LaSalle Canyon

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 26, 2014431 views19 comments

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I hope everyone has the opportunity to enjoy the holidays with the people they love, and I am very fortunate to have this supportive community to grow with and learn from everyday. Thank you for helping me on my journey in photography.

This is an image from Starved Rock State Park,IL and I captured it about 6 years ago. At this time a year, the water flow is usually low to none existent for this area, and I was fortunate to experience a good amount of water. I have been back every year since this was captured, and never had enough water to work with to capture this canyon in other ways. The water makes this one special in my book, and I hope you enjoy the image.

This is the park where I fell in love with photography 10 years ago,the place that ignited the passion, so it will always hold a special place in my heart.

I would enjoy any thoughts y'all may have on this image, and thank you for making the time to have a look.

canon xti
canon 10-22
polarizer
tripod
F22
iso 100
5 sec

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seawell on December 26, 2014 at 1:07 PM

Whoa! That is gorgeous! Love the autumn colors along with the water. The composition is excellent. Eye candy.

Mark

Registered on December 5, 2011, 197 Posts, 237 Comments

Comment posted by Jeff Martyka on December 26, 2014 at 2:41 PM

Fantastic look at a magical place.

But how on earth did you get 5 seconds with no one else there on such a gorgeous day!? I've been there more in the winter when its frozen and its packed full of people.

Noting that I'm not on a calibrated monitor at the moment...I'd experiment with the color of the water bringing it a bit warmer in the fall area. The other thing I like to do is dodge and burn on long exposure water a subtle amount to make the wispy water stand out.

Registered on June 20, 2014, 30 Posts, 155 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 26, 2014 at 4:06 PM

The curvature of the landscape adds a lot of interest Ryan. The autumn color and ghostly water falls are very appealing to me. I can see why you fell in love with this place.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Basil Greber on December 26, 2014 at 6:26 PM

Looks great. I really like the warm yellows and oranges in the background, as well as the composition looking through the waterfall. The ground where the water hits is rather cool in color, I think if there was a suggestion to be made, this would be it - slightly warmer color balance for this area of rock. Other than that, it's really, really great.

Registered on November 8, 2005, 219 Posts, 1340 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Falley on December 26, 2014 at 7:12 PM

Quite magical with the colors, and especially the thin veil of water you were able to get behind.

Regards. Tom

Registered on November 21, 2014, 189 Posts, 454 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on December 26, 2014 at 7:29 PM

A really charming and photogenic scene beautifully photographed. I love the clash of warm autumnal hues and the cool colour of the reflected sky in the water.

Registered on August 6, 2004, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments

Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on December 26, 2014 at 7:37 PM

A very beautiful image, Ryan - I love the depth and the color contrast - the very subtle fog caused by the waterfall works very well, I don't see how you can possibly improve on this!

Registered on December 2, 2014, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on December 26, 2014 at 9:01 PM

Beautiful, Ryan. They say timing is everything, but so is taking advantage of unique opportunities, as you did here. Well done.

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

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 26, 2014 at 9:41 PM

Ryan, What a wonderful job you did capturing this place in these conditions. The misty falls looks great with your 5 second exposure and I very much like the cool tone there in contrast with the warmer fall colors. Your composition also works really nice showing a wonderful view of this place. I can't say I would want for any more because you have it all here for my taste. Excellent work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 27, 2014 at 7:55 AM

Nice perspective. Personally I like the contrast of the cool tones in the water with the autumn colours behind.

Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Lowe on December 27, 2014 at 10:08 AM

This is a great POV complimented with some beautiful autumn color, Ryan. I can see why this SP holds a special place in your heart as you have posted some wonderful images from this area. The large version is a real treat and I like the combination of warm and cool colors in this wonderful scene.

Ed

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

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on December 27, 2014 at 1:15 PM

Very beautiful image, Ryan ! Love the hot/cold contrasts of colour and the sweep of the landscape behind the pool of water; excellent lighting too.

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on December 27, 2014 at 2:56 PM

This is indeed special. I love the interesting pov, colors, and overall comp. Well done!

Registered on August 20, 2007, 206 Posts, 998 Comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on December 27, 2014 at 6:42 PM

Lovely light and really interesting color. I do think the blue in the water and the rock below it could be warmed up just a bit. I love the Autumn trees.

I can see why this was a special place for you, and your timing was perfect.

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Igor Doncov on December 27, 2014 at 11:12 PM

Marvelous image. I really like the diaphonous (sp?) nature of those falls. The ability to see right through them and see their effect on the colors of the background foliage. I can't think of a way to improve it. I kind of agree with Preston that the blue has a bit of an unnatural almost platinum look to it. I like it in the air but less so on the foreground.

Registered on November 22, 2014, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments

Comment posted by Carey Closs on December 28, 2014 at 3:21 AM

Great image Ryan. My only suggestion is to remove all the blue saturation from the water because blue doesn't really blend with the rest of the image. Making the waterfalls white will really make the whole scene pop imo.

Registered on April 15, 2012, 107 Posts, 326 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on December 28, 2014 at 1:07 PM

Beautiful spot with a lovely and interesting perspective. I could see this being warmer in the water and wet areas. But also figure this is probably how I would see it. Looks great to me.

Chris

Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on December 29, 2014 at 6:43 PM

Wonderful depth here, and nice pov, as noted before. The water feels a bit on the blue side, but other than that, I find myself very much enjoying this image! Thanks for including the large version.

Registered on November 16, 2011, 67 Posts, 1127 Comments

Comment posted by Ryan Shain on January 1, 2015 at 5:46 PM

Thanks for y'all thoughts on this image, and they are always very much appreciated.

My biggest debate was the water, and I will explore that idea some more.

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