Spring Falls

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 27, 2015133 views11 comments

Bassi Falls, my closest significant Sierra waterfall, last spring as trees were budding out. It's about a 90 foot cascade just a 15 minute walk from the trailhead. I liked the yellow frame around the water.

f/18, 1/15 sec, 116mm, ISO-200, tripod.

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11 comments

Comment posted by Jim Gavin on February 27, 2015 at 9:22 PM

Perhaps a shorter exposure? Otherwise, nice.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on February 27, 2015 at 10:09 PM

Nice view of Bassi Falls Dave. You must have done some scrambling to get up on that side of the falls.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on February 27, 2015 at 11:40 PM

Nice Dave. I like the off center presentation, but also like a square crop with the falls centered. The SS works fine for me and the colors frame the falls perfectly.

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on February 28, 2015 at 9:30 AM

A beautiful scene you have captured. You might consider a crop from the left to eliminate those trees.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 28, 2015 at 6:06 PM

This is nice, Dave. This comp works very well for me and I'm fine with the shutter speed for the water. I like the contrast of the yellow leaves against the gray rock. I could see darkening it just a bit but that is probably dependent on monitors. A very pretty scene!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Sandro Bisotti on February 28, 2015 at 6:43 PM

yellow frame and cold tone rocks/water: good chromatic contrast and good effect.
Excellent also the sharpness.
All the best,
sandro

Registered on February 8, 2015, 30 Posts, 265 Comments

Comment posted by Jared Warren on February 28, 2015 at 10:10 PM

Well seen and framed, Dave. I could see a square crop working or simply cropping away the trees on the left. Those early spring greens are really nice.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on March 1, 2015 at 12:59 PM

Nice colors with the sun shining rigth on them, making them contrast really well with the darker background. Nice framing of the waterfall as well!

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on March 1, 2015 at 10:24 PM

I saw this on my phone a few days ago, but am just now getting a chance to comment. I like the way that you have framed the falls here. The autumn leaves add so much to this image.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 1, 2015 at 11:43 PM

Dave: Marvelous scene and comp and the light ain't bad either. Not sure about the SS. Might like it even slower but this works. Nice work. >=))>

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on March 2, 2015 at 2:30 AM

The rocks and shrubbery in the fg are too bright. Crop them out from the bottom and see how things improve.

I can see why you were attracted to this subject. The yellow leaves gracefully suspended over the blue granite is marvelous. The trees on the left add to the composition. The bright dry sappling dead center is a problem.

Can't wait for spring to come and the roads to open up there.

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