New Beginnings

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 29, 2014340 views8 comments

It has been a while since I have posted here. Things have been busy for me over the last several months. This image represents a new beginning of sorts as I have moved to Nashville. Hopefully this means that I will also have more images to share.

This image is from a recent trip to the Smokies.

All constructive comments and critiques are welcome.

100 mm
f16 @ 1.6 sec.
ISO 100

Processing includes TK's luminosity / saturation masks to boost mid-tone contrast and vibrance.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 29, 2014 at 11:25 PM

theres a lot going on here, but it comes together for me pretty well. I might tone down the brightest highlites a tad, otherwise works for me!

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 29, 2014 at 11:47 PM

Welcome back, Brian, I've been out of action for a while myself.
Normally I would say this much blur would be on the edge of obscuring the motion of the water, but it works here, partly due to the strong texture of the water in the first mini-fall, and partly due to the extra interest from the whirlpool. Good one.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on October 30, 2014 at 8:26 AM

Nice, intimate scene with good water action, Brian. The whites are just a bit bright. My daughter moved to Nashville a year ago and loves it.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 30, 2014 at 11:11 AM

This is a fine intimate look at this stream. There's nice action in the rapid and the long exposure lets the swirl in the lower left show nicely. Might be worth a bit of dodging in the urc to reduce the darkness there, but this works well as shown.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on October 30, 2014 at 12:22 PM

I don't mind the dark URC much, but you might consider darkening the LLC for balance and placing more attention on the flowing stream.

Registered on March 13, 2012, 279 Posts, 975 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Lowe on October 30, 2014 at 1:21 PM

Looks like the classic Smokies stream to me, Brian. This has a nice quiet mood to it which I find appealing. My only suggestion would be to tone down the highlights just a bit. Nicely done.

Ed

Registered on February 7, 2004, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments

Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on October 30, 2014 at 3:25 PM

Nice image, Brian, feels very "Smokies in the fall." Tough call on the SS, would hate to lose the whirlpool but, as others mentioned, the brightness in the flow is a bit strong. Not sure how to tone down those highlights if there is no data there due to the SS.

Registered on October 8, 2014, 226 Posts, 1187 Comments

Comment posted by Ryan Shain on October 30, 2014 at 10:32 PM

A beauty of an intimate capture Brian, but I concur with the others in the brightness of the stream being a bit much. The sense of autumn is well conveyed to the viewer :).

Registered on February 20, 2007, 226 Posts, 4571 Comments