Running Water

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 31, 2013271 views12 comments

An intimate view of a section of high running creek in Columbia River Gorge. Water finds a way to get where it's going, and I liked the way this scene shows it. I wonder what you think of the comp, though-- no wide angle lens, so choosing where to contain the water within the frame presented a challenge...

GH3, tripod; 35-100 @ 75 ( 35mm equiv. = 150); f16, 2.5sec.

Comments welcome.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on May 31, 2013 at 9:05 AM

Personally, I think the comp is very well balanced Catherine. Good job at isolating the right elements to make this scene work. I would have preferred a slightly faster shutter speed to show more detail in the water, but other than that, very nice!

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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on May 31, 2013 at 10:24 AM

I like this comp with the angled view of the water flows and the alternating colors along that line. To me it shows the luxuriant abundance of the Gorge and illustrates very well that water will have its way. Nice job. Chet

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 31, 2013 at 4:27 PM

A very orderly comp imo. And, the whole image is just lovely. From color to light to processing. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on May 31, 2013 at 4:36 PM

Nice job here Catherine. Creating order out of chaos is a lot harder than it seems.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on May 31, 2013 at 9:08 PM

very nice image. The muted colors work very well and the blur of the water is just right.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on May 31, 2013 at 9:31 PM

Nice! I like the vibrant green against the darker rocks and the water woven through the entire image. An excellent composition for my tastes and a lovely scene.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on May 31, 2013 at 11:15 PM

The comp works very nicely for me, Catherine. The diagonal flow of the water throughout the scene is perfectly placed as are the two moss covered rocks. This is a beautiful intimate scene for sure.

Ed

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Comment posted by Mike Dawson on June 1, 2013 at 12:14 AM

Beautiful intimate view, a good contrast of flowing water and lush green, comp works for me

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 1, 2013 at 2:26 PM

Catherine,

Lovely little intimate scene here. I'm really enjoying the water throughout and the greens bring nice color in to what would be a nearly monochromatic scene. At first I was thinking that there's too much included here and wanted to crop some from the left, but in the end I have to agree with others that this is really a well balanced composition.

Lon

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on June 2, 2013 at 9:52 AM

Wonderful image Catherine. I really like the water motion and and those PNW greens are just great. Like others have said I like the balance in this and I know how hard it is to balance the chaos in these streams. Well done.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 2, 2013 at 3:04 PM

Catherine: I love little scenes like this and think you've captured this one perfectly. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by John Williams on June 7, 2013 at 12:06 AM

Beautiful little scene Cath. Nice.

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