Wandering

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 21, 2010701 views7 comments

This is a small waterfall (maybe 6 feet) in Moran State Park on Orcas Island in the San Juans off the coast of Washington. The forest here was great - the first little hike I got to make in the pacific northwest. I like the comp here because of the diagonals, the sheen on the FG water, and the shade even though this was about mid-day.

Thanks for looking!

Olympus E-520
Zuiko 12-60 @ 27 mm
f/16
0.7 s
ISO 100
Tripod
PS CS4 for RAW conversion, some cloning of some bright sunny spots in the upper right corner, web prep

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on October 21, 2010 at 11:49 PM

Interesting composition, David, I like how the trees frame the falls.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments

Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on October 21, 2010 at 11:57 PM

Lovely little waterfall and rainforest. The top half is what really draws my attention, and although you do have those strong diagonal lines linking the entire composition together, I find that the horizontal line caused by the little terrace in the creek creates a natural separation between the top and bottom halves. Not sure whether I'd like it more cropped, or if you just leave it be, but one thing's for sure and that's that I really like this photo either way.

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

Comment posted by Zach Ehlert on October 22, 2010 at 3:55 AM

Great shot. Not sure if I like the top half or bottom half better. I think it might make a stronger image if you cropped the bottom third out and focused more on the water (though I do like the detail on the beach).

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

Comment posted by Christine Adams on October 22, 2010 at 7:51 AM

Yes, the diagonals are just right here David. Love the serene mood it provokes. Keep 'em coming! Enjoy!

PS I just read the other's comments and I think you could have three different photos here whether you crop or not! I like them ALL!

Registered on January 24, 2006, 119 Posts, 1871 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 22, 2010 at 3:37 PM

It's very nice, David. Nice variety of elements with a focus on the water.

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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on October 22, 2010 at 8:43 PM

Wonderful rich colors. I'm for cropping out the bottom 3rd - just above (or under, can't decide) the broken horizontal log. A great image as is, but I think that would make it even better. Processing looks great by the way.

Registered on January 26, 2010, 68 Posts, 719 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on October 23, 2010 at 5:05 PM

David,

I think this is quite good. Given the complexity of the environment, I think you did very well to include the foreground diagonal log. It echo's the diagonal of the fallen tree up top and I think together they both frame the falls very nicely. This is a well crafted and captured image. Nice work.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments