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Ice Sculptures

by Bill Maile

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted December 28, 2010143 views4 comments
This is a normally fast-flowing waterfall called Little Niagara in Wayne County, PA that I've posted a couple of summer and fall pictures from. Took a trip up over the Christmas weekend for my first winter visit, along with getting my brother out of his Connecticut office, and into mine. ;) It's been SO cold here, that the falls are already almost frozen over, creating all of these wonderful formations.

Used his D80, set ISO at 160, this is 1/5th second, f-14, no CPL.

Most importantly, this is a combination of my initial processing in Elements, then used John Mumaw's "Image Polish" to finish it off. Thanks!! What a difference. Thanks for any C&C, larger posted.

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on December 28, 2010 at 9:43 AM
Viewing the larger version is really critical to seeing how beautiful this is. Really nice.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Maile on December 28, 2010 at 10:34 AM
Thank you Barbara, yes, the larger version is certainly much truer to life. As I was posting, I thought for a moment, "I wish there was better light", but in this case, I think the colors stand out because of the conditions.
Registered on March 2, 2009, 984 Posts, 2518 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Roane on December 28, 2010 at 6:43 PM
The larger version is much better, Bill, but honestly, it looks overprocessed for my taste - has too much of a fakey, HDR look to it. I tell you, though, I think the comp is awesome and very much worth reprocessing for a more realistic rendition. I think this also may look good in BW.
Registered on December 12, 2008, 213 Posts, 2226 Comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 30, 2010 at 8:42 AM
Nice comp Bill but I agree with Doug on the processing. Maybe it is the loss of detail in the mid ground and foreground that are giving the image an HDR look. The back part of the image looks fine however.
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments