Posted by Edward Thomas on February 20, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Couldn't resist, had to see for myself. (Though I did believe Jesse)
Yup, it's GONE!
I edited this on my laptop, so I'm wondering how it comes across on everyone else's monitors. Is it very flat?
Thanks,
Edward
Posted by Arlen Fletcher on February 20, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Very nice. I might tone the sky down some - it's a bit distracting.
Posted by Rylan Schoen on February 20, 2009 at 11:00 PM
It looks rather purple to me, but my spider calibration popped up today and told me to recalibrate. So really i guess i shouldnt say anything.
Posted by James Walley on February 20, 2009 at 11:56 PM
Same for me -- it looks magenta-ish, but I'm overdue for calibration.
Posted by Marc Dilley on February 21, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Nice comp; I like the stretch of cobbles. The little clouds are blown and the sky is pretty bright.
Posted by Philip Schwarz on February 21, 2009 at 6:21 PM
I like the composition but the sky and some of the colors look a bit off on my monitor.
Posted by Craig Strand on February 21, 2009 at 8:55 PM
I like this Edward, have never been to punchbowl but can see how popular it must be with photographers. I love the cobblestone streambed and view upstream to the falls. Some of the brighter mosses seem a bit too bright, but then I may be wrong not being there and I have seen mosses more yellow then green. Very nice capture!
Posted by Cliff Dodge on February 21, 2009 at 11:03 PM
Crop the sky maybe? Ditto what everyone else said. :)
Posted by Erik Lundh on February 21, 2009 at 11:17 PM
I would like to see the falls a little more prominent. It's such a beautiful falls I just feel more of it should take up the frame. Maybe some waders or wait until the water gets warmer. Then of course, you have to shoot around all the people. Nice to see the log gone. Overall, not bad.
I like the perspective, but the sky is really blown and distracting. I do see a bit of a purple/magenta tint in the image. It almost looks like it was processed with an Orton effect or with HDR software with the way the walls of the gorge look. I really like how the bed of the stream shows. I'm definitely going to have to get out there soon.
Are waders needed to get to the falls? I've never been in that particular part of the gorge and am dying to get there this spring.
Posted by Chris Hodney on February 22, 2009 at 10:26 PM
First off, I really like this perspective. I think the lighting shows off the moss-covered rock faces, and the FG rocks very well. It's a nice change I think. The color is definitely very magenta, and as some have said, the sky (and the FG rocks to some length) are a bit distracting and appear HDR-ish. There also seems to be a little bit of distortion overall. Fixing the magenta in the rocks and toning down the sky would go a long way I think.
Posted by Edward Thomas on February 24, 2009 at 2:15 AM
Fixing the magenta and toning down the sky for sure.
You don't need waders to get this shot, but you do if you want to get up by the falls. (You may need a boat, I just don't know. The stream right by this photo is shallow enough.)
I have other compositions which feature the falls more prominently which I need to work on.
The sky is the big problem. It's about a 10 stop difference... very challenging.
Thanks for all the input, I really appreciate it! I'll repost when/if I get this dialed in any better.
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11 repliesYup, it's GONE!
I edited this on my laptop, so I'm wondering how it comes across on everyone else's monitors. Is it very flat?
Thanks,
Edward
Are waders needed to get to the falls? I've never been in that particular part of the gorge and am dying to get there this spring.
You don't need waders to get this shot, but you do if you want to get up by the falls. (You may need a boat, I just don't know. The stream right by this photo is shallow enough.)
I have other compositions which feature the falls more prominently which I need to work on.
The sky is the big problem. It's about a 10 stop difference... very challenging.
Thanks for all the input, I really appreciate it! I'll repost when/if I get this dialed in any better.