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Columbia River Gorge
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Columbia River Gorge

by Abdullah Alhuzimi

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 24, 2011233 views5 comments
Another photo from Oregon. I took tis photo using 5D Mark II and 17-40 F4 with Singe Ray worming polarizer filter. The process was simple, single raw processing and some color and tonal adjustment.

Photo spec's.

ISO 50
F16
O.6 of second

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on May 24, 2011 at 9:17 PM
I like this pretty well, Abdullah. You have a strong composition with the flow of the river leading my eye toward the waterfall. I also like the strong greens in this.
Registered on May 28, 2004, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on May 25, 2011 at 3:56 AM
Abdullah,

Very nice. Typically I might comment on the lack of detail in the falls (which is surprising at only .6 seconds?) But in this image the falls are so pure and white that I think it works wonderfully in this scene. An interesting composition because we don't get to see a continuous view of the water; which is a bit awkward since the falls are shooting out in one direction, but the stream comes out from another direction. But I think it works and the viewer can connect the dots so to speak.

The only suggestion I have would be to pull back the green/yellow saturation a bit - at least selectively. There are some spots, on the rocks in the LLC specifically, where the green is a little neon.

I do really like the pureness of the whites contrasted with the greens and the rest of the scene.

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Jesse Estes on May 25, 2011 at 6:20 AM
Nice Abdullah. That moss is really glowing here and I think this is a nice comp... :toast:
Registered on April 13, 2011, 20 Posts, 174 Comments
Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on May 25, 2011 at 7:43 AM
A fine waterfall/forest shot. I agree with 95% of what Lon said however I would prefer the water about 1/2 stop darker.
Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
Comment posted by Abdullah Alhuzimi on May 25, 2011 at 9:14 AM
Thanks everyone for the comments.

Lon: I love what you said. I went back to the image and toned the saturation down a bit selectively. I also managed to get some more details of the water. Now, I even like it more. Thanks a lot for the constructive criticism.
Registered on November 13, 2010, 13 Posts, 60 Comments