle and lower falls, maybe it's there, or could be my monitor(which is on it's last leg). At any rate , thanks for sharing and great find.
Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
Comment posted by Navin Sarma on March 31, 2014 at 6:08 PM
Dan, cool view of these falls. Agree there is something going on in the top half of this image. Looks a little muddy and unnatural. I would recommend looking again at the midtones in the upper area and trying to match it a little more with the foreground.
Registered on July 17, 2011, 233 Posts, 1373 Comments
Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on March 31, 2014 at 9:50 PM
Yeah, very cool waterfall, and surrounding landscape.
I see the inconsistent light that others have mentioned. But to me, it looks like it could be dappling of the light by passing clouds. Not really a drastic or intense effect, but noticeable.
Chris
Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Kearl on April 1, 2014 at 12:46 AM
I was dealing with poor shadows amid fleeting clouds, I probably should have held off posting this falls, but I was so impressed
by them, I gave it a go.
Thanks for the comments.
Registered on September 2, 2013, 209 Posts, 1514 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Smith on April 1, 2014 at 10:53 PM
That is an eye popping falls. Thank for sharing. Having read that we Americans want to track a picture from left to right…that explains my strange impulse to flip this horizontally. Agree with others about top. Nice comp and well positioned in frame.
Registered on September 5, 2008, 449 Posts, 2444 Comments
Comments
8 commentsProcessing wise, it appears that you've used some sort of gradient. In most cases, if it is obvious, it is too much. And this is quite obvious about midway to 2/3's down the frame. I'd suggest redoing whatever you did here. I would not make the top so dark. The sky looks right, but the land area at the top is just too dark, IMO, especially compared to the bottom portion.
Oh - one more thing - I'd suggest cloning out that dark spot in the lower rapids area. Nice water motion.
I see the inconsistent light that others have mentioned. But to me, it looks like it could be dappling of the light by passing clouds. Not really a drastic or intense effect, but noticeable.
Chris
by them, I gave it a go.
Thanks for the comments.