Busiek State Forest at Dusk

This is from the waterfall-challenged state of Missouri (at least we finally have a bit of water to wash out the creeks). It was a nice evening towards dusk, and pretty still - a nice day to stand in the middle of a creek taking pictures!

Canon 20d
ISO 100
EF 100mm macro
f/8 for 13 seconds

Thanks for looking!

This is a beautiful scene Tim, and I like the BW conversion. Nice tonal range and contrast from the water and the two dominant trees lead me into the top of the frame. Great shot!

It is hard to see so much detail in a jpg. do you have a larger view posted anywhere?

B.

This is definitely one of those scenes that would favor a larger format camera like the 5D or 1DSII. I don't have a larger version posted at the moment. But I will include a little snippet of the center section at full resolution (sharpened).

ahhh. looks nice and crisp way back there. Nice job. Do not label me with a LF snob as if I could afford a 12mp digital camera I would probably own one. However, do not confuse large format cameras with high megapixle digital cameras.

This is a very cool image and I have sat here and studied it for a while. I like your choice of brightening the water but maybe no so much around the lower edge as it pulls my eyes down rather than back deep into the image. As a qucik fix, scroll the screen up and crop the lower bright area out and it becomes a more powerful image. With this area burned down a bit the viewer should study the creek way back there where you have all the detail.

PS. my opinion only take it for what it is worth (a wannabe) :)

I really enjoy looking at the B&W work Tim you keep em coming and I will as well.

B.

Thanks for the comment and opinion, Brent. I've scrolled the screen, and you're right - it doesn't hurt my eyes quite so much (didn't know it was doing that). I'll play around with this some more - such wonderful possibilities in black and white.

Hi Tim, I really like this shot. Very well composed and aided by getting your feet wet! I like how the ripples and light areas of the stream pull you into the frame and the leaning trees funnel you right through the frame. Nice use of B/W too. Thanks for posting!

Tim i decided I did not need to work anymore today. Just do no tell my wife. I played around with your shot. Hope you do not mind and you may like it and may not. Just goofing around. I think if you burn down the corners and the bright lower area and lighten up the center back portion, it will create the tunnel effect this image needs. Not a large differnce.

B.

I don't mind at all. A picture's worth a thousand words, to overuse a phrase, and I'll take that into account for the final version (which I'm still working on).