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Photo posted by Nick Bristol in the Landscape gallery on 05/10/17 at 11:43 am EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 05/10/17 at 4:27 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment last edited by Nick Bristol on 05/10/17 at 6:30 pm EST
And a lower contrast version here which was my original plan but I forgot to do it before posting. Any preference?
Click the image for larger view. I do prefer the larger view of this one myself but the small one seems a little flat to me. I let the site resize that one where in the original post I always do both versions myself.
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Comment posted by Don Young on 05/10/17 at 8:35 pm EST
Registered on 04/23/15, 56 Posts, 224 Comments
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Nick, great image. I think I like the lower contrast image a little better.
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Comment posted by scott lanz on 05/10/17 at 10:04 pm EST
Registered on 11/14/03, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
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Beautiful captured shot of Bond Falls, Nick. Perfect ss. I prefer the higher contrast except for the light band across the top. I would crop the very top.
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scott lanz
Youngstown, Ohio
www.lanzscape.com |
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 05/11/17 at 12:06 am EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
Definitely the less contrasty image for me. It looks slightly more natural to my eye.
What's interesting about these fall is the regularity of water dropping. They have the uniformity of the teeth of a comb. The combination of several such 'combs' makes a good composition. That's the main source of interest for me, with the white water below of less interest.
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"If you want to make more interesting pictures, become a more interesting person" - Jay Maisel. |
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Comment posted by Peter Richter on 05/11/17 at 06:47 am EST
Registered on 11/10/10, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments
Nick, there is an amazing interplay between the flow and the shapes and colors of the rocks for me, a most compelling scene. The higher contrast version fits in best with these elements in my opinion.
One minor suggestion is either to darken or even to crop the brighter area at the top in the left half, that would help me to concentrate on the main area of interest I think.
Peter
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Peter Richter
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 05/11/17 at 09:59 am EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
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The way the shape of this step falls moves through the frame is great, Nick. I also like how you captured the sense of flow in the river. The differences between the two are very subtle. I like the bit of extra brightness in the high contrast version at the top of the distant step (upper left) while the extra detail showing in the flow at the bottom left and just above the falling water in the lower right corner are better in the low contrast version. (Using the back and forth arrows for an almost side-by-side comparison works well.)
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
Weekly Challenge Moderator
Macro/Close Up Moderator |
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 05/11/17 at 12:01 pm EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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Beautiful little falls. I like the low contrast version best, but the high works well too. Subtle difference.
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 05/11/17 at 11:16 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Nick,
This is fantastic! I'm hard pressed to say which one I like better. they are both beautiful and honestly to me, the differences are subtle and I certainly wouldn't have made any suggestions on contrast, color, sat or processing with either! So they're both winners to me.
Everything here literally just "flows" together. All the water components are wonderful; the zig-zag of the lip is making for an excellent composition. I could see this as a metal print hanging on my wall.
The only suggestion I have is with Scott. there's a light patch top edge center, plus more bright as you move left. Even a slight top crop I don't think would change the impact of the image. There's also burning and cloning options if you don't want to lose the real estate.
Lon
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To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Comment posted by John Williams on 05/14/17 at 10:45 am EST
Registered on 09/06/07, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments
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Lovely water texture Nick, and the lines of the comp work really well. I agree the difference is only slight, and slightly prefer the low-contrast.
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John Williams
www.tranquilviews.com
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I often have wandered in deep contemplation, It seems that the mind runs wild when you're all alone. -John Denver
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 05/15/17 at 12:03 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment last edited by Nick Bristol on 05/15/17 at 12:05 pm EST
Thanks much to all of you for your thoughts and suggestion on this. As always, much appreciated! Thank you! Nick
My computer is going to be down for a couple of days for some updating but should be back on line by mid-week.
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on 05/16/17 at 8:58 pm EST
Registered on 11/25/08, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Hi Nick I had the same impression of the falls like Igor. the falls having a uniformity of the teeth of a comb. each version has its merits. the first version has an abstract quality which i like better ...... very fine work
Albert Darmo
Canada
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 05/19/17 at 5:43 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
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Thanks Albert. I appreciate that! Hope you are doing well. Nick
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Comment posted by Michael Bjornbak on 05/20/17 at 10:30 pm EST
Registered on 05/13/17, 17 Posts, 23 Comments
Nick:
Beautiful image, I love anything with water and this is a high impact water image. Just my two cents, I prefer
the first image with higher contrast. I hope you have a high megapixel image because this will make a
beautiful large print! The higher contrast image looks like rich dark chocolate.
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Michael Bjornbak
Calabasas, CA
www.MichaelB-NaturePhotography.com
"If you keep on doing things the same old way, what's not to say you get the same old results"--Walter Haley |
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 05/21/17 at 10:24 am EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
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Thanks Michael for your thoughts on this. Yes, I have a large hi-res file and thinking about doing a large metal print of this one. As Lon mentioned it just looks like it would work great on metal and I agree. Thanks, Nick
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