Splash!

by Daniel Rappaport

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 20, 2012255 views13 comments

McCord Creek, Columbia Gorge
Canon 5DMk2, 24mmTS, polarizer. Iso200, f16, 0.3sec

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on April 20, 2012 at 9:38 AM

Beautiful greens and the (almost) starburst shaped splash in the center is a powerful focal point.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 20, 2012 at 10:09 AM

The greens are lovely and I agree with Nancy Lea about the starburst splash. I don't think the brush and trees at the top are helping, so I'd suggest a crop slightly above the furthest rocks.

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on April 20, 2012 at 10:47 AM

I don't know how far you've ever gone up McCord, Daniel, but this reminds me of just before the brush and a whole lot of good stuff. It disappears into an impressive old-growth forest about 30-45 minutes past the top of the upper falls and this looks like the bramble patch right before that. The whole creek is very good for photography up to about 2-3 hours/miles past the top of the upper falls, through that forest. Certainly something I'd do come about the 3rd week of May.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on April 20, 2012 at 12:27 PM

Thanks Marc. I knew that things opened up after a bit but wasn't sure how much more bushwhacking I'd need to do to get there.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on April 20, 2012 at 12:38 PM

nicely processed colors and water flow. my opinion would be to keep the current crop. the darker greens do a good job of balancing the image.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on April 20, 2012 at 3:26 PM

Daniel, I especially like the way you show the dynamics of the flow. Your inclusion of the surroundings makes for a very good framing in my opinion.

Peter

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 20, 2012 at 4:43 PM

Daniel, I think this is really nice, and for me this comp works very nice. Great movement of the water and I like the green tones with the moss almost glowing. I think this would look especially nice against a dark background. Nice work.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on April 20, 2012 at 5:13 PM

Funny Daniel, I was here scouting around today! We are bound to run into each other soon enough. The water levels out there were INSANE! I like what you have caught here. Nice job.

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Comment posted by Jon Daining on April 20, 2012 at 9:20 PM

Daniel, the image quality is stunning. A well composed scene as well.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on April 20, 2012 at 10:31 PM

The fan-like spread of water works well in the foreground. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 21, 2012 at 8:48 PM

Very nice. The expanding water texture is a great focal point.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on April 22, 2012 at 1:36 AM

Beautiful Daniel. I love the soft spreading whitewater. Nice composition. Great Action.

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on April 22, 2012 at 12:16 PM

All that green makes for some great contrast with the moving water, nice shot.

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