Water Spirit

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 13, 2010308 views36 comments

A similar, but different frame from the Upper Yosemite Falls shots last spring. I approached this one a little more aggressive with the processing. The first one is in my gallery if you wanted to compare. basically, this is the amount of vapor that falls far enough out from the wall to catch some of the sunlight that is getting past the edge of the granite to the left. Also this is probably 500plus feet of the falls here. I hope you enjoy it, and thank you for your thoughts. larger version included.

Thanks,
Chris

Comments

36 comments

Comment posted by dean hebert on December 14, 2010 at 12:22 AM

The different formations catching the light is cool. Your processing looks good. It's really quite intriguing.

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Comment posted by James Fougère on December 14, 2010 at 12:24 AM

Hi Chris! Nice B&W image! I have a similar image to this, but I was not there when the water flow was like this! The mist, contrast and texture of the water is very cool.

Registered on October 25, 2010, 41 Posts, 831 Comments

Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on December 14, 2010 at 12:38 AM

This is beautiful Chris. A masterpiece in B&W.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on December 14, 2010 at 1:16 AM

This is amazing Chris. One of your best images. The title fits perfectly. That water has a soul. So much character and "personality". The bw processing is outstanding.

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on December 14, 2010 at 1:55 AM

Wow! This is really a killer shot, Chris. Lots of great shapes in there!

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on December 14, 2010 at 2:35 AM

Fascinating, Chris! It really as if there are ghostly forms coming out of the misty falls. Well seen, and beautiful conversion.

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on December 14, 2010 at 2:41 AM

I love the processing in this one, the water looks a lot like billowing smoke. This works really well as a B&W.

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Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on December 14, 2010 at 6:03 AM

Great capture Chris. The shutter speed is perfect as is the processing. The title is as so spot on too. you have do a marvelous job of converting this and bringing out all the tones to there potential. Cheers

Registered on January 22, 2009, 12 Posts, 479 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on December 14, 2010 at 7:16 AM

Oh, I absolutely love it. At first glance the water can be easily mistaken for smoke or steam. Wonderful patterns and it works beautifully in B&W. This IS fine art photography!

Guy

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Comment posted by Brian Gallagher on December 14, 2010 at 7:44 AM

I tend to have an Icon fixation when I visit Yosemite. This photograph is a brilliant example of your vision and skills.

Registered on April 21, 2007, 7 Posts, 54 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 14, 2010 at 8:26 AM

I remember the first post well, and loved it too. This is a real beauty, with great tones and contrast. Absolutely gorgeous!

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Comment posted by Larry Fischer on December 14, 2010 at 9:05 AM

YES, YES AND YES.
GREAT WORK
I LIKE THE B&W.
THE FISCH

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on December 14, 2010 at 9:35 AM

Gorgeous!

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on December 14, 2010 at 9:39 AM

Excellent work Chris, love the swirling motion in the falls and excellent mono conversion. Well done.

Registered on June 30, 2008, 203 Posts, 2641 Comments

Comment posted by Gino Cortez on December 14, 2010 at 9:42 AM

This is really wild! The larger version certainly puts it more in context. I like the wispy, ethereal, movement and especially the light/dark color contrast. Good eye for the light and processing. Very emotive.

Registered on November 23, 2010, 57 Posts, 396 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 14, 2010 at 9:58 AM

Very cool, Chris. Wild looking image and very well done.

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Comment posted by David Cobb on December 14, 2010 at 10:30 AM

Fabulous Chris, wonderful processing and I love the air of mystery here.

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Comment posted by Joel Hazelton on December 14, 2010 at 12:13 PM

Wow, fascinating abstract. Your title is very fitting, as it does have a supernatural feel to it.

Registered on August 6, 2008, 194 Posts, 1315 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on December 14, 2010 at 12:36 PM

Even though they are similar, I like this one more than the previous post. The smoky appearance of the falling water is perfect for the title.

Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments

Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on December 14, 2010 at 1:05 PM

This has a powerful and yet soothing feel to it. Very artistic,nice job on your processing.
Beautiful stuff Chris!

Registered on June 15, 2010, 29 Posts, 605 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on December 14, 2010 at 2:55 PM

Beautiful conversion. I'd love to appreciate this as a print.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 14, 2010 at 3:43 PM

This is fantastic. I thought spirit immediately as well. The lighting on the water is super too.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 14, 2010 at 3:43 PM

Just amazing, Chris. This is really well done, and the b/w is fantastic for this.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by Adam Gibbs on December 14, 2010 at 3:57 PM

Fascinating! One area in the top section really looks like a figure emerging from the falls, neat.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 14, 2010 at 5:14 PM

Chris - how did you achieve the B&W conversion? I've always done my own adjustments, but I just today purchased Nik Silver Efex Pro because I've seen so many nice results from others using it. Just wondering how you achieved this excellent result.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on December 14, 2010 at 6:26 PM

Wow, artistic as heck Chris. You got my vote on this one. The upper right vapor almost looks like a cobra

Thanks for sharing

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

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 14, 2010 at 7:40 PM

Chris,

This is phenomenal! the large version is just stunning. I think perhaps your best of the Yosemite Falls images - at least that I've seen.

You MUST enter this image in the Yosemite Renaissance competition next year!

Lon

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Comment posted by Rick Gomez on December 14, 2010 at 7:58 PM

This is just awesome!

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on December 14, 2010 at 8:40 PM

This is one of the most amazing images of a waterfall I have ever seen, Chris. The delicate structure, almost like flowing fog rather than water, is flat out incredible. Truly outstanding, stunning work. The larger image is a jaw dropper. Phenomenal.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on December 14, 2010 at 10:44 PM

One of the most unique WF images I have seen. The first image is very nice but the abstract quality this one is superb. Well conceived and executed.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 14, 2010 at 11:15 PM

FANTASTIC! This could be as much smoke as it is water. This is really incredible, Chris. Perfect title.

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Comment posted by Jim Greenwood on December 15, 2010 at 12:01 AM

Superb! I notice only one very very minor nit. The area of mist just below the center horizontally and just to the right of the center vertically has a small hot spot which catches the eye just a little bit.

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Comment posted by Mark Hespenheide on December 15, 2010 at 12:43 AM

Chris, this is really noteworthy. Very impressive image, and excellent vision to imagine what it might look like. I don't feel very qualified to critique black and white, but I might pull down the blacks at the bottom. With the title "water spirit", I'm prompted to think about a single entity, while the current brightness at the bottom pulls my eye down and out of the frame. Still--exceptionally nice.

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Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on December 15, 2010 at 8:39 AM

Incredible work, Chris!!! Fine art for sure.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 15, 2010 at 11:23 AM

Interesting--i like it!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on December 15, 2010 at 12:42 PM

Wow!

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