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Gallery: LandscapePosted July 28, 2010215 views23 comments

Man, summer sucks! Working too hard, and shooting too little. Have been pretty busy lately, but sure have enjoyed some of the great stuff put up by everyone. This is a little wider view of Upper Yosemite Falls as the first rays of morning sunlight touch the spray as it falls. This one gives a better sense of scale as the visible part of the falls is probably around 700-800 feet! It's hard to say but about half of the 1400ft. drop! A large version is included too. I hope you like it, and thank you for your thoughts.

D200,
18-70mm,
1/80th, F9.5,

Thanks,
Chris

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Jay Nielsen on July 28, 2010 at 1:21 AM

This is sweet! I really like the narrow vertical crop, the conversion is great and the diagonal foreground is nice which give a great sense of scale to how huge these falls really are. The sunlit area of spray is mesmerizing!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 28, 2010 at 2:31 AM

Wow, awesome!

Yes, but winter is an awesome time to shoot too!

Mark

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Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on July 28, 2010 at 5:27 AM

The foreground is not very interesting, but the background more than makes up for it. Great choice for bw and great choice of shutter speed. The brighter part at the top looks almost like an entity from Doctor Who.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on July 28, 2010 at 5:46 AM

Great shot, Chris--i can feel the spray! Trees are a bit oversharopened.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on July 28, 2010 at 8:12 AM

exquisite photograph, and well converted.

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Comment posted by Mohsen Al-Dajani on July 28, 2010 at 8:36 AM

Simply...a masterpiece!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on July 28, 2010 at 8:56 AM

This is really sweet. I would have to respectfully disagree with Marsel on the FG, I think it adds a lot, especially with the diagonal line and scale it provides. Great tones - perfect for B&W. Great job Chris.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 28, 2010 at 9:30 AM

A beautiful shot, Chris. I like this a lot. The b/w really works nice here. The water is amazing to look at. Looks like you chose a perfect shutter speed for that. I also like the diagonal foreground line with the rocks and trees. Trees do look a little to sharp. I can just hear the sounds! Great work.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, Wi

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Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on July 28, 2010 at 9:49 AM

Nice job. A new take on a familiar scene.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on July 28, 2010 at 10:05 AM

This is superb. I can't find anything to nit. A powerful landscape shot.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 28, 2010 at 12:15 PM

This is a spectacular and powerful image Chris. The water and spray look like an apparition. The and B&W works well here.

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Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on July 28, 2010 at 12:36 PM

Awesome image, Chris. I think the trees add some nice scale to this scene and help show the power and size of the falls. The touch of light at the top of the falls is also a nice element.

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on July 28, 2010 at 12:41 PM

Another stunning portrait of Yosemite's moving water! Love it!

What time of year was this photo made?

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Comment posted by Tien-Chien Chen on July 28, 2010 at 2:26 PM

That sunlit spray is what makes the shot for me!

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on July 28, 2010 at 3:35 PM

I think the trees in the FG add necessary scale to the scene, but they might be a bit oversharpened. I love the composition and shutter speed. Your B/W conversion is just beautiful. Great work!

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Comment posted by Benjamin Olson on July 28, 2010 at 5:00 PM

This is fantastic! The detail, compostion and BW choice are great. I really like the fact that you used a faster shutter speed to freeze the water, I think if you lost the detail in the water this wouldn't as powerful.

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Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on July 28, 2010 at 5:21 PM

I love the falls - absolutely superb processing - but the foreground isn't doing for me. Maybe its the oversharpening or maybe because the light is so much brighter and the contrast so much flatter than the falls, but for me it just detracts from an otherwise very powerful image.

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Comment posted by Wick Smith on July 28, 2010 at 6:04 PM

Great shot - the small version doesn't do it justice. The large version is well worth the look. Well done.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 28, 2010 at 9:29 PM

Doesn't even feel like Yosemite Falls. Textures here are great. Could see burning the LLC a bit to darken it an put greater emphasis on the water.

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on July 28, 2010 at 10:14 PM

Great shot, Chris. Really like the light on the water and strong diagonal at the bottom.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 28, 2010 at 11:24 PM

That is a great conversion! Really like the tones in the upper half. That billowing cloud of water fallling has a lot of character. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on July 29, 2010 at 1:34 AM

This is excellent Chris! Super elegant composition, and competent bw conversion.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on July 30, 2010 at 6:53 PM

Very well done, Chris. I would agree the trees look a bit oversharpened, but minor stuff. I like Tony's idea about burning the trees a bit, but looks good as presented.

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