The Gorge +

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 16, 2014456 views29 comments

Last Saturday after getting back from Lake Superior I made a trip to a State Natural Area about 40 miles from my home. There were lots of photographers there that day but I still had a good time trying to make a couple of new image from the area. This is one that I made that day and just had to walk up the creek a little ways with waders. Thanks for any thoughts on it you might have. The large version works better.
5D3, 50mm, ISO 400, F/16 at 3.2 seconds. CPL.
I'm heading out to set up a 3 day photography show right now but will be able to get back on the computer in the evenings.

Comments

29 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on October 16, 2014 at 12:23 PM

Brilliant image. I really like the concentration of leaves in the background and their slow distribution into the foreground. It looks a touch crooked though

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on October 16, 2014 at 12:43 PM

Fantastic image of a special place for sure. I could see a bit of a crop from both sides but just fine as presented. I think that any perceived crookedness is an optical illusion on the smaller version due to the line of the leaves near the falls... the reflections do line up.

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Comment posted by Riccardo Boesso on October 16, 2014 at 12:47 PM

Fantastic...great composition and excellent colors!

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on October 16, 2014 at 12:59 PM

Excellent light and comp, Nick. The smattering of autumn warmth; with the leaves and reflection; throughout the scene make for some nice eye candy. I also like your POV with the rock formations. Congrats on your show and I hope you make some sales.

Ed

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on October 16, 2014 at 1:13 PM

Very nice composition with the slow parade of leaves moving past. The overlapping walls give the impression of looking back into a cave. I get the feeling it's tilted clockwise a bit. Maybe just me.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on October 16, 2014 at 1:18 PM

Real nice Nick and a very different comp which I like. Beautiful brown tones and the leaves look great. Very nice image.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 16, 2014 at 2:02 PM

Nick: Really nice capture of a wonderful scene. Love the placid water and the BG falls. Most excellent.>=))>

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 16, 2014 at 2:49 PM

Excellent. I really like this. This has a beautifully peaceful mood with the placid water and fallen leaves. I also like the texture and colors of the rocks. Really nice job Nick.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on October 16, 2014 at 4:24 PM

This is really sweet, Nick. Great job holding detail in the shadows. I like the arching rocks and the leaves on the water. Excellent!

--P

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Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on October 16, 2014 at 4:58 PM

I could see going for a tighter crop to simplify this a bit, but it looks good as presented.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on October 16, 2014 at 6:48 PM

Love the mood and the comp in this Nick. Gorgeous image. I might tilt it a touch CCW but very minor.

pat

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on October 16, 2014 at 7:19 PM

Nick, I sure wish I could have been on this outing. WOW, what a really neat place. From my perspective, no changes needed, just make a big print. The larger version just sings !!!......

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 16, 2014 at 10:45 PM

Nice image. Great color, composition and I like the water fall in the background. It as a nice center of interest.

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Comment posted by Jeff Martyka on October 16, 2014 at 11:00 PM

Beautiful...love the reflections and the framing.

I was planning to head out that direction this weekend. Now I have to go whether I bring a camera or not.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on October 17, 2014 at 4:24 AM

Gorgeous fall scene Nick, very appealing, everything about it. Beautiful work.
John

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on October 17, 2014 at 6:01 AM

An extraordinary composition to me, Nick! I especially enjoy the way you show the solid rocks together with the weightless look of the leafes on the surface of the creek.

I just think about a bit more contrast in the foreground rocks at the left, but that is only a minor matter for me. Fantastic image as it is to my eye!

Peter

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 17, 2014 at 9:11 AM

Thanks so much guys for all of your comments on this! I really appreciate hearing your thoughts. I got the show all set up yesterday and getting ready to head back over there for the next 3 days now. I wish I had a little more time to comment on the new images I'm seeing here but have to get going. I'll try and get back on here tonight. Again, Thanks! Nick

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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on October 18, 2014 at 5:45 AM

yes, the larger version is better. It does look slightly titled.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on October 18, 2014 at 8:19 PM

Great scene you captured. The small waterfall is a nice centerpiece, really draws me in as it's tones are so different from the rest of the image.I might have tried - and maybe you did a tight vertical of the falls and the natural stone arch created around and in the reflection. Regarding any skew, I might suggest leveling the base of the waterfall and let the rest of the image fall where it will. Viewers need a reference to base a level image on, and this might be the obvious point as the eye quickly goes to the falls.

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 18, 2014 at 10:11 PM

Love the grotto effect here Nick.

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on October 19, 2014 at 10:23 AM

I really enjoy this capture Nick. The composition is well seen, and the aye you framed this scene with the rock arches converging is beautiful. The color , contrast and texture are gorgeous. sweet work

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 19, 2014 at 2:39 PM

This is great, Nick. The different layers and dampness create a fine feeling of being right there and the sharp floating leaves leading back to the falls add lots of depth. I'm astonished that the leaves are sharp given a 3.2s shutter.

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on October 19, 2014 at 6:38 PM

Lovely Nick, this one works a treat.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 19, 2014 at 7:44 PM

Wow, Thanks to all of you for all of your comments on this. I will do a little rotation with it as many of you suggested. I'm really happy that so many of you liked it. I knew I did but really wasn't sure if others would so it really pleases me to read your comments. I just got back home from the 3 day photography show and still have a lot of work getting by studio all set back up again. Nice sales on several large pieces so was quite happy with that too. Tomorrow I'll catch up on some comments with the new work here! Time for a beer and some supper!

Nick

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on October 21, 2014 at 10:40 PM

Exquisite scene, Nick. I think you have framed the water perfectly with the two overhanging rock creating the arch. Not sure if it will work but you might try darkening the rocks a little to add some mystery to the scene.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 22, 2014 at 6:53 PM

Thanks Govind! Appreciate your thoughts on this! Nick
Here is another version where I gave it a little ccw rotation as also darkened the rocks just a bit as Govind was wondering about. Thanks so much to all of you for your thoughts and suggestions. Nick
I guess it is going to be pretty hard to tell any difference now that I looked at it here.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on October 23, 2014 at 12:15 AM

Nice looking comp, Nick, I really like how you used the rocks to frame the small waterfall in the background. Larger image looks great

Edit: just saw the repost, looks good!

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on October 23, 2014 at 11:37 AM

Nick: The recomp works beautifully with the darker rocks. Again, great image.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 23, 2014 at 5:19 PM

Thank you, Zack and Govind!
Govind, Yes, I thought that worked too. Thanks, Nick

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