Monsoon Flood

Incredibly strong Image and beautiful comp. Great work all around.

Awesome...great tones and love that comp. Well done

aF

Wow, no comments at all

Love the awesome composition conveying the power of the falls, the warm tones and the mist rising off the falls. Amazing image Joel. Must have been quite a roar with that much water blasting through.

superbly composed with lots of depth. the palette is interesting as well.

Beautiful exposure Joel. Love the warm colors and the action of the water. Well done.

Wonderful rugged shot!

This is wonderful, Joel. What a majestic view.

amazing light here

good job

Hamed

Stunning shot, great composition and light! Love the exposure on the water and spray too.

This is an awesome view! I can really imagine myself standing here. Only minor thing to mention..looks to be some slight haloeing on the cliff on the left.

Hello Joel,

yeah, the composition is great here and beautiful colours : ) Great work...Well done!!

The light, the colors, and the mood are all fantastic!

He shoots....he scores!
One of the best I've seen from here, Joel. Love how you framed the left edge with the rock outcrop. There appears to be a water drop (or some distracting element) near the far edge of the falls that could stand to be 'healed'.
Did you use the USGS flow charts to deduce this event, read the recent flash flood warnings or just roll the dice?

Love it Joel, the larger version is especially awesome! Beautiful.

Stunning.

Beautiful image. Love the light and all the mist in the air. I can just hear the sounds! Really nice work, Joel.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Absolutely beautiful shot, Joel. Well done!

Thanks all! It was quite the experience to be there... Just a wall of water coming over that cliff.

John- I watched the charts. At one point last week it looked to be up in the 5000-6000 range. Pretty ridiculous.

Beautiful light in this, and an excellent blend. I can almost hear the roar of the falls.

Thrilling capture! You did an impeccable job on the blend . . . it's a shot that I figured must have been a blend based on the dynamic range even before I read your comments. But aside from that, nothing else gives it away and it looks perfect.

The composition is perfect for this wonderful image.

Congrats

D&L

Joel,
Nice lower angle you took getting down the cliff a ways. The sunset light reflects well off the muddy water and mist to give your shot a nice tone. Nicely done! I was out there last night (Sunday eve) and noticed that the water was like a dark chocolate, rather than the milk chocolate of spring. The muddy mist must really be airborne at a 6k flow.

Nice image Joel.
Great light, lovely mood, and beautiful layering.

Very nice, Joel! Everything came together for this one. Great work with the blend too, looks like a tough one. There's still some CA in the upper left, but it shouldn't be too hard to reduce that.

Hey Joel,
Sweet light and I love the way the water flows through the image on a nice diagonal comp! Love all the soft light play and mood to this great image!

Wow, what a falls! Great photo Joel!

Yea, this is really beautiful..... interesting to do a google image check to see how truly horrible this place can look (most are really bad). But with the right atmosphere and this much freaking water, it looks amazing - almost too long of a water exposure but it has a certain look that is really dreamy & wonderful.

Flawless and inspiring!!

Wonderful scene Joel! The spray coming off the falls adds tremendous atmosphere. The sky is nicely balanced with the falls. Great line flowing into the distance. Stellar!

Wow Joel,
Mother nature at her best. Fantastic image, love everything about this. Definitely is a keeper. I can see this in AZ highways, double page layout. Great work!

classic - a big print of this will look gorgeous

An epic photo! Great light and scene.

Whoa. I drove to Flag yesterday and saw all the water going under the bridge by Cameron and figured the fall would be good. Glad you were there to capture it. Excellent image!

Joel,

When this first popped up, my first reaction was Michael Anderson. That should tell your right there that this is one fantastic image. The light on the falls, the sky and even down to the dark contrast of the rock framing the left edge. A wonderful and incredible capture.

Lon

Crazy!

Short and sweet I'll keep it : Great!

Powerful image Joel. Wonderful motion, color and light.

Epic for sure man. Never seen anything quite like it.

Second look and best image I have seen in a while. Encourages me more, to go here.

Mark

Another awesome shot! You keep notching up the bar little by little with images like this one. I love the colour and I can almost hear the rumble of the falls. Awesome!!

Thanks again for all the comments!

@John Lehmkuhl- It is actually quite an ugly waterfall... During mid-day it's a disgusting combination of brown and gray. But, in the evening when the mist catches light and the plunge pool reflects the sky, it can take on a pretty sweet ethereal quality.

Super...has a really awesome feel to it. Great work.

Ian

Awesome shot Joel!
Very well seen and done.

Giovanni.

Amazingly beautiful Congrats on the well deserved EP

Ken Archer

Joel: What a scene and a superb capture. Congrats on the WP. >=))>

Great color and very dramatic. Congratuations, Joel!

Amazing .....

Magnificent image. I love the bit of gold from the sky reflected in the water. Choice of exposure was perfect. Well done.

Joel, very beautifil light, perfect perspective, and great colors.
Congrats on the EP!
Sandy r