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First Waterfall

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted July 2, 201497 views7 comments

Before I went to Oregon last may, I planned to shoot some waterfalls if the opportunity arose. I studied up on this site for some tips and came across Barr Creek waterfall on my way to Crater Lake. With some of the techniques I found on NPonline pertaining to shutter speeds, etc. I found a falls in partial sunlight whihc is a no-no but made the best of it in post processing . So, I bagged my first and only waterfall in less than ideal conditions and came away with something that pleased me.

Sony a900
24-50 mm Minolta f1.4 zoom @ 50mm
cpl
ISO 100
f 16
1/2 second

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 2, 2014 at 10:18 PM

The water looks good. The picture is overwhelmed by all the greenery.

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on July 3, 2014 at 10:15 AM

Beautiful falls and good shutter speed (in my opinion). On my monitor the greens are a bit dark and that sun-lit yellow area is a bit bright. I might adjust those.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 4, 2014 at 8:25 AM

Very nice, gets better every time I get another look too

This is a favorite of mine..
Have a great 4th Rick!

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Comment posted by Jim Lockhart on July 4, 2014 at 5:25 PM

I've heard that Oregon has many great waterfalls Rick, and this is a good example; something that might be seen in a travel brochure. The shutter speed really captured the delicate nature of the falls well. All the greenery sets off the falls nicely, I think, and the vertical comp suits the subject. The sun-lit rocks add interest to the whole scene.

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Comment posted by Karen Kane on July 5, 2014 at 11:55 AM

What a peaceful and majestic place to find Rick. The exposure is right on for the falls. The only place where the bright sun bothers my eyes is that one almost white patch at the bottom of the image, I'd almost be tempted to crop (or clone) it, while leaving the yellow rocks as they add a lot of interest. I also like that little ghost of a twin-fall over on the left.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 5, 2014 at 2:03 PM

That's quite a waterfall. The shutter speed look good, but I agree that dodging the greens would add nicely to this view. The golds at the bottom are a fascinating addition...it took me a while to realize that they were sunlight hitting moss covered rocks at the bottom.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on July 5, 2014 at 2:37 PM

Well composed, Rick, and a perfect ss for my tastes.

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