I finally made my way down to Lick Branch last weekend and scratched the surface of some beautiful wilderness area. Here's one from late Saturday afternoon.
Wonderful lighting here Bill. I really like the overall composition and how it carries me all the way to the back to where the trees just start to lighten and looks as if it just keeps going. Nice shot at what looks like a very good time of day.
Beautiful, Bill. I love the composition... the receding branch, the surrounding forest giving it a deep woods feel. I like the reflections behind the rocks that cross the branch. This shot makes me want to be there. Thanks.
Love all those colors Bill, nice shot. Great job capturing the beautiful filtered light. Hope all those green leaves are finally headed towards MN. Great shot, thanks for sharing it, very peaceful.
Thanks guys, for the nice compliments. Wayne - I always use a polarizer when shooting water, but sometimes I don't use full polarization so that more reflection comes through. There was open sky above this location, and used as much polarization as possible to cut down on the white so as to allow more detail in the stream bed. Fortunately, the green reflection in the background came through nicely too.
Ah, Ozarks, ain't we lucky we got 'em. This is a beautiful spot on a quiet little mountain brook. I call that creek Nameless Creek, because as far as I can tell from maps it hasn't been named. Of course, it could only be Nameless if it doesn't have a name, but if its name is Nameless, it has a name and can't be called Nameless. Or can it?
Stupid paradoxes aside, this is a lovely and peaceful image, well positioned so that you have both a view far up the creek and an oblique view of the foreground, with the two parallel rock ledges, one under water and one above.
Great composition Bill. The water leads the eye right into the scene and then right back out again. Good use of the polarizer. The rock shelf seen through the water adds a lot to the shot.
Glenn, there actually is a Lick Creek as well as a Lick Branch, and this is in the Lick Branch area, which is in the vicinity of the Ozark Highlands Trail Lick Branch access point. Just north of Cass on Highway 23, 215 takes off to the east, and you follow it for about 10 miles and turn north onto a county road and then take the left when the road forks, and then you'll come to the trail head. I don't remember the exact mileage or the county road number, but precise directions are in the Ernst OHT trail guide.
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Do you use a polarizer for most of your shots? This looks to have had some polarization but not at full "power".
Stupid paradoxes aside, this is a lovely and peaceful image, well positioned so that you have both a view far up the creek and an oblique view of the foreground, with the two parallel rock ledges, one under water and one above.