Columbia Gorge Greens

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 13, 2010436 views23 comments

Photograph taken in the Cascade Locks region of the Gorge last week, just after a heavy rain. 1 s at f/20 ISO 100 with a polarizer. Some contrast adjustments and selective dodging and burning in CS3. Thanks for having a look!

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23 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 13, 2010 at 12:17 PM

Gorgeous. Love the lush and vibrant greens, and excellent water action.

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on May 13, 2010 at 12:23 PM

Nice lush river scene, love the comp and colors. I would prefer it without the vign though.

Registered on June 30, 2008, 203 Posts, 2641 Comments

Comment posted by Justin Peterson on May 13, 2010 at 2:01 PM

I love the rich greens in this. The corners appear a bit dark, but they help create a subdued mood. It's a keeper for sure!

Registered on January 20, 2008, 33 Posts, 298 Comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on May 13, 2010 at 2:29 PM

everything working for me here. nice flow, nice greens, nice leading line. good work.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on May 13, 2010 at 2:33 PM

Excellent.

I love it there right after a "heavy rain!"

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Comment posted by Mitch Moraski on May 13, 2010 at 3:15 PM

Another great shot from the PNW. Your streams aout there are just epic!! Great capture Chris.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 13, 2010 at 4:11 PM

Looks good. I could go for maybe just a bit more whiteness in the water highlight. Just personal opinion.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on May 13, 2010 at 4:27 PM

Beautiful contrast and colour. The vibrant mossy greens look terrific.

Gary.

Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on May 13, 2010 at 4:35 PM

I love the mossy greens. Nice shot. My preference on the whites would be to tone down the highlights just a bit.

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Comment posted by Danny Laureys on May 13, 2010 at 6:00 PM

Very Nice

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Comment posted by Ryan Dyar on May 13, 2010 at 6:35 PM

This is great! The colors look perfect and the elements are all placed quite well. I love that log lining the creek.

Registered on November 8, 2008, 22 Posts, 129 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on May 13, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Beauty!

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Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on May 13, 2010 at 7:36 PM

Well composed and just plain purty.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on May 13, 2010 at 7:52 PM

Well composed. Perfect water capture. The greens are very well rendered.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on May 13, 2010 at 8:02 PM

What a lush forest, wow. Great shot and totally agree with Kevin on ditching the vignette. Keep all that richness out there. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 13, 2010 at 8:04 PM

Excellent comp, glow, and color. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Adrian Klein on May 13, 2010 at 8:42 PM

This does show off the lush green of the Gorge quite well. Really nice scene and processed well too.

Registered on June 10, 2007, 112 Posts, 1506 Comments

Comment posted by Kent Mearig on May 13, 2010 at 9:31 PM

Simple, classic, but undeniably beautiful. I like it.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on May 14, 2010 at 12:16 AM

I really like this one Chris. The curve of the stream leads my eye through the image and the moss and trees look wonderful. Well done.

Registered on November 2, 2009, 161 Posts, 2143 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Moore on May 14, 2010 at 1:28 PM

Thank you for all the great feedback. I'll go back a few steps and lessen or remove the vignette to preserve some more color around the edges. Regards,

Registered on January 12, 2010, 84 Posts, 388 Comments

Comment posted by Wick Smith on May 14, 2010 at 5:48 PM

Fabulous shot - I'd love to see a large version...

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

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on May 15, 2010 at 4:10 PM

Likey. Good vignetting too. Fun times

aF

Registered on October 26, 2009, 399 Posts, 2789 Comments

Comment posted by John Williams on May 16, 2010 at 1:12 AM

Great representation of how good the vegetation can look around here this time of year. The way the stream flows out to tumble in the bottom works very well.

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