Dry Creek - (not so dry)

Thought I would post a little something this morning. Got this on my first little hike of the year off the Pacific Crest Trail out side of Cascade Locks. Ended up a little short of Mexico - but found this spot instead.

Canon 1D Mark II
Canon EF 16-35L II at 23mm
Polarizer
ISO-100
2.5 seconds at f/16

Very nice Ned . Nice composition. I find it hard this time of year to find steam side images without all the bare braches and such that are not to photogenic to my eye. The water has nice detail and does not look blown, nice detail in the stream bottom. I might be tempted to crop a little off the bottom, half way from the exposed rock on the right side. Colors look good too. Well done.

Ned,

I'm impressed that you found this and it doesnt look at all like a nasty bare branch winter stream image. It looks refreshing, and I like your comp. I dont think it stands out more than your other stream images, but its still a good comp.

This is delightful. I like the diagonal flow through the frame. As David wrote, I would be tempted to take a tad off the bottom.

Your typical beautiful shot, Ned. The rock on the mid right bothers me a bit.

I really like how this is framed, with the silky movement in the water. Leads your eyes up the stream and in a way that allows you to take in the image. Good stuff Ned. :D

Great lighting and processing as usual Ned. I like the composition in general, but agree that the bottom of the frame doesn't seem to add much, and should probably be cropped off.

I've been missing your stream shots, Ned. This is great. Love to see the rocks, like your use of diagonal, love the evergreen foliage in there. What a refreshing scene for this time of year! Thanks for the treat.

Ned the diagonal flow of the stream is very pleasing along with the cedar foilage. I also like how nice the water turned out.

Ned - you sure are the master of capturing flowing water and not blowing any of the highlights out! This is a good example of how well you do it. Good composition, exposure!

Thanks, everyone.. I might try cropping it square to see. It is hard to find anything out there right now, but it was good to get out and try the new lens. I lucked out with the cedar tree and the fact that there was zero breeze at the time..

You know, considering this isn't a "grand landscape" it's really great for what it is. In fact it's almost perfect. I can see this as a nice BIG print. Very calming and intriguing.

I like it a lot.