Zion Narrows Big Flow

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 23, 2010266 views6 comments

Another from my visit to Zion NP June 21 - the flow rate was very high - 99 CFS that day. They had just opened the Narrows the previous week as the flow rate was coming down from the spring thaw.

Canon 5DII
16-35 2.8L @ 16mm
F11
0.6 sec
ISO 400

the left side is a hair soft as that's the nature of my 16-35 mm at 16 mm. I've got to learn to zoom in just a hair to prevent that. Please see the large version for more detail.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on July 23, 2010 at 11:10 AM

Breathtaking, Wick! Lovely colors. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on November 11, 2008, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments

Comment posted by Kent Mearig on July 23, 2010 at 5:24 PM

I think the cool cast works well in some spots in this photo, but in general there would be an improvement to the photo, in my opinion, by neutralizing it to a great extent. The high flowing water makes wonderful textures in the foreground where normally boulders are required to anchor a composition.

Registered on September 4, 2006, 237 Posts, 4748 Comments

Comment posted by Marc Adamus on July 23, 2010 at 6:07 PM

Try it at f/16 instead of f/11. You'll likely see improvement with the softness on that side. My 16-35 was unusable at the supposed 'sweet spot' of most lenses, f/9 through f/13 due to problems with the left side. You could also send it back for recalibration, which might work 50% of the time at best. The shot here is in-your-face action combined with some nice reflected color. I definitely like it.

Registered on September 17, 2005, 780 Posts, 8091 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on July 24, 2010 at 9:16 AM

I like the low perspective and in your face flow Wick. While I expect to see some blues in the shadows I think this image could benefit by pulling back the blue tones in the shadows & water.

Registered on November 16, 2003, 157 Posts, 3326 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 24, 2010 at 10:31 AM

This is lovely, Wick. My preference would be for it to be a bit warmer color-wise, but what you have is very accurate, and the intensely blue water is quite pleasing.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Wick Smith on July 24, 2010 at 5:15 PM

Here's one that's a bit warmer...

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