Sol Duc Spring

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 21, 2012479 views15 comments

Old-growth forest, subalpine lakes, and snowy peaks populate the Sol Duc landscape. Small creeks and streams such as the one shown here, feed the Sol Duc River which serves as a key highway for coho salmon, running through the valley and ascending to the lakes and headwaters in the surrounding mountains.

I had only seconds to capture the sunlight on the falls as the beams danced through the forest just after sunrise.

Thanks for your comments!

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on November 21, 2012 at 2:43 PM

Drew, the light is gorgeous, you caught a beautiful glow on the moss, yup, I'm sure this light show didn't last long. Love it.
John

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on November 21, 2012 at 3:00 PM

Very cool and great light. Might take a bit off the top as the ULC is unnecessary. Nice catch!

aF

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Comment posted by Joerg Bonner on November 21, 2012 at 4:30 PM

lovely image with great light. i love the glow of the moss! i agree with aaron about the ULC.

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Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on November 21, 2012 at 7:09 PM

Like what your doing here. Very nice presentation. Another vote for something off the top. TFS

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 21, 2012 at 7:40 PM

Drew,

Beautiful and intimate image of light. what a great moment and you've caught it just right and in time.

I might go along with a crop from the top, at least to remove the reddish log intruding in the ULC. I would also recommend a equal crop from the bottom getting rid of the little knob and very bottom slice of white water. I think the resulting format/ratio will suit the scene well.

Just my opinion, but for me, the greens are a bit on the neon side to me. Yeah, I know the greens in the PNW are killer.... actually just the neon green at the top and the bottom rocks. The moss in the middle with the light and cascades looks pretty good actually.

You've got a great setup here. A couple tweaks and this will be killer.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 21, 2012 at 7:52 PM

I love the light across the falls and also how it makes the moss glow. This is a beautiful scene and I quite enjoy the feel. I too can see a crop off the top just to the bottom of the black area and the red log in the in the ulc and still staying above the falls.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Justin Richardson on November 21, 2012 at 8:30 PM

Couldn't have said it better, Lon. Agree totally. This is a beautiful image that has the ability to be stunning!

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Comment posted by Chad Merrell on November 21, 2012 at 11:33 PM

I agree with Lon on the greens. You captured a great scene here and I love the light on the water. Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on November 22, 2012 at 12:59 AM

That light really takes this to the next level. Well done Drew!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on November 22, 2012 at 9:59 AM

Drew: Great capture of the moment. Would like to see this bigger. >=))>

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 22, 2012 at 10:50 AM

A very crisp, clean image. The spotlighting sunshine adds a nice punch to the scene. The only detractions have been mentioned already. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Todd Bloomquist on November 22, 2012 at 11:31 AM

Drew, this is splendid. Great job of taking advantage of the light and the moment. Slow shutter speed looks right and the water isn't washed out from the long exposure. It has a very peaceful feel to it. Love the moss color, too. I also would like to see what it looks like with the top cropped a bit. Otherwise, very nice.

Todd

Registered on January 21, 2012, 10 Posts, 51 Comments

Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on November 22, 2012 at 4:36 PM

Really well done. You captured the light perfectly in this scene. I nice large print of this would be great.