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Mossy Rocks

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Posted by Mike Stovall on October 31, 2006 at 4:47 AM
Mossy Rocks
This was captured in a stream near Lost Lake last winter. Is the color too cool? I think the bottom rock (and the water itself) is just a little too dark. Any ideas how I could have filled in some light along the bottom without a flash or photoshop? I've done a flash before, and it creates too many specular highlights in the water.

Thanks,
Mike

This was taken on a 20d at 34mm F16, 25 sec, polarizer.
Posted by Doyle Thomas on October 31, 2006 at 8:57 AM
Get yourself one of those fold up reflecters (light-disk), mine is white/gold. They also make white/silver. These work well to fill in and open shadows. Using the gold side will warm up the blues.
Posted by Philip Kuglin on October 31, 2006 at 11:13 AM
Does not look too dark to me. I might adjust the color balance of the water a bit, but it is looking pretty nice as is.
Posted by Janet Bentley on October 31, 2006 at 5:24 PM
Love it as is. My eye is drawn up to the beautiful detail on the mossy rocks.
Posted by Ned Fenimore on November 1, 2006 at 10:45 AM
Pretty nice little comp. Great job on exposure.