I like the concept... I do not know the location so I can only comment on what I see here....
For me I would have preferred for the waterfall to be more to the right hand side, losing a lot of the rock and still water on the right and including more of the white water on the left at the moment I feel as if my eye is being led out of the image and wants to go further to the left.
You don't mention your processing steps, but I feel that the image needs a little bit of a lift, the white water certainly needs a bit of a boost....and perhaps the blacks backing off a little finally adding a little mid tone contrast(Clarity).
Shame you were hampered by the weather as it looks to be a spot that I am sure you would have spent some time at and obtained many images....
Posted by Phil Ellard on January 8, 2012 at 11:27 AM
Thanks Phil,
I am not sure it is right either so i welcome your opinion. I did manage a couple of 1 shot efforts but I wanted to try a multishot portrait pano as well. As for the processing not much really but it did seem a struggle!!!
A place I know well as my wife runs the village shop and my little gallery is in the tea room. I've therefore seen shots of this from every angle and this one is a little bit different and works well Phil. Phil H is right it does need a bit of a lift, I also think it wants a slight rotation clockwise. Its always worth trying a polariser at this spot to remove some of the reflectiveness in the white water.
By the way, this isn't in flood, check the little video here to see it in flood http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150466498506172
Posted by Phil Ellard on January 8, 2012 at 11:52 AM
What a wonderful village to work. We tried the Tea shop but unfortunately you were shut. Saw a lot of your pictures about though. A polariser yes i know, bought a new filter set but don't have a polariser for it yet i did miss it....
Think you took taht video the day after i left ... would love to have seen that
Posted by Neil Burton on January 8, 2012 at 5:10 PM
Having spent most of my week in the UK chasing wls I missed out on the dales....miss ot some now. I have myself taken many a shot at WB and I like this for its different approach, who would have thought of the falls in the middle? Agree about processing but I like it.
Posted by David Taylor on January 8, 2012 at 5:38 PM
A 3D video of this would be brilliant. An excellent viewpoint and I really like the pano format.
Posted by Craig Jones on January 10, 2012 at 3:52 PM
I love the wideness on this, if there is such a word Phil Great viewpoint too, hope you well Phil
Discussion
7 repliesTaken over the new year weekend. Only time my camera came out due to the rain, and rushed a bit due to hail showers!
a few portrait shots joined as a pano, all iso 100 24mm 1\25 f11
as ever all C & C invited
I like the concept... I do not know the location so I can only comment on what I see here....
For me I would have preferred for the waterfall to be more to the right hand side, losing a lot of the rock and still water on the right and including more of the white water on the left at the moment I feel as if my eye is being led out of the image and wants to go further to the left.
You don't mention your processing steps, but I feel that the image needs a little bit of a lift, the white water certainly needs a bit of a boost....and perhaps the blacks backing off a little finally adding a little mid tone contrast(Clarity).
Shame you were hampered by the weather as it looks to be a spot that I am sure you would have spent some time at and obtained many images....
I am not sure it is right either so i welcome your opinion. I did manage a couple of 1 shot efforts but I wanted to try a multishot portrait pano as well. As for the processing not much really but it did seem a struggle!!!
By the way, this isn't in flood, check the little video here to see it in flood
Think you took taht video the day after i left ... would love to have seen that