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Photo posted by Harry Lichtman in the Landscape gallery on 07/04/18 at 8:42 pm EST
Registered on 09/17/10, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
Post last edited by Harry Lichtman on 07/05/18 at 3:44 pm EST
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 07/05/18 at 01:13 am EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
This is really great imo. The dappled light adds so much to the image. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into this and the results do show it. The image has a certain liveliness to it that no processing of flat light could bring out. Good shutter speed for the water which has definition yet still shows rocks beneath it. I really like that glistening central rocks jutting out like that. It's the star of the composition. Every image needs a star. Some ideas: Would the image be stronger if the top greens were a bit warmer, more yellow? I would experiment with that. 2) There's what appears to be a large P in the right shadows. I don't know if it's worth bothering about. Could just be a fixation on my part.
There's really a lot to see in this image. Some of the spray is leaping through sunlight on the right which creates beautiful arcs.
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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on 07/05/18 at 1:46 pm EST
Registered on 02/07/04, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
I think your attention to detail and your patience paid off with a very beautiful image, Harry. The sunlight has created some very nice highlights in the flowing water. If you ever get back to this location on an overcast day I would be curious to see the end result for comparison. Being super picky; I could see toning down a couple of the highlights just a bit above center. Anyway I think you made the sunlight work to your advantage.
Ed
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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on 07/05/18 at 1:47 pm EST
Registered on 02/07/04, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
I think your attention to detail and your patience paid off with a very beautiful image, Harry. The sunlight has created some very nice highlights in the flowing water. If you ever get back to this location on an overcast day, I would be curious to see the end result for comparison. Being super picky; I could see toning down a couple of the highlights just a bit above center. Anyway I think you made the sunlight work to your advantage.
Ed
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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on 07/05/18 at 3:41 pm EST
Registered on 09/17/10, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
Comment last edited by Harry Lichtman on 07/05/18 at 8:50 pm EST
Thanks Ed - Here is a comp I made whe a cloud temporarily blocked the sun for a moment. Only got a couple of shots off, but even lighting. As you can see, the amount of water flow looks considerably more in the original post due to the lighting and the sun hitting the water. Flow was identical in the 2 shots. And since the shutter speed for the base image of the original post was longer, it tends to magnify the amount of water there. A good example for those learning the art of shooting waterfalls the many factors that can come into play. I tend to lesson the use of a polarizer when the lighting is flat to help show more of the water, as a little glare creates brighter areas which show the water that otherwise would be eliminated by a polarizer.
Thanks Igor - I'm not seeing the large P in the shadows? Dark wall shadows? or in the water somewhere?
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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on 07/05/18 at 6:32 pm EST
Registered on 02/07/04, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
Comment last edited by Ed Lowe on 07/05/18 at 6:33 pm EST
Harry,
I am surprised to hear myself say this, but I overwhelmingly prefer the first post with the sunlight striking the cascading water. It just seems to create some beautiful textures and details in the water. I do not recall ever taking an image of a waterfall other than overcast lighting conditions. I may have to rethink that policy. 
Ed
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 07/05/18 at 10:40 pm EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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I just read Ed's comments after the repost and my thoughts are the exact opposite. The golds of the repost are gorgeous to my eye and really make the image sing. Most excellent. The original is still quite nice, but for me, the repost all the way.
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Comment posted by gary phillips on 07/05/18 at 10:48 pm EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
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Very dynamic, Harry. I like your thought process in crafting this image. Not sure it would even occur to me in the field to make those different exposures and SS. I also really like the POV, low and in your face. I'm not sure if the highlights on the left side of the image are doing it for me. It almost looks like a dusting of snow in it's brightness and texture. Something seems incongruent to me. Other than that I love it.
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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on 07/06/18 at 8:42 pm EST
Registered on 05/28/04, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments
I like the bold near / far composition. The lighting definitely gives this image work well. I like the way that you rendered the water with just the right balance of texture and blur. Great work handling the dynamic range as well. Nicely done! 
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Brian Schrayer
Nashville, TN
"The mountains sing your glory, hallelujah, the canyons echo sweet amazing grace. My spirit sails the mighty gales are bellowing your name, and I've got nothing to say." Andrew Peterson, "Nothing to Say" |
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 07/06/18 at 9:48 pm EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
Definitely prefer the first image after a long consideration. There are often factors that make an image really good which you can't put your finger on. Factors you aren't even consciously aware of when you shoot but show up later on the screen. The second image is a more common, traditional approach to a cascade. But the way that slick rock juts out at you in the first shot has magic. It's the X factor you sometimes find without knowing full well how it's going to turn out. Just my opinion.
Don't worry about the P.
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