Shelving Rock Falls

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 18, 2010196 views6 comments

Visited one of my favorite local waterfalls last week and found a nice vertical composition from a spot I had not tried before. Got home and found that water spots on the UV filter had ruined the shot (4 exposures for blending). This is a single test shot to check exposure and shutter speed for water motion, but it’s just the top half of what I wanted. I double-processed in ACR and hand-blended to handle the high dynamic range.

Canon 50D
Sigma 17-70mm. f/2.8
0.4 sec. @ f/16; ISO 100
Tripod; Mirror up w/2-sec. timer

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on April 18, 2010 at 11:54 AM

The exposure and shutter speed seem spot on to me. I notice a bit of color fringing near the high contrast area around the tree in the upper left. I like how the nice curvature the falls has from top to bottom through the frame

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Comment posted by Greg Maklae on April 18, 2010 at 12:06 PM

This is on my list of must go to places this year, and this exposure has inspired me. The lighting and water look good to my eye. I see lots of different shots here.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 18, 2010 at 3:06 PM

Turned into a beauty! I like the comp with the hint of the origin in the ulc. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 18, 2010 at 5:37 PM

Looks as good as a stitcth, Wayne. The comp is really well organized with a strong focal point in the falls, but the details in the rock keep the eye moving.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on April 18, 2010 at 7:31 PM

A lot to look at with the falls center stage. Exposure looks spot on and the comp well organized. Nice job.

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Comment posted by Wick Smith on April 19, 2010 at 6:50 PM

Wow! That's a great shot, and even better given that it was a test shot. I'd like to see what a polarizer would have done to take some of the glare off the rocks, especially in the FG.

Registered on June 12, 2009, 91 Posts, 379 Comments