Wahclella Falls

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 6, 2010321 views13 comments

Early enough on a winter morning to avoid too much sunlight, with attendant bright spots and reflections here. This is a panoramic combination of 3 vertical shots at 17mm. (with a plastic shower cap to protect the lens from the mist between shots!)
Canon 5D, 17-40 4.0L, polarizer Iso 500, f16, 1/6sec

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on March 6, 2010 at 7:00 PM

I really like the perspective here. I also like the shutter speed that you chose because it retained detail in the rushing water which really conveys the power of the waterfall and the flow of the water in the foreground. I also like the emerald color in the water which complements the fantastic greens in the mosses. I could get lost in the large photo.

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Comment posted by Taylor Reed on March 6, 2010 at 7:39 PM

Nice, I like the little wave action at the bottom

Registered on February 18, 2010, 26 Posts, 556 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Smorra on March 6, 2010 at 7:59 PM

Very nice photo Daniel. The large version is amazing. The colors look great everywhere.

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Comment posted by Patrick Nixon on March 6, 2010 at 10:20 PM

Like the others, I like the peaceful green. This seem to me like one of those shots where overexposure in the white foam does not detract from the shot because white is exactly what one would expect. Might be intertesting to try an HDR combination if you have multiple exposures.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 6, 2010 at 10:59 PM

The moss-covered rocks make for an interesting frame to the falls. I like the scene and the stitching looks good. Overall the color balance seems a bit warm on my monitor.

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Comment posted by István Molnár on March 7, 2010 at 2:05 AM

Hi Daniel:
Only WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!
István
Hungary

Registered on January 7, 2010, 114 Posts, 704 Comments

Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on March 7, 2010 at 10:35 AM

The greens are just wonderful. The shutter speed was just right - one can see the power of the falling water at the falls and how fast it flows. The large version is awesome. Great job.

Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on March 7, 2010 at 1:16 PM

Man that water looks powerful! Well balanced and dynamic composition too, I like the water motion at the bottom of the frame in particular.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on March 7, 2010 at 3:01 PM

You know what I really like about this one? It helps to convey the ruggedness of this area. I have never seen a photo (including my own) that conveys the massiveness. But this one really helps people feel the ruggedness of the area. Nice job here!

Mark

Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 7, 2010 at 4:20 PM

Nice comp and stitching. I also like the color and shutter speed. Good choice to go with iso 500 to get that 1/6 sec.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on March 8, 2010 at 2:34 PM

Nicely done; I particularly like the balance in your composition. The shower cap seems like a good idea . . . I sometimes use a UV filter that I screw on partially between shots, but that's a pain. I'm waiting for someone to market a clear lens cap.

Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Kris Johnson on March 10, 2010 at 1:39 AM

I really like the flow of the water at the bottom. Nice composition that leads the eye around the photo in an effective way.

Registered on March 6, 2010, 26 Posts, 299 Comments

Comment posted by Erik Iverson on March 10, 2010 at 10:03 PM

Perfect colors - the vibrant green is definitely not too much, and is perfect foiled by the darker green of the water in the lower right. Love the composition and the way it makes me just want to wade upstream (hah!) into the scene. I do find the highlights on the rock in the upper left and middle right just a touch distracting - at first I thought they were additional splashing droplets, but not at the shutter speed. I might pull down the brightness just a bit, to try to mute said highlights and maybe get just a bit less saturation in the waterfall itself - it seems just a little blown out.

Great job!

Registered on March 8, 2010, 1 Posts, 26 Comments