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Satin Stream-WC+Repost

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted May 30, 20173,437 views9 comments

I seem to be somewhat in a rut with stream photos, but the variations are endless. This was taken in Zion, with some gold reflections from the surrounding cliffs of the Virgin River.

Thanks in advance for any comments or critiques. I'd be interested to know if I should increase the contrast...couldn't decide.

Canon 5d,M3 ISO100, 84mm, f/13, 0.4 sec.

Thanks for the comments about the too heavy vignetting. I tried to adjust it and here is the result:

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Norma Tareila Matl on May 30, 2017 at 7:48 PM

I like the colors, which look almost like paint brush strokes. The movement forces the viewer to investigate all corners of the image. Very nice ....

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 30, 2017 at 11:14 PM

This is a beautiful combination of gold and blue/turquoise, Kathy. The swirl where the water pours over the rock adds a great sense of motion. I also like the subtle change from blues above to turquoise below. The contrast looks fine to me, it's stronger in the top half, but I like how the reduced contrast adds to the subtle color shift. Three of the four corners are darker, creating a vignette effect, which I find distracting.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on May 31, 2017 at 2:44 AM

Kathy...I think you nailed this one. Beautifully crafted..very well seen. To get the shutter speed right is not easy in this situation.

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Craig Moreau on May 31, 2017 at 10:53 AM

Kathy, I like this very much. I love these types of photos and some of the first I ever took were in Zion, so this brings back memories of a great time. This composition does a great job of keeping the eye in the frame, with opposing water flow and the rock to anchor everything around it. I think the vignette is a bit heavy, as Mark points out. Part of the distraction may be the vignette doesn't seem to go all the way into the bottom corners. If this were mine, I would clone out that little leaf stem that sticks out from the back side of the rock, but I know that I'm sometimes too picky with stuff like that.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on May 31, 2017 at 12:49 PM

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 31, 2017 at 8:14 PM

Hi Kathy

The repost corrects the vignette effect, making this an marvelous water scene, excellent work
Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Don Young on June 1, 2017 at 10:00 AM

Kathy, the re-post is fantastic!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 1, 2017 at 1:33 PM

The repost is a fine improvement, Kathy.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 1, 2017 at 10:57 PM

Beautiful, Kathy, with the rock perfectly placed and gorgeous light in the reflections. The repost takes it over the top.

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