Cascades

Stellar shot - such places are rare. Processing and exposure(s) are spot on. One of your best and just my kind of image. My version might come in January - too busy at the moment.

I'm surprised you needed two exposures for this. What film were you using?

Worth it, though.

Dietrich, this is a most convincing presentation of the scene for me. Your compositional elements with the numerous curves and the rocks framing and anchoring it work impressively together to me. I also admire the details at the bottom left with the delicate green leaves embedded in the brown fallen ones. Great work in my opinion.

Peter

Wonderful luminosity and color, Didl! Just a gorgeous image with a lot of life to it.

This is nice Dietrich, great quality of color in the water, perfect exposure IMO, and the right amount of detail in the frame to keep one very intrigued.

Excellent detail and natural color, along with comp and light. Sweet image all around Dietrich.
John

Thanks for the comments!

Julian, as usual I use Provia 100F. The blend was needed, mainly for the part in the bg, that pool further down. I also used some of the darker exposure for the little falls on the right.

This one is excellent. The touch of brighter colors in the fg leaves really adds to the image. All the curves and flow of water and rock keep my eyes in the frame. Beautiful

Excellent detail and action. Really like it

Dietrich, This is really nice! I like your comp a lot and really enjoy the flow of the water. Wonderful colors and textures too! I will look forward to the image Andreas made as well. Very nice work Dietrich!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Very effective composition. I like the coolness of your color palette.

There is a wonderful rhythm to this Dietrich. Glorious light and motion with blues tones that are just lovely. The foreground shelf of leaves adds a lot of interest. I like this a lot.

I think I like this scene a little better than the last one, Dietrich. The colrful leaves and vegetation around the edges adds a lot in my view. Beautful scene.

I went back and looked at the previous one again and I'm enjoying both of these. The metallic silver look of the polished rock works well with the slightly blue water. Beautiful image and this looks like a great place to explore.

Looking good :)...and ha!! blending LF. hilarious ;)

The LF is working well for you Didi. I love the colored leaves in the foreground and spread around elsewhere. Beautiful looking water and the exposure looks good. Well done!

Wonderful capture and processing work too, Didi. This image took some careful planning in the field and overall post processing with the film usage. The color seems spot on to me as well as I like the amount of depth you've provided into the shadow area. Just enough to be able to view it but still enough of the black to provide the nice offset contrast too, especially the last turn in the fall. Another real winner IMO.

Very strong image with lots of dynamic appeal and vibrant color. Superbly done!

I like the composition Dietrich. The rocks and leaves frame the water beautifully. The small stream of water flowing through the moss and leaves in the LRC is the most interesting I think and I wish there was a little more room below it....otherwise a solid comp. Exposure is good.....maybe a little bright in the ULC but definitely not blown. Nice image.

Superb composition that draws the viewer in. The elements all complement each other.Wonderful shot.

Thanks Dietrich. I'm surprised you didn't use a grad angled at 45° - surely it's a lot less work than scanning twice and blending the two versions? I admit I've done blends a couple of times and it took ages to get the edges halo-free...

Dietrich,

Didn't I already comment on this? Oh wait, email, I forgot. This is wonderful! It seems that your one lens was perfect for this. What a fascinating place! I love the colors, which are not surprisingly similar to your last image - kind of a silvery look overall, with great color throughout. Just love that water. All that interest at the bottom works beautifully in framing the scene and acting as a base while exploring all the flow and geology that follows.

Now you have really peaked my curiosity. From this vantage point, I want to know, how the H did you capture your previous image?? It would seem to me that the only way would be for you to be in this dangerous looking stream. OR, is this one of those gorges with a wooden or steel walkway bolted to the canyon walls? Of course it's not important, your image stands alone, but since you pointed out the location of the previous image, now I'm curious....

Great work Dietrich,

Lon

Dietrich, this is wonderful. Great colors and luminosity. Processing is just perfect.

Fascinating comp and light. It's abstract and real at the same time.

Beautiful stuff, Didi! Excellent in all respects!

Chris

Wicked; great comp!

Thanks for the WP! What a nice Christmas gift! Thanks to the editors and of course thanks to the great NPN community!

Credit must be given where credit is due: So thanks once again here to Andreas for dragging me around and finally to this spot.

Congratulations on this image Dietrich. WP aside, masterful work. Love the comp and the abstract quality.

pat

perfectly composed. beautiful water and love the autumn leaves.
congrats on a fine WP!
sandy