Tanner Butte Trail

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 30, 2010353 views21 comments

Unnamed falls above the Columbia Gorge. Canon 5D, 17-40L at 17mm. Polarizer. f8 3 shot composite for DOF. 0.8 sec, iso 200.

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21 comments

Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on September 30, 2010 at 12:16 AM

Daniel,

Really makes me feel like I am right there. The FG yellow leaf is perfect Very well done.

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on September 30, 2010 at 12:22 AM

Cool foreground elements. Really shows off the season well. I think the waterfall could use just a tad bit of brightening to make it stand out a bit more. Very cool photograph.

Registered on February 21, 2010, 133 Posts, 1509 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Smorra on September 30, 2010 at 12:44 AM

Nice shot Daniel. I like the yellow foreground leaf which provides a nice anchor to the scene. The top to bottom sharpness looks great.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on September 30, 2010 at 2:55 AM

What a neat perspective. I can just about smell the leaves; lovely!

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Comment posted by Håkon Iversen on September 30, 2010 at 3:52 AM

Love it! Perfect water movement and excellent comp.
But you say 3-shot composite? My 17-40 changes crop quite a bit when I move focus on it. How do you blend them together?

Registered on August 16, 2010, 20 Posts, 123 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Maklae on September 30, 2010 at 5:57 AM

Great comp, the fg leafs really anchor the image. Interesting way to get DOF. I would have focused on leafs at f/22 to hyperfocal.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on September 30, 2010 at 6:50 AM

Beautiful work Daniel, love your perspective.
John

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on September 30, 2010 at 9:08 AM

That's one really sweet shot Daniel! Totally personal opin, but I might crop it right across from the top of the fallen log to eliminate that little bit of sky. Lovely colors, texture and detail.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on September 30, 2010 at 9:31 AM

Daniel - Fine image - detail and lighting excellent. I might have composed / cropped of the bright area top L as it takes my focus out of the main part of the image. Perfect shutter speed selection and blend job.

Harry

Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments

Comment posted by Cam Held on September 30, 2010 at 9:52 AM

Daniel,
Great waterfall shot! Love it! The leaf in the FG really makes the image! I agree with the others that perhaps a tad bit of brightening could help the falls, and the sky may detract, but thats just my opinion. All in all a superb shot!

-Cam

Registered on November 12, 2009, 59 Posts, 398 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 30, 2010 at 10:24 AM

Wonderful comp and shutter speed. The FG leaves really add a lot to this. Well done.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on September 30, 2010 at 11:35 AM

Nice shot with great fg. I think the suggested crop might crowd the top of the wf too much. I might try cloning out the sky, but it is a large area to remove unnoticeably. Worth a try though. Overall very well done.

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Comment posted by Aaron Cowan on September 30, 2010 at 11:58 AM

Great foreground! I really feel like I'm sitting right next to the stream...well done.

Registered on September 22, 2010, 8 Posts, 165 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on September 30, 2010 at 12:00 PM

Hakon - you are rignt, in order to combine for DOF I had to use a program that accounts for the different crop from forground focus to background - Helicon Focus. Greg - I also have a version at f22/hyperfocal at highter iso, but didn't like it as well.
Dan

Registered on September 9, 2009, 294 Posts, 2006 Comments

Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on September 30, 2010 at 4:01 PM

Daniel,

I like image very much. I think I'd like it more without the leaves in it all and just cropped above them. They are so big in the fg it makes the whole scale look "off" to me. Just a personal opinion. Most people really seem to like as is. Overall, your colors and processing look great, including the fg blend.

Michael

Registered on June 18, 2009, 86 Posts, 2317 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on September 30, 2010 at 4:07 PM

Wonderful shot, perfectly composed and executed.

D&L

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 30, 2010 at 11:26 PM

Excellent comp and great depth. Sky in back is just a bit distracting.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on October 1, 2010 at 12:12 AM

Lovely, Daniel. Needless to say, you have a very strong foreground.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 1, 2010 at 2:32 PM

Great comp, light, and color.

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on October 1, 2010 at 5:07 PM

Stunning, Daniel - the smaller version doesn't do it justice like the larger. Only thing I would suggest is to brighten the falls just a bit more - a tiny suggestion

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Comment posted by John Williams on November 2, 2010 at 4:34 PM

I missed this one Daniel. Wow, I love it. What a great falls, I'm not sure I've seen it before.

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