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Sol Duc Frustration
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Sol Duc Frustration

by Bill Fach

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted August 8, 2010141 views7 comments
Sony A700
Minolta 24-85 @ 28mm
ISO 100, .8sec @ f16, CPL

On our trip to Canada last summer my wife and I traveled through Olympic NP. We spent a couple of days on the coast and barely saw any sunshine at all. As we drove on to Port Angeles the skies got progressively clearer until we stopped off at Sol Duc Falls. Because of our tight travel schedule on this part of the trip I only had this one opportunity to shoot the falls. I wanted to bring those coastal clouds but none showed up. I tried to tame the high dynamic range as best I could but there were still troublesome hot spots here and there. This capture was exposed primarily for the highlights and then processed to bring out the details in the shadows. All in all I'm fairly pleased even though softer light would certainly have been my preference. All comments welcome.>=))>

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Stan Rose on August 8, 2010 at 6:51 PM
Been up there many times, Bill. Not bad, nice comp and the light works pretty well. I think id crop off the very top to nix the one highlite. Might make a good conversion too. :wavey:
Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments
Comment posted by D J Kuklinski on August 8, 2010 at 8:56 PM
Overall,this is very nice photo. I'm going to agree with Stan on the conversion potential.
Registered on January 6, 2008, 25 Posts, 170 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 9, 2010 at 5:32 AM
Bill:
A nice departure from flora :biggrin: Lovely composition and I also like the water blur. Good post processing as well. :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Minish on August 10, 2010 at 12:19 PM
I really like this photo, Bill. This kind of lighting is extremely difficult (at least with only one exposure) and you certainly made the best of it. The colors are excellent, even in the shadows, the details are very crisp and the highlights really make the scene. I'm not a big fan of veiled water but it works quite well in this scene. The large version is particularly nice.
Registered on February 4, 2006, 625 Posts, 3583 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 12, 2010 at 9:33 AM
I like this just the way it is Bill. A nice peaceful feeling evoked by the water, the soothing greens and the dappled light
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on August 12, 2010 at 9:43 AM
Like this a lot Bill... Wonderful scene very nicely captured.. You tamed the high contrast very nicely :toast:
Registered on June 24, 2007, 130 Posts, 1309 Comments
Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on August 13, 2010 at 3:20 AM
Very nicely captured scene here, Bill. I'd agree with Stan on shaving just a bit off the crop to get that one trouble spot. With that out of the way, the light in the rest of the scene feels pretty good.
Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments