Beulach Ban Falls+Repost

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 20, 2010736 views18 comments

Beulach Ban Falls in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia Canada. I had some great color in the sky this year so decided to include more sky than I would have normally.

Canon 5DM2
Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L (I just love the sharpness of this lens. Money well spent me thinks.).

SR Color Combo + 2-Stop SS ND Gradient
LR3 WB adjustment + CS5 contrast adjustments and some TK masks. Absolutely NO saturation adjustments.

Thanks for you comments and input on my post. Thanks for having look and for any comments or critiques.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on October 20, 2010 at 12:57 PM

Wow, what a place!!! Stunning Eva, I love this a whole lot, composition is very strong and the amount of details blow me off. Colours are perhaps a bit strong, but in a way that I like. Maybe just a tad less of cyan on the wet rocks and magenta on the lhs (forest floor), but that's really the only suggestion I can offer.

Paolo

Registered on August 29, 2007, 318 Posts, 1651 Comments

Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on October 20, 2010 at 2:02 PM

Beautiful Eva! Lots of appealing elements and lots of colors! A good flow from very near to the top of the composition. My only nit is the neon look of the green foliage on the right, I would suggest toning it down a tad.

Registered on January 26, 2007, 360 Posts, 9876 Comments

Comment posted by Zach Ehlert on October 20, 2010 at 2:32 PM

Very cool! Maybe crop a little off the top to bring the focus more to the falls?

Registered on September 17, 2008, 8 Posts, 28 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 20, 2010 at 2:36 PM

Nice shot Eva. I like it cropped as is actually and definitely like the perspective. The color looks a bit "odd" to me, but I'm on an unclaibrated monitor. Will look again when I get home tonight.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 20, 2010 at 2:39 PM

This is very pretty. Beautiful falls! I like the comp just as you have it here, Eva. I enjoy seeing that much of the sky. Maybe a little to saturated, but other than that very nice. It does look nice like this, but maybe just a bit to much. Wonderful shot.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ryan on October 20, 2010 at 3:24 PM

This is great Eva. The lighting looks a bit tricky but you handled it with ease apparently. I can see where a slight crop up top may add more attention to the falls as Zach pointed out but as is this is really good. I'm not seeing any major color issues on this end. Looks good!

Registered on June 29, 2008, 85 Posts, 636 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Tate on October 20, 2010 at 3:34 PM

Great light and color, very nice shot.

Registered on December 11, 2004, 150 Posts, 1667 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Capurso on October 20, 2010 at 6:34 PM

That's beautiful, Eva. I hope I can make it back to Cape Breton some day...

Mark Capurso
Phoenix, AZ

Registered on January 4, 2008, 47 Posts, 321 Comments

Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on October 20, 2010 at 7:10 PM

My goodness, that's some lovely colour and a beautiful scene overall. As with Didl, I'd be tempted to ever so slightly tone down the greens on the right side. Otherwise it looks spot on.

Registered on March 29, 2008, 27 Posts, 1710 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on October 20, 2010 at 7:12 PM

Beautiful, Eva! I like the colors throughout and foreground shapes.
You also have some nice textures in the rocks, particularly with
the fallen leaves in the left foreground. In addition, the diagonal
lines really contribute to an excellent compositon. Thanks for
sharing.

Registered on November 11, 2008, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 20, 2010 at 7:22 PM

Thanks all for you comments. Here is a version corrected for the cyan on the rocks. The other color is real. No saturation adjustments applied. Only some contrast adjustments.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Cordes on October 20, 2010 at 9:33 PM

Repost is super! The color range is outstanding. I also like the comp with the flowing lines guiding my eyes. Great job.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 451 Posts, 3366 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 20, 2010 at 9:36 PM

Very pretty. Comp and light look great and the colors really pop.

I like both versions, but wow, what a difference. I like 'em both, though sky seems a bit yellow in the second one.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Angela Classen on October 20, 2010 at 10:06 PM

I like the repost. You composed this scene perfectly IMO. Love all the details and the vibrant colors!!

Registered on June 13, 2007, 434 Posts, 2742 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 20, 2010 at 10:46 PM

Strong comp, Eva! The repost is more natural, but I have to admit, the first one grabbed me right away.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on October 20, 2010 at 11:11 PM

WOW, Something very impressive, and different from you. I love it! I agree about the slightly electric colors. I think the repost is in the right direction, but slightly too far, IMO. Something in between would be just right for my taste.

Chris

Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 21, 2010 at 8:28 AM

I agree with Chris--but the repost is better colorowise than the first post. This is really beautiful, but i find the fg a tad busy--i like a crop off the bottom to focus more on the great autumn colors up top. Real pretty shot!

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on October 21, 2010 at 5:19 PM

What a long beautiful waterfall Eva. The fall foliage helps accentuate the scene

Well done and Im somewhere in between the two as well

Registered on February 5, 2009, 199 Posts, 2775 Comments