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Respite

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Posted by John Mumaw on June 26, 2011 at 3:36 PM
Respite
Early morning at Upper Lake Fork Falls near Ophir.
A great place to re-hydrate after frying in the Utah desert!
Posted by Todd Caudle on June 26, 2011 at 6:13 PM
That is absolutely beautilicious, John! After a bit of a hiatus lately, I'm heading for the hills for a week next week, and CAN'T WAIT to chase a few of the rambunctious waterfalls in the mountains right now. Hope I find something this nice and portray it as perfectly.
Posted by Bret Edge on June 26, 2011 at 7:31 PM
This is totally awesome, John! Looks like the falls are raging right now. Always fun chasing waterfalls in the mountains, especially after baking in the heat of the desert. :-)
Posted by Don Grall on June 26, 2011 at 9:41 PM
Gorgeous falls, love the narrow isolated falls as it adds depth to the comp and added interest as well. Well done!
Posted by Dean Sauskojus on June 26, 2011 at 9:55 PM
I like the addition of the little falls on the left. Beautiful falls. Nice work John.
Posted by Lance Burch on June 26, 2011 at 10:19 PM
John, this is great. Can I ask about technique? Haven't done much with moving water and getting that silky look. How long was the exposure and did you use a filter to make it longer.
Posted by Dan Walters on June 26, 2011 at 10:30 PM
Very nice! You can almost hear the falls crashing against the rocks.
Posted by John Mumaw on June 26, 2011 at 10:52 PM
Thanks, folks!
This was a 2 second exposure @ f16, and I used a polarizer to get rid of the sheen on the rocks and to help facilitate that long exposure.
Posted by Stan Rose on June 26, 2011 at 11:25 PM
Excellent, John--good exposure! :wavey:
Posted by Jack Brauer on June 26, 2011 at 11:43 PM
Very nice! Even nicer when you realize how close this is to the desert! Respite indeed.
Posted by Jack Garrett on June 26, 2011 at 11:59 PM
Very nice JOhn...any Orton in this?
Posted by John Mumaw on June 27, 2011 at 12:07 AM
No, there isn't, Jack. I tried it, but it didn't work so well here.
Posted by Kurt Bowman on June 27, 2011 at 2:33 PM
Perfectly exposed! Love it John...it really makes me feel refreshed just looking at it :biggrin:
Posted by Rod Chandler on June 27, 2011 at 6:19 PM
Ultra beautiful John. Glad you got rehydrated. :smile:
Posted by Brian Jackson on June 27, 2011 at 7:43 PM
Picture Perfect!
Posted by Kane Engelbert on June 27, 2011 at 10:55 PM
Nice shot John. There seems to be some nice water stair stepping on the left side of the main falls. I love intimate (zoom) stair stepping water photos. Do people try to shoot these falls up close and personal? Or is there just too much floating water for our camera's?
Posted by Paul Wegemann on June 27, 2011 at 11:21 PM
This is beautiful, John. Your processing is great on this one.
Posted by Morris McClung on July 4, 2011 at 3:16 PM
Just a gorgeous shot, John! I love the luminosity in this one.