Bald River Falls

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 25, 2010256 views15 comments

This is a very beautiful, big and incredibly powerful waterfall anytime of the year but the lower summer water level is the best! When the water levels are down this happens, beautiful streams of falling water on wonderful green moss. This is nearly a 50' drop even though it doesn't look like it.

Bald River Falls, Cherokee National Forest, TN

EOS 5D MK2 with TS-E 24mm f.3.5L II and polarizer

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Comment posted by Jay Nielsen on July 25, 2010 at 10:52 PM

I like the horizontal crop with all the vertical lines, very well done.

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on July 25, 2010 at 10:58 PM

This indeed looks like a wet and wonderful place Jerry. I can see why you favor the lower water levels of summer. This is a feast for the eyes.

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Comment posted by John Lehmkuhl on July 26, 2010 at 1:04 AM

Jerry, this is lovely and I like the overall composition a lot. One comment is that on my monitor, the water seems a tad on the green side... almost a green color-cast to the whole image. If you add a little red with color balance, it might shift the colors to a more pleasing look. Just a thought.... well done.

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Comment posted by Jerry Greer on July 26, 2010 at 7:38 AM

Jay, thanks for the comment. I have this in a vert. format too, shot @ about 200mm from a further distance away that I love! I'll post it later. I spent about two hours shooting this with a client.

Wayne, In heavy water levels this area gets the full force of the flow and all of this is hidden. If you google Bald River Falls you'll see what I saying. I love the summer greens.

John, Thanks for your comments. Just a note, the slight cast is blue and this is coming from the cloudless blue sky above: the falls were in evening shadow. I'm an old LF film shooter and I tend to always keep and prefer the slight blue cast offered up from above.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 26, 2010 at 10:14 AM

Nice comp with the ribbons of water and strong foreground rocks. For the life of me, I just can't figure out the LLC. It feels like that bottom rock is truncated on it's left side. Probably just an optical illusion the way the camera is aligned with the falls. Just feels like there should be some foreground rock in front of the wood. I see you addressed the blue/cyan cast. It does seem to work OK here.

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Comment posted by Jerry Greer on July 26, 2010 at 11:34 AM

Tony, I see what you're saying but the rock is just that way. Probably broken at this angle by years of freeze and thaw.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on July 26, 2010 at 1:21 PM

I agree that more water would change the delicate balance that this represents. Excellent composition.

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Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on July 26, 2010 at 5:02 PM

This is very nice. I don't mind the blue cast at all. Couple of nearly blown out spots on the left side that I wouldn't mind seeing pulled back a bit if possible but that's a minor nit.

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Comment posted by Neven Dries on July 26, 2010 at 5:06 PM

Sweet shot and very well composed!

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on July 26, 2010 at 8:44 PM

Well hey Jerry!

Great location and dig the comp. Very cool sir

aF

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on July 26, 2010 at 9:11 PM

Striking image, Jerry. I like your composition.

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Comment posted by Koveh Tavakkol on July 26, 2010 at 11:31 PM

A beautiful capture Jerry. Slightly darker on the right hand side of the image, but overall this is just beautiful.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on July 27, 2010 at 6:17 AM

wonderful cascade. i do wish the FG rocks were brushed aside, though - they clutter it just a touch.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 27, 2010 at 8:47 PM

Nicely composed and excellent light and color. Well done.

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Comment posted by Benjamin Glatt on July 28, 2010 at 4:11 AM

Sweet shot. Great composition and natural processing.

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