Oneonta Falls

Dan, pretty scene to say the least, very nice color and peaceful mood. Beautifully seen and presented.
John

Some nice light displayed throughout the gorge here, Dan. The calm water and lack of movement in the foliage might be a good indication it was a somewhat quiet outing overall. The light reflection leads right up to the submerged log as an almost pointer to the object.
Seeing these logs in the streams and rivers gives first thought that they merely drifted down from upstream to a certain locale. However, after seeing many canyons like this rimmed with aging trees one has to wonder which ones toppled from the upper ledges being labeled a widow maker.

I like the reflection off the surface of the water, and how the rocks are so visible underneath. Overall, I'd like to see the shadows a bit darker. They feel too recovered and the dark tones are muddy as a result. The D800 has a very impressive ability to recover the shadows, but just because you can, doesn't mean you should. It's the rich dark tone that helps provide a sense of mystery, depth, and allows color to become very rich and full of life. If you bring those dark tones back to where they should be, you'll have a stronger photo with even better color.

Real pretty scene, Dan. I really like serene feel of the image. Very well done.

Hi Dan:

A lovely scene with a sense of mystery because of the slight glimpse of the fall. Overall I agree with other comments about it feeling just a touch flat with shadow detail brought up too far. I took a crack at another interpretation of the scene. See what you think about this rendition.

Hey thanks Keith, I like what you have done.
This points to the reason why it is nice to post on forums where you get feedback.
I get to where I can't really look objectively a lot of times at my PP.
Oneonta is really dark, so a good amount of lifting shadows was required and I went too far.
Thanks again.

Just a gorgeous image. Love the look through the water - the greens, the stillness, the window of reflection and the hint of a waterfall. The only nit is the rock in the LRC - more or less would probably be better that's really getting technical.

Btw, Keith's edit is stunning and reminds us why we post on here. If one looks at their own image too long, they may be afraid to push the limits, or tweak things - but an outside view can refresh everything

Hi Dan, This is a very cool scene and I like the feel it has. I think something right in between your post and the one Keith did might work quite nice.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Ditto on what Nick said. I think I would prefer something in the middle.

I'd say go even darker than example that Keith posted. He has some great rich dark tone, but I would like to see darker mid tones as well to help with the transition from mid tone to dark tone.

Love your comp Dan. Here's another vote for something in the middle. Beautiful mood as well.

pat

Just my two cents: I think the blacks look good, as do the lights. The mids could be a bit darker. In my opinion, you'd want to preserve the sense of enveloping light.

--P

Nice job with this!!!

Nice looking scene, Dan, I really like the crystal clear water in the FG which really helps to show off the rocks. Maybe a slight crop off the right to remove some of the big rock (which appears to be slightly out of focus in the larger version). I agree with some of the comments about the darks being to opened up and think you could easily fix that if you wanted to. I also noticed an odd greyish patch in the water and was wondering what it could be.. It's right in the middle of the waterfall and its reflection, just below the line of rocks there. It seems like it should be reflecting green there from the ledge instead..any ideas?

There is a most interesting mixture of elements to me in this image. Your composition also leads me into the depth in an appealing way.

Peter