Mohawk Falls #2 + repost

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 21, 2014258 views14 comments

Nikon D700
Nikon 28-70 @ 60mm
f 18 @ 1.3 sec.
ISO 400
cable release & tripod
Ricketts Glen SP, PA

This is an alternate version of my prior post. Ordinarily I wouldn't obstruct the view, but I really wanted to include the autumn foliage in the scene. After getting this image I tried to cross to the other side to put the fall color behind the falls but was stymied by the slippery conditions and decided it was not worth the risk as I was by myself.

As always thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment or suggestion.

Ed

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on October 21, 2014 at 10:57 AM

I like the foreground partially obscuring the falls. Usually I see intervening foliage as a nuisance, but here you've embraced it, and it worked out well. Needed that f/18, but 1.3 sec is a little long for my taste in moving water. Usually. Looks good here.

Registered on March 13, 2012, 279 Posts, 975 Comments

Comment posted by Riccardo Boesso on October 21, 2014 at 1:50 PM

Very nice idea to ovelap leaves and waterfall.
Very good flow effect, detail and color rendition.
I would suggest to leave some more space around the waterfall on the left and on the lower border.
Anyway I like it.
Well done!

Registered on October 15, 2014, 13 Posts, 72 Comments

Comment posted by Chet Dowell on October 21, 2014 at 3:33 PM

Sometimes conditions force us into trying something new, and it works. The colorful veil of leaves does make it seasonal and adds to the impact of the image. The falls are well captured. I like it. Chet

Registered on December 3, 2012, 237 Posts, 1171 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Reid on October 21, 2014 at 4:47 PM

I like how the trees frame the falls Ed and the exposure for the falls adds a nice soft back round. I like it with a touch off the top also. It pulls my eyes more to the falls. But excellent as is.

Registered on January 27, 2013, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on October 21, 2014 at 6:54 PM

I like this view a lot, Ed. It gives me the feeling of walking through the forest, catching glimpses and details in the cascades. The light is very nice and the color looks great to me.

--P

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 21, 2014 at 7:56 PM

Great shot,Ed! I'm enjoying this view very much. I like the feel as if I just came up on this while walking through the woods. The other comments seem to express that too, so I think you did an excellent job capturing a wonderful look here. Works nice for me as is but I do like a little crop of the top even better. Wonderful light and the colors are like I'm there!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on October 21, 2014 at 10:57 PM

The color really helps the foreground/background layering work so well. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on October 22, 2014 at 8:05 AM

I like this alot Ed, love the view of the falls through the fall foliage, I've tried this a few times without success, this works beautifully.
John

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on October 22, 2014 at 3:04 PM

Striking composition Ed and I love the leaves in the fg. Nothing I'd change here. I find it very appealing as posted. Wonderful mood to it as well.

pat

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on October 22, 2014 at 3:15 PM

Agree with the crop off the top but otherwise the image works great for putting me in the scene. It would be fun to try the same shot with a shallower depth of field so that the cascade was an OOF background and the foliage was the primary subject.

Registered on October 8, 2014, 226 Posts, 1187 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lowe on October 22, 2014 at 7:35 PM

Thought u said there was no water flow? I've been to Mohawk when ther was only about two trickles flowing. Anyway, fine shot. I was thinking about how to verbalize my thoughts and I think Preston and Nick are spot on. It feels like you came upon this scene in the woods and placed the tripod down and took the shot. That's a copmliment, not a criticism, cause it's hard to caqpture that "essence". Well done.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on October 22, 2014 at 9:57 PM

Thanks for your thoughts everyone. Here is a repost with a little more space on the left side and bottom as per Riccardo's suggestion and a little crop from the top as Bill, Nick, D.A., and Mike suggested.

Ed

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on October 23, 2014 at 12:10 AM

Nicely composed Ed, I like the veil of leaves in front of the falls, really helps to put me there.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on October 23, 2014 at 11:40 AM

Ed: I like the elements in this scene very much. This is a great fall image with excellent lighting. I particularly like your framing of the waterfall and the foreground leaves. The recomp looks much more balanced.

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments