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Limestone step falls

by Mark Seaver

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 3, 201817,106 views10 comments
While exploring the Nachez Trace Parkway near Nashville, I came across several waterfalls.  While I couldn't shoot this one completely because of a downed tree hanging over the top, I did find this comp. showing several of the steps and some nice colors in the moss, lichen and fallen leaves.  (5D3, 24-105 f4L @ 35 mm, 0.6s, f/13, iso 200, tripod and polarizer)

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on March 3, 2018 at 6:39 PM
Nice color an processing, Mark. I love the cascades. My only wish would be for more room on the right, but you may have been constrained. The shutter speed was perfect.
--P
Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
Comment posted by David Schoen on March 4, 2018 at 12:33 PM
Very good look at this limestone waterfall.  I like the distribution of the water and you chose the perfect shutter speed.  I do think it would be interesting to see this as a landscape crop with more detail on the right side.
Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments
Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on March 4, 2018 at 5:00 PM
Beautiful study in flowing water and shutter speeds.  The lighting really accentuates the textures.  Makes me feel like spring is here.
Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 4, 2018 at 5:35 PM
Great cascade! I would agree with the others that the comp feels a little on the tight side, but only you know what the constraints were. Nice capture of the falls. 
Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 4, 2018 at 7:15 PM
A really nice shot of this falls, Mark. You chose a nice shutter speed that gives a good feeling of motion. Looks like the light might have been a bit harsh but you did a nice job with it. Looks like a falls that would be fun to visit from time to time.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.
Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment posted by Igor Doncov on March 4, 2018 at 8:07 PM
Good shutter speed and fine composition. I would try to not have the brighter areas of the image around the frame. Perhaps burn in the left frame bright areas.
Registered on November 22, 2014, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Lowe on March 4, 2018 at 10:55 PM
Perfect SS for capturing detail in the water and the mosses are a wonderful addition to the scene, Mark. Although the light is starting to get a bit harsh I think it has helped bring out some details in the water. If may not have been possible, but did you get any images with a bit more on the right? This looks like a great place to go back to if possible.

Ed
Registered on February 7, 2004, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on March 5, 2018 at 3:39 PM
Mark,

What a beautiful location.  Having not been there, I don't know the constraints but pretty clear you have a great capture of these cascades.  Agree with others on processing, shutter speed etc.  You managed the exposure very well considering there's direct light falling on the scene - and looks like softer later/early light.

Again, hard to say without having stood there, but I'm wondering about a crop that just includes the upper/right 2/3 and concentrates on the main cascade.  I do like this view, but agree with others that it makes it tight on the right.  The bright green moss on the left edge is a mild distraction, pulling the eye over.

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Anil Rao on March 7, 2018 at 5:12 AM
This has turned out so well Mark. The detail is outstanding and I love the color too. The falling water looks nice and delicate and provides a lovely overall flow to the composition.
Registered on November 15, 2003, 234 Posts, 4923 Comments
Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on March 7, 2018 at 9:21 AM
This is beautiful, Mark.  I too love the cascades and the wonderful colors.  I feel like I should be hearing the water falling!  It is like being there.
Registered on May 27, 2017, 77 Posts, 844 Comments