Forest Gems

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 6, 2011497 views19 comments

From my last backpacking trip to Opal Creek Wilderness over the summer. The water really is this clean and colorful. It does not get much better than drinking freshly pumped water from this creek. Thanks in advance for any comments.

Canon 5D / 17-40L / f/16 and 6 sec
Two shots blended for exposure

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on November 6, 2011 at 2:18 PM

I love the light here and the colors.. Beautiful composed image. The blending looks good. Very beautiful scene and great shot

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on November 6, 2011 at 4:10 PM

All around looks great Adrian. I especially like the waters translucence.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 6, 2011 at 4:47 PM

Nice over all scene. The colors and the blur of the water are very good.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 6, 2011 at 5:02 PM

Marvelous color, nice comp, very luminous. Gorgeous image.

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Comment posted by Mitch Erwin on November 6, 2011 at 6:07 PM

Adrian, one could not find a better composed stream composition than this. The colors are great!

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Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on November 6, 2011 at 6:35 PM

You took the words right out of my mouth: I immediately noticed the color of the water. It's sublime! Nice work.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on November 6, 2011 at 8:01 PM

Love the luminance and clarity of the water, really giving a sense of a cold clear creek. Superb comp as well. Can't beat those gorgeous greens. Fantastic. Must have been a super trip.

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Comment posted by Scott Miller on November 6, 2011 at 9:10 PM

The water on this one is just great. Color, shutter speed and translucence all combine perfectly.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on November 6, 2011 at 9:11 PM

Loved your series from here on Photo Cascadia Adrian. Love the colors and soft light. Putting this place on my list!

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Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on November 6, 2011 at 9:25 PM

This one really works for me. The colors are great and the flow of the stream diagonally through the comp works well!

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Comment posted by Tim Donnelly on November 6, 2011 at 9:30 PM

Thats some beautiful colouring there Adrian! Lovely composition to acheive that depth

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 6, 2011 at 11:02 PM

That's really nice, Adrian. Really like the colors here and the way the play off of each other.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 6, 2011 at 11:55 PM

Beautiful greens and translucent quality of the water Adrian. Wonderful capture.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 7, 2011 at 3:45 AM

Terrific comp, i love the great detail, and the greens contrasting with the aqua of the water--nice! I would have preferred a shorter h20 exposure for less of a 'glassy' look, but im probably in the minority on that.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on November 7, 2011 at 10:00 AM

Great composition and I love the vivid colors.

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on November 7, 2011 at 4:10 PM

This is beautiful Adrian! You're very successful in conveying the pristine quality of this wilderness. Well done my friend.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 7, 2011 at 7:04 PM

Beautiful scene, Adrian. Really well captured! The light is wonderful and I love the colors. I think the motion feel of the water works great.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Ron Pederson on November 8, 2011 at 7:46 AM

Nice comp with great colors and light. I'd prefer a shorter exposure, the blurred water in the FG is a bit distracting IMO.

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Comment posted by Reed Bowman on November 9, 2011 at 12:03 PM

The stream colors are amazing and really set this iconic PNW stream image apart from so many others...well done and thank god we still have wildernesses that have such amazing water quality!

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