Lower Lewis Falls, WA

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 16, 20151,170 views15 comments

Oct 12, 2015 visit to the falls. A 30 sec shutter using 6 stop nd filter gave some smooth lines to the water. The water level was lower than I've ever seen it. Easy to wade across to the other side.

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15 comments

Comment posted by Jim Gavin on October 16, 2015 at 2:30 AM

Love it; especially that you present it in B/W. The larger image is a must see. Not even a nit.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 16, 2015 at 9:32 AM

Excellent, Ken. The B&W works very well as does the long shutter speed with the water. Getting real picky, I might consider cloning out the sky along the top, but very minor stuff. It is a beauty.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 16, 2015 at 1:43 PM

The B&W works really well as does the shutter speed with this image. A very dynamic image.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on October 16, 2015 at 5:21 PM

Sweet black and white, Ken. Love the long exposure bringing out the flow lines and the eddy. I might echo Harley's suggestion about that little bit of sky. Very, very nice.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on October 16, 2015 at 8:07 PM

Ken: very appealing photo. I like the leading lines as well as the softness of the falling water. The long shutter speed and B+W is an excellent choice for this scene. This one is definitely worth printing large and hanging. Congrats! Richard

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on October 17, 2015 at 2:57 PM

The tones in this are fabulous. I agree with the suggestion to clone out that bit of sky. I really like the composition and the lines formed by the water in the foreground. Definitely worth a print.

--P

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on October 17, 2015 at 11:05 PM

Wow, there is so much going on here. A powerful composition. I find myself wishing that there was no reflection of the waterfall in the water. I find that it interferes with the streaks in the water somewhat. Great composition. I like those logs on the right as well.

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

Comment posted by Sharron Sims on October 18, 2015 at 1:23 PM

You've included so many different elements in this wonderful photograph including multiple waterfalls from this rocky ledge, the logs, the multi-directional flow of the water in the foreground and the smal whirlpool or eddy as Gary calls it. I think the decision to present it in B&W really emphasized the flow of the water. Very well done.
Sharron

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on October 18, 2015 at 5:55 PM

Just stunning - would love this as a massive print

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on October 18, 2015 at 6:13 PM

This is well done from every aspect. The extra long exposure works well and the B&W tones are perfect.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on October 18, 2015 at 6:14 PM

This is well done from every aspect. The extra long exposure works well and the B&W tones are perfect.

Registered on September 9, 2009, 294 Posts, 2006 Comments

Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on October 18, 2015 at 11:31 PM

Beautiful image. Ditto on the sky (sliver of crop or clone). I just love the tonal range in this. The swirls in the foreground have a curious dashed effect. At 30 sec., that seems unusual. Nonetheless, it adds a different kind of energy than the silky falls, and I like it.

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Comment posted by Mark James Ford on October 19, 2015 at 3:22 PM

Hi Ken, really like this (!) I think the B/W rendition works really well and the shutter speed was pretty much right on - Not meant as a critic - the shot is great, but would have loved to have seen a shot combining a pol-filter with the 6 stop ND as B/W which i would expect to take out some of the reflection of the waterfall and thereby emphasising more the swirls and trails on the wate surface ...
Cheers, Mark

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on October 20, 2015 at 1:35 PM

Interesting effect with the water streams and the reflection. Other than the sky mention, nicely balanced image using the full frame. Dig it!

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Comment posted by Sandro Bisotti on October 20, 2015 at 3:57 PM

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Composition, detail, tones subtleness....but the bonus is IMHO the perfectly neutral tuning (neither warm nor cold).
All the best,
sandro

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