The Green Zebra

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 1, 2012282 views22 comments

Waterfall and moss detail at Panther Creek Falls in the Columbia River Gorge of Washington. I found these zebra like stripes very interesting. There are so many abstract opportunities at this waterfall if you have a long lens.

Nikon D7000, 70-300 Nikkor at 300mm, polarizer
0.5 sec at f/13, ISO 100.

Thanks for any comments or suggestions you have. Larger version is provided.

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Alex Noriega on June 1, 2012 at 10:16 PM

This is really nice, Scott! A unique abstract/detail shot - I really appreciate tighter comps on waterfalls; they're much less stereotypical. The detail in the large version is a treat. My only nit might be that the upper-left seems darker than the lower right (which I'm sure is natural), but if you're going for more of an abstract pattern look, you might want to make it more uniform. Super minor nit though. Love it.

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Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on June 1, 2012 at 10:39 PM

Good job, Scott.. excellent find! I sure enjoyed the trip up there with you.

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on June 1, 2012 at 11:29 PM

This is a treat! Excellent image, from a unique place such as Oregon. Wouldn't change anything...

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Comment posted by Jeremy Cram on June 1, 2012 at 11:42 PM

That is a really beautiful. Great eye on seeing this.

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Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on June 1, 2012 at 11:54 PM

Bigger is better with this one. Interesting comp and I like the diagonal lines and contrast. Did you shoot a few with a faster shutter speed? Although this is wonderful just how it is, I’m still wondering how it might look with the water a tad less milky.

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on June 2, 2012 at 1:18 AM

This is great, Scott... awesome vision too...

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on June 2, 2012 at 3:55 AM

well seen composition. it might lack for something to settle my eye but that's pretty minor. the water seems a touch bright to my eye as well and i'd like to see a little more texture there.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on June 2, 2012 at 3:58 AM

Very nice abstract, Scott. I had a similiar subject recently put coudn't pull it off - you suceeded.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 2, 2012 at 8:55 AM

Very nice. The textures work well together for an interesting comp. Good eye

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on June 2, 2012 at 9:20 AM

A very nice abstract Scott. Nice vision to see this scene.

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Comment posted by Mark Windom on June 2, 2012 at 9:55 AM

Unique and well seen. I actually find these type of images more interesting than the standard waterfall shots that you see day in and day out. Nice!

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Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on June 2, 2012 at 10:57 AM

Scott, great find and very well conceived... I really like the texture of the moss interchanging with the flowing water

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 2, 2012 at 12:35 PM

Nice--great semi-abstract!

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Comment posted by James Fougère on June 2, 2012 at 2:42 PM

Interesting abstract Scott

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on June 2, 2012 at 4:05 PM

Oh I like this, almost an absstract! The larger version especially has some very nice details!

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on June 3, 2012 at 12:40 AM

Great shot Scott!

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on June 3, 2012 at 6:46 AM

An amazing abstract to me, Scott. The larger version is a must to enjoy all the delightful details. Just the right amount of texture in the water for me, appealingly counteracted by the delicate textures of the moss.

Peter

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on June 3, 2012 at 9:05 AM

Thank you to everyone for all of the comments. I appreciate them all.

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on June 3, 2012 at 1:33 PM

A unique image. The small version looks a little bit busy, but the larger version is beautiful.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 3, 2012 at 6:41 PM

Cool abstract. Nice handling of the light to get the texture in both the light and dark areas.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 4, 2012 at 8:49 AM

Neat abstract. I like that you've got contrast both in the color and in the texture. This is almost dizzying and the larger version works much better. Another image that is much better when seen large.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on June 4, 2012 at 4:10 PM

Nice eye for this, Scott, really enjoyed looking at the details in the larger version. Great job handling the exposure as well.

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