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Barr Creek Falls repost

by Rick Turner

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 29, 2013139 views7 comments
Barr Creek Falls is a multi-stepped waterfall in the Rogue River Canyon near Prospect, Oregon. Barr Creek bisects the southern end of the Prospect Airfield, then drops over a 60 foot fall which is mostly obscured by trees, then cascades 30 feet and finally plunges 150 feet to the canyon floor. Barr Creek doesn't hold a large volume of water, so the falls range from an explosive torrent during the spring to a more delicate veil later in the summer. When the flow is right, a second segment forms adjacent to the final drop of the falls.

Sony a900
Minolta 24-50 f2.8 zoom @ 50 mm
Tripod and cable release & cpl
ISO 100, f22, 1 second
Raw conversion and balance exposure in LR4.1
Corrections in PS5 :wavey:

This is edit from the reflections from many suggestions on my original.
c&c welcomed :jump:

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by David Edwards on June 30, 2013 at 5:14 AM
Nice shot Rick. My take would be to lighten up everything except the water. The greens and rocks just seem to lack much definition or presence. The yellow bits on the rocks at the bottom also seem a bit bright and out of place. Lovely light on the falls though.
:smile:
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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on June 30, 2013 at 10:47 AM
Very nice work over on this second version, Rick. I liked the first capture and find the rework is better IMO. I might just tone the rocks down slightly at the bottom, they still look like the pot of gold down there at the very end. :cool:
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 30, 2013 at 12:11 PM
Gorgeous waterfall Rick. Love the silkiness of the water flow. As others have suggested, you might want to tone down the golden rocks slightly.
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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on June 30, 2013 at 2:18 PM
this is lovely Rick, i like the simplicity of this shot
Registered on June 1, 2009, 372 Posts, 2282 Comments
Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on June 30, 2013 at 6:33 PM
Beautiful waterfall. I love all the greens and very nice effect on the water.
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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 1, 2013 at 11:35 AM
Good improvements. A beautiful scene.
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 1, 2013 at 1:06 PM
Rick,

BINGO! I must say that the small and subtle changes took this image to the next level. Excellent! and thanks for taking the time to rework.

Can I offer one more? I really like the spotlight on the mossy rocks at the bottom, but the white area in the water is mildly distracting too. I think you could crop/clone/burn that little area. Then I'd be done with suggestions. ;-) Great job with this!

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