Middle Bruce Creek Falls

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 22, 2011165 views5 comments

Located in Northeast Tennessee, I didn't have directions to get to this fall other than that it was located somewhere along the Cumberland Trail. Luckily I found the GPS coordinates and kept taking roads that got me closer to the spot. Turns out it's less than a .5 mile hike from an unmarked trailhead. It's actually located adjacent to Interstate 75, though it is not visible from the road.

The heavy flow made it difficult to get a fast enough shutter speed while keeping the rest of the scene balanced. I would have liked it a little faster for more texture in the lower fall, but I am pleased with the result. Couldn't have asked for much better light.

Shot was taken with Canon 7D - Tokina 28-70 at 28mm. Exposure was 1/4 sec. at f/16.

Thanks for looking.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on March 23, 2011 at 2:38 PM

I like this Bryan. Nice composition. The water in the lower falls looks a little blown out on my monitor here at work (not calibrated) so I wonder if you shot in RAW you might try to recover something there.

I do not think a faster shutter speed would have helped this. I think you nailed it pretty well. As a matter of fact a little slower speed might have given you a little cleaner look on the lowere falls edges. My personal taste tends toward getting a flow look to the water without getting the fuzzy cotton candy look. But that is just my taste.

Registered on March 24, 2010, 73 Posts, 1268 Comments

Comment posted by Bryan Simpson on March 23, 2011 at 4:49 PM

Thanks, Walt. I was wondering about the highlights on the lower falls. On my monitor at home and here at the office, they look fine. However on a couple of co-worker's monitors they are completely blown out. The original capture (RAW) is fine, with no clipping. I may reprocess with less exposure compensation and see how it looks.

Thanks again for looking and commenting.

Registered on February 7, 2008, 5 Posts, 12 Comments

Comment posted by Phillip Noll on March 23, 2011 at 7:49 PM

Nicely composed but I do find myself wondering what that upper fall looks like. Was it possible to see more of it? I think the shutter speed you chose works well. Nice shot!

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Comment posted by Bryan Simpson on March 23, 2011 at 11:05 PM

Thanks Phillip. I do have a vertical shot that includes all of the upper fall and a tiny bit of the third one above that. I'll try and post it later.

Registered on February 7, 2008, 5 Posts, 12 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Fischer on March 24, 2011 at 8:14 AM

This is a wonderful photo. Nice contrast, texture, lines, etch.
Wondering? Foreground waterfall is level but the water on the back fall seems to lean left. What would the photo look like slightly reversed, i.e. make the back ground water vertical and let the foreground fall's edge be slightly elevated on the right?
Next I wonder what darkening the water pool would look like?
Same goes for the center rock...??
I reeaallyy like the rock texture.
the fisch

Registered on July 28, 2008, 155 Posts, 874 Comments