Divided We Fall

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 27, 2017153 views5 comments

This is a waterfall on the mountain at the "Narrows" which is the narrow inlet to the Valdez Bay @ Valdez, Alaska. This photo is actually just the top portion of the falls where the single stream hits a rock protrusion and splits into two streams. I normally wouldn't center the falls in the scene but the various large and small 'V' shapes in the scene begged to be centered. I had the 70-200 on the camera because I was hoping to see whales and sea otters so I used it for this shot since I wanted a close up view anyway. I'm glad I did because that lens has impressive resolution which resulted in lots of very fine detail in this scene (view large).

Sony a6500, FE 70-200 f/2.8 GM @ 82mm, ISO-100, f/8.0, 1/400, hand held on a rocking boat (the a6500's 5-axis internal stabilization really paid off).

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on June 27, 2017 at 11:13 AM

Nice textures, colors and waterfall. The centered composition works well, but I think with my own personal tastes that if I had shot the image I would probably have moved the falls off center just a little. I think your right though that moving it very much would take away from the over all look of the total scene.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on June 27, 2017 at 12:24 PM

An interest falls, Gary. Quite a drop. I like the centered comp and the 70-200 is my favorite. I think compressing scenes gives a different perspective that I like. Nice image.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on June 27, 2017 at 1:27 PM

I'm going to be a bit more critical than the others on this one Gary. I feel this records a subject but it doesn't emote any feeling. I don't feel you're showing how you feel about it or show it's essence. Perhaps it's just me but little seems to come across about this waterfall.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on June 27, 2017 at 3:22 PM

Wow, that's an impressive sight (as are many or your local scenes), and the detail is exquisite. Interesting telephoto view -- hard to believe that you shot it from a boat instead of a mountainside. I was wondering if zooming in closer might concentrate more on the waterfall, but after trying to block out the sides, I think I like the way this horizontal composition puts the viewer in the boat with you.

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on June 28, 2017 at 8:29 PM

Lovely soft tonal range. My only comment is that I wonder whether a 4x5 format, cropping from the left, might work better?

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