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Washougal River

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Posted by Darren White on December 4, 2007 at 9:19 PM
Washougal River

Taking this past weekend while it was beginning to snow...

Please let me know what you think of this....good, bad, ugly, I wanna hear it all....cause I will be shooting this area more now that I know where it is!




Camera: Nikon D70
Exposure: 1.6 sec (8/5)
Aperture: f/16
Focal Length: 20 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV
Posted by Larry Andreasen on December 4, 2007 at 9:49 PM
Very Nice. I bet you can't wait for fall to come around again! :toast: :toast:
Posted by Adrian Klein on December 5, 2007 at 12:48 AM
Darren, the color of the water is nice but the comp overall is not anything I am thrilled about. Not bad but not great either. I think I would try to shoot from a lower angle and see how that looks as one possible option.

Let me know when you go there sometime, I'll join you if I can.
Posted by Rick Lundh on December 6, 2007 at 2:01 AM
Looks like a nice place to sit, but the photo...overall...just looks like a snapshot. No feeling, ya know? The comp is well balanced, but still has no feeling.
Posted by Rick Dunn on December 8, 2007 at 11:56 AM
Lots of potential at this place, but as the others have said, this feels a little pedestrian. As much as I like the foreground interest, my eye keeps going over to the series of cascades or riffles (or whatever they're called - we don't have water in CO, so my liquid vocabulary is limited to beer and....well, that's it..)

That being said, I think if the light were more flattering, this comp could sing. The pool is a sweet element that I'd try to emphasize in future shots.