The Potholes

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 11, 2012477 views16 comments

I made my first trip to Fall Creek Gorge Nature Preserve in Western Indiana over the weekend. Conditions weren't prefect as we had sunshine and bluebird skies, but there was a short period of time when the light was shootable.

This preserve is also referred to as "The Potholes". It's hard to tell from this shot, but that pothole in the foreground is about waist deep, and the one inches behind me was about chest deep.

Really neat area that I'll definately be re-visiting.

Pentax K-7; 1.6 sec, f/14.0, ISO-200, CPL

Thanks for looking, C&C appreciated.
Derek

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on April 11, 2012 at 11:22 PM

Real pretty scene. Fine little cascade, whirlpool and fine complimentary greens to offset the earth tones. Well done.

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Comment posted by Vlad Sadovsky on April 12, 2012 at 12:26 AM

NIce perspective, well arranged pools. I like how you treated little cascades and whirls. Greens are also aligned very well against the rocks. Like the scene.

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on April 12, 2012 at 5:09 AM

Derak this is a beautiful composition. Must be a nice relaxing place. Well seen and captured.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on April 12, 2012 at 5:49 AM

What a great place! I like the composition and the metallic look of the water. Well done.

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Comment posted by Larry Fischer on April 12, 2012 at 7:41 AM

The larger version really pops.
A good sense of depth in the larger version.
This photo presents many elements: DOF, color, lines, curves, texture.
Good work.
the fisch

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on April 12, 2012 at 8:18 AM

Very interesting location. I like your composition. Looks like this place is not too far from Cincinnati so I will give it a visit someday.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on April 12, 2012 at 10:11 AM

Very nice shot of all the cascades and potholes. Everything here looks great to me. I can't recall seeing a picture of this location before, but when I saw the thumbnail it reminded me of the entrance to the Subway in Zion. Different, certainly, but quite similar in some ways too.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 12, 2012 at 2:31 PM

What a neat place Derek, and a very nice image. I really like the carved out potholes and the series of small waterfalls. The green moss and leaves add a nice touch here too. This kind of reminds me of the carved out rocks in the Presque Isle River at the Porcupine Mountains in Upper MI. Nice work Derek!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on April 12, 2012 at 3:31 PM

A very appealing composition for me, Derek. The elements of your image lead me nicely through the image. Perfect choice of shutter speed to me eye, you keep just enough details of the cascades.

Peter

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on April 12, 2012 at 9:58 PM

Nice comp and choice of SS. Glad you got a chance to catch in in overcast lighting. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on April 13, 2012 at 2:10 AM

Great depth in this one -- what a cool looking place!

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on April 13, 2012 at 5:09 AM

Very elegant rock formations here and the place looks so photogenic. Great capture, Derek!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 13, 2012 at 10:59 AM

I like the progression of potholes and the pleasing spring greens. Well done.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on April 13, 2012 at 4:33 PM

A couple of spots on the walls look a little hot and I think the rocks could handle a bit more selective contrast, but I am really loving this shot Derek. I have never seen an image from this place and it looks incredible.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 14, 2012 at 8:11 PM

Neat place, and excellent presentation.

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Comment posted by Leo Collazo on April 16, 2012 at 10:21 PM

Great composition. Nice distance perspective with the potholes. I like the slight softening of the small cascades, and the glowing green of the moss really adds to the impact of the image. Very good detail on the rock surfaces and moss. Beautiful capture Derek!

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