Stillness

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Posted by Ned Fenimore on May 24, 2007 at 9:13 AM

I took this image last Saturday very early in the morning. Eric Hahl has a very nice rendition of the same view, (the first one you see as you walk down the steps), of Shepperds Dell Falls. The big leaves there were out in full force, and since it was so still I tried taking a head on shot of these falls framed by them.

1D2 and 24-70L at 24 mm
ISO 200, 1 second at f/16

Posted by Mark Windom on May 24, 2007 at 11:23 AM

Very nice...wouldn't change a thing. Don't you guys get any wind down there?

Posted by Eric Hahl on May 24, 2007 at 11:50 AM

Nice framing Ned. Perfect exposure to get just the right amount of blur in the water.

Posted by Marc Adamus on May 24, 2007 at 4:40 PM

Nice flow to the composition and framing.

Posted by Alice DeLaurier-O' on May 24, 2007 at 5:31 PM

Very nice

Posted by Tom Kloster on May 25, 2007 at 12:28 AM

Really nice shot, Ned. I've tried this many times with varying degrees of success, but you've really nailed it. The composition, color and clarity are perfect. A more subtle plus is that the stone wall along the trail is concealed in the foliage - while it's pretty and rustic, it would compete with the main focus on the falls in this view. Now I gotta go back and try this again!

Tom

Posted by Andy Drumer on May 25, 2007 at 10:09 PM

Great framing with those bright leaves. I might crop off the toop sixth or so as the top most bright leaves I don't feel add anything, excellent work.

Posted by Tom Kloster on May 28, 2007 at 12:10 PM

I stopped by Sheppard's Dell yesterday after being inspired by Ned's photo, and laughed out loud when I turned the corner to the spot he shot this from:

Ned's Viewpoint

So, yes, I straddled the cones and caution tape, and got the photo! (unfortunately, one of the cones has been tossed into the splash pool at the base of the falls).

Tom