Gorge Scouting

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 16, 2010489 views21 comments

This gorge officially opens up at May 1st. I've been there today to check how the conditions of the ladders are and to check the water level. The workers there are still fixing some ladder damages from winter and so I only went up there as far as it felt save.

This is the first waterfall within the confined area of the official gorge. It takes only a few ladders to reach it and so this was a rather easy subject.

Canon 5DMII, Zeiss VS 35-70mm@35, f/16-ISO100, 3 exposures (1/6s,1s,2.5s), Hoya HD Polarizer. Software used - Capture One, Photoshop CS4, Nik Viveza, Nik Color Efex, Tony Kuypers Luminosity Masks.

Thanks for all comments and critiques. If you have the time check out the LARGER version.

Enjoy spring everybody!!!

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Matt Anderson on April 16, 2010 at 1:01 PM

Andreas, nice intimate scene.
I'd be a fan of a slight vignette to make the water falls even more focused.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on April 16, 2010 at 1:11 PM

Thanks for the advice, Matt. I usually don't use intentional vignetting, but after trying it here, it looks better.

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on April 16, 2010 at 1:57 PM

Very cool! Great composition, Andreas. I love how the splash goes in differnt directions and how silky it looks. Beautiful!

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on April 16, 2010 at 2:10 PM

I like it Andreas. There's a good flow in the comp.

Technically it's again absolutely flawless. I also like this accumulation of driftwood. A small feature I also appreciate in this comp. is the lower left corner - quite the opposite of a distracting element - it enhances the whole scene for me.

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Comment posted by Roberto Fernandez on April 16, 2010 at 2:34 PM

Hi Andreas

Lovely corner! I love the way how the foreground rock introduce the photograph and the color of the water in the middleground.

The background fall carries too much water to get the texture but it's a minor nit

Best regards

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on April 16, 2010 at 2:49 PM

Andreas, I agree with Matt very intimate scene indeed. I like the warm colors mixing in with the shadows. It's great as is but I wouldn't mind seeing the shadows a little more emphasized to add to the depth. Beauty!

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on April 16, 2010 at 2:52 PM

Andreas,
good exposure. This is a beautiful scene. Love the silky look of the water. Great natural looking colors. The driftwood add a lot to this scene.

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Comment posted by István Molnár on April 16, 2010 at 5:03 PM

Wonderful image!
Congrats:lstván

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on April 16, 2010 at 5:42 PM

Hi Andreas,

I think your processing looks phenominal! The comp is a bit tight on the top and bottom for my tastes, but it doesn't seem like its bothering anyone else. I personally would have tried to move the driftwood for a cleanier look and I sure people will have beef with that too. Excellent work!

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on April 16, 2010 at 6:04 PM

The water falling off the lower cascade is just sweet. Nice comp and I think it has all the right elements. Curious how you like the Nik software seems like a lot of folks use it. After raw is that pretty much all you need to use or is it just for certain photos?

Great job Andreas

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on April 16, 2010 at 6:09 PM

There is a lot going on in the image. I really like the foreground water coming off the rock. The driftwood adds a naturalness to the image and adds some interest. The falls is then repeated in the background. Well thought out and composed.

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Comment posted by Ricardo La Piettra on April 16, 2010 at 8:17 PM

3D. Beautiful scene Andreas. Sharpness and depth of field are impresive. Love the framing too. Cheers

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 16, 2010 at 8:45 PM

Very nicely done, from comp to exposure and color.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 16, 2010 at 8:58 PM

Love the water and comp here, but would like more room on both the top and the bottom.
Nice detail and colors.

Sandy r

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on April 17, 2010 at 3:01 AM

Thanks for all your comments - as always it's so great to see my images with different eyes.

@Anthony - I use Nik Viveza 2 "ALL THE TIME" for my nature images. It's a swiss knife that nothing can beat as far as quick and efficient local adjustments. Saves me a ton of time. Nik Color Efex I mostly use in water and cloud images to get a little more detail out of the highlights. The "Tonal Contrast" feature in Color Efex is what you might want to look for in this case. Both version have trial version on the Nik homepage to test for - I think - 15 or 30 days.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 17, 2010 at 11:34 AM

The falls are very pretty, but what really catches my eye is the color and textures of the walls, especially in the larger version.

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on April 17, 2010 at 11:36 AM

Ladders!? Sounds like an adventure Andreas. The results were definitley worth the effort (and risk?).

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on April 18, 2010 at 4:17 AM

@Russell ... it's not a creepy as it sounds. Check out my post in "Man & Nature" to see how the ladders look.

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Comment posted by Bruno Silva on April 18, 2010 at 8:15 AM

great capture, Andreas. nicely framed and full of detail. larger version is awsome. you really know how to pull these. great work.

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Comment posted by Kris Johnson on April 18, 2010 at 8:21 PM

Nice scene and composition.

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Comment posted by Ken Johnson on April 21, 2010 at 9:59 PM

Andreas, Beautiful waterfall image. Nice colors very appealing image.

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