Hurricane Falls

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 15, 201058 views7 comments

I seem to be in a B&W waterfall mode this summer, so here's one more. This is Hurricane Falls at the bottom of Tallulah Gorge. (Claim to fame: Sometime back in the 70's Karl Wallenda strung a line across the gorge - the deepest east of the Mississippi, I believe, at around 1000' - and tightroped across. I used more conventional means.)

C&C appreciated.

Nikon D90/18-55@42mm/f19@1/4s/polarizer/Silver Efex

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 15, 2010 at 8:33 PM

Barry,

Another well done job with the b&w. I think this is less compelling than your previous post, but this is still quite nice. I'm torn with the composition being kind of split in two; in other words, I like both the falls and these foreground rocks. The texture and tonality of the rock makes me think they would be a fine, intimate study on their own. Add the nice waterfall and as a viewer I'm not sure which part of the frame is what you're after. Obviously both, but my eye keeps going back and forth. Hopefully that makes sense.

The depth and details/texture are excellent front to back.

Lon

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on July 15, 2010 at 9:38 PM

I agree with Lon's comment about the rocks. They're neat and could probably be in their own shot, but as shot they detract a little from the beautiful cascade. Perfect SS for the falls, and the B/W conversion has great tones. Glad you didn't try to tightrope across the gorge

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on July 15, 2010 at 10:21 PM

Great tones and I like the conversion.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on July 15, 2010 at 11:35 PM

The wide range of tones displayed in this lovely B&W is really enjoyable, Barry. Fantasic image.

Ed

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on July 16, 2010 at 9:10 AM

I actually like the rocks, but I do wish there was more room at the top. Excellent tones.

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Comment posted by Wade Hardy on July 16, 2010 at 9:32 PM

I love Hurricane Falls and the Gorge is an amazing place - especially from the Gorge floor. I like the comp and the BW - works very well. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Jason Risinger on July 16, 2010 at 10:06 PM

What a great portrait of this area. I see what Lon is saying, but I have a slightly different take on that split.

Beneath this gushing juggernaut of water lies this tranquil little spot that is seemingly undisturbed by all that fury and motion. Funny as it may sound, I think the real star of this show is the lower half, as it comments on and compliments the upper half (so to speak). We've seen shots of just the streaming waterfall so many times, that this different perspective is fresh to me. Neither part is complete here without the other.

So, in conclusion, I like it

Registered on July 13, 2010, 13 Posts, 91 Comments