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Morning on the Saco & Re-Post
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Morning on the Saco & Re-Post

by Harry Lichtman

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 24, 2012479 views27 comments
Unusually low water levels on NH's Saco River in the White Mountains allowed me to access areas of the river that would normally be too swift or deep to travel on foot. Slower sections and smooth conditions provided some nice reflected light during this sunrise.

2 exposures, one for the water and land forms, the other for the sky.
5DII, 17-40L, ISO 400, 1/4 sec. & 2 sec., f16

Thanks for the look/suggestions.

Comments

27 comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 24, 2012 at 10:01 PM
Gorgeous color and light Harry. Really like the range of colors you found here. The low view point works well too.
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Comment posted by Ken Smith on July 24, 2012 at 10:03 PM
Awesome! The off-center sunset you balanced with that large cobblestone and grouping opposite. Enjoy the light bouncing off the water. Well done. No nits.
Registered on September 5, 2008, 449 Posts, 2444 Comments
Comment posted by Bret Edge on July 24, 2012 at 10:12 PM
I love the sky reflection on the water in the mid-ground. Perfect shutter speed for the water motion, too. Very nice composition that feels well balanced to my eye. Nice work, Harry.
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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on July 24, 2012 at 10:19 PM
Very nice color range in this image. Perfectly exposed and well composed.
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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on July 24, 2012 at 10:32 PM
Love the balance between the sky and water; well composed.
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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on July 24, 2012 at 11:25 PM
Gorgeous Harry!! Love the crisp details in the FG along with the lovely reflected color in the stream. Beautiful from front to back. Well done.
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Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on July 25, 2012 at 1:54 AM
Oh wow, my eye was immediately drawn to that beautiful pink reflection on the water. It's mesmerizing. I might try a vertical crop eliminating much of the left side and focusing on that luscious light. Either way, this is a strong image.
Registered on November 19, 2008, 49 Posts, 1035 Comments
Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 25, 2012 at 8:02 AM
This is Beautiful!! Wonderful work, Harry. The large version is a treat! :smile:

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
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Comment posted by Tom Hilton on July 25, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Very well done all the way around!
:toast:
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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on July 25, 2012 at 10:15 AM
Classic! I love the reflected color in the foreground water.
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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on July 25, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Kory - This is a vertical from a slightly different part of the river. I wanted to take advantage of the sky in this, but did not like the water action compared to the horizontal. Unfortunately I didn't get this sky from the other vatage point. The color was short lived. I prefer the water flow in the original to this. Shooting down stream is much more challenging from a comp standpoint, and the water cascades from this angle just didn't do it for me. Thanks.
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Comment posted by Jack Garrett on July 25, 2012 at 11:11 AM
I really like the low angle on this. Nice soy color palette too.
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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on July 25, 2012 at 12:56 PM
Beautiful.
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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 25, 2012 at 2:52 PM
I like the whole scene, but the color combos in the water are what really catch my eye. Good eye to see this one.
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Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on July 25, 2012 at 4:16 PM
Yeah Harry I agree with you about the water flow being better in the first one. I just thought that you might be able to crop that first one. That light sure did fade fast, eh?
Registered on November 19, 2008, 49 Posts, 1035 Comments
Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on July 25, 2012 at 4:20 PM
I agree Kory, a crop of the initial post would work. Just would limit my enlargement abilities I guess. Thanks for the input.
Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 25, 2012 at 4:30 PM
Harry,

I just LOVE the reflected colors echoing in the water; the low perspective really picks that up well. I can see the desire of a crop here, but personally I like the weighted balance that the rocks provide in the LL and cropping them out actually changes things to the detriment of the image, IMHO.

However Harry, I must say I think I prefer your 2nd post. To me, the first is not really about the flow of the water because you reduce it's importance with the low perspective - to me it's about the colors - and the rock to some extent interacting with the flow of the water. And so with that, the color is even more the story in the vertical, yet there still is a nice comp and flow with the water. The color highlights picked up not only in the water and pool downstream, but also being picked up on the wet rocks is just gorgeous.

Just my .02, I love both of them. Thanks for showing the vertical too.

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 25, 2012 at 4:40 PM
Fantastic light and color. That sweet light and color from the sunrise reflecting on the water puts this one way over the top! The comp is excellent in leading the eye through. :toast:

Oops, just scrolled down to see the vertical. Yeah, that one gets an ,"Oh, Mommy!." :biggrin:
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Comment posted by Peyton Hale on July 25, 2012 at 5:42 PM
Harry, love the framing and colors here. The reflected light in the water is perfect.
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on July 25, 2012 at 6:24 PM
Beautiful colors and like the great foreground detail leading off the far gap. Real sweet.
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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 25, 2012 at 8:00 PM
This is stunning. The colors in the rocks and water are absolutely beautiful, as is the sky and the darker trees serve to pull it all together. Excellent work!
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Comment posted by Chris Moore on July 25, 2012 at 8:03 PM
very nice comp and colors, really does a nice job of leading my eye through the scene
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Comment posted by David Edwards on July 26, 2012 at 4:03 AM
This sure is a fine stretch of river. I love the colors that are picked up in the water and their mirroring in the sky. Nice comp Harry.
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Comment posted by Abdulla Bin Touq on July 26, 2012 at 7:15 AM
Loved it, Impressive. A job well done Harry.
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Comment posted by Wick Smith on July 26, 2012 at 1:56 PM
Love the orange reflections on the water. It looks tack sharp throughout. Good job. :toast:
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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on July 27, 2012 at 7:29 PM
Very nice scene, Harry, love how the comp pulls you right into the beautiful sunset. Nice job with the bledning, looks very natural. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2010, 343 Posts, 2257 Comments
Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on July 28, 2012 at 12:42 AM
I prefer the second shot, awesome light. The composition in the first isn't superior to the vertical IMO and the light is so much better in the second.
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