Merced Violence

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 22, 2015225 views9 comments

I've recently become interested in photographing moving water in from an impressionistic point of view. These experiments have let me to take images at different shutter speeds and different lighting conditions to see how close I could get to the sense of being in the water that many of the flyfishermen feel when wading the Sierras.

This was shot near El Portal at around 4pm, just as the sunlight left the water. Any suggestions on how to improve this image or subjects like this are appreciated.

Camera Model Canon EOS 6D
Lens EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Focal Length 35.0mm
Av(Aperture Value) 22.0
ISO Speed 400
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/6 sec
AF Mode Manual focusing

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 22, 2015 at 8:18 PM

Perfect portrayal of moving water, IMHO! I think I would tone down the highlights on the rock center right.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on February 22, 2015 at 10:49 PM

I think this works nicely as an abstract. This has a lot of energy and the texture of the water reminds me of a painters' brushstrokes.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on February 23, 2015 at 10:48 AM

For me personally, the intimacy of the image would improve by cropping out the water in the distance in the urc. Other than that, this is very nice. SS is spot on!

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on February 23, 2015 at 11:16 AM

Hmmmm. I like your suggestion, Roel. I think it does simplify the composition and emphasize the swirls better. I would then have to reduce the highlights on the small rock in the urc as well because they would be too close to the frame.

Thanks, for the idea. I will work on it when I get back from work tonight.

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on February 23, 2015 at 6:06 PM

The shutter speed looks perfect to my eye. Agree with Philip about that rock's highlights as that was the first place my eyes went.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on February 24, 2015 at 12:31 AM

Here is the modified image with the suggestions made.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on February 24, 2015 at 6:26 PM

I prefer the original framing. The large rock on the right along with the swirls of water downstream from it add to the dynamic nature. The repost looks cut off to me. So, If you keep the original frame and burn down the highlights on the rock, I think you'll have nailed it.

--P

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 25, 2015 at 3:01 PM

Beautiful. You definitely chose the correct shutter speed to capture the mood and lend to the abstract quality.

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on April 16, 2015 at 10:39 PM

Roel's suggestion reflects my feeling precisely. Wonderful capture of motion. The rocks almost look animated.

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