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Lower Yosemite Falls
Lower Yosemite Falls
cools98


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Challenge: Free Study 2007-04 (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Yosemite National Park
Date: Apr 19, 2007
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 50
Shutter: 0.4 seconds
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Apr 19, 2007

 Well, we are in California this week on vacation, and so I figured why not try and get my free study shot in Yosemite? I really like this shot. The weather was horrible the whole time we were here, so I couldn't get a lot of shots with the sky in them. I never saw any light shining through the whole time. Just a bland, grey sky and that was it. So this is what I got instead. I still have a day of shooting, so maybe I'll replace this, or maybe I won't.

Statistics
Place: 332 out of 573
Avg (all users): 5.5595
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.5304
Avg (non-participants): 5.6226
Views since voting: 732
Views during voting: 220
Votes: 168
Comments: 8
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 05/10/2007 10:16:05 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club -

Looks like you had some great places to shoot for your FS thats for sure.

My first impression with this shot is that it is nice. Not WOW amazing but not horrible either. You have a cool location but I think overall it might be just a bit too busy. THere is just alot of detail that when reduced down to the size necessary for entry gets lost I think. I am not quite sure what the focus should be either. Is it the falls or is it the rocks. And are the dark objects on the right trees or is it some sort of clmbing vine on the rocks.

The duotone is nice and the lighting is captured well. Maybe a little blown on the water but not really a major issue.

Now looking through your portfolio I think you had stronger images. You do some really great work with landscapes and they score real well for you. I believe that some of your other images from Yosemite would have scored better for you. El Capitan and Cathedral Rocks being two of them, but even the closer up shot of this same falls here. I find that to be a cleaner and more compelling image.

Anyways - keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more of it.

Tim
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/07/2007 11:28:26 PM
I like the duotone look of this. My eyes are drawn to the rocks in the foreground, but I think they should be drawn to the falls.
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 05/07/2007 09:16:30 PM
Beautiful subject.
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 05/06/2007 07:24:40 PM
nice processing and tones.
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 05/06/2007 10:43:09 AM
Great colour tones. They suit the boulders to perfection.
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 05/01/2007 06:29:22 PM
I like the composition. Really adds a lot of depth.
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 05/01/2007 04:17:12 PM
My head keeps dropping to the left went viewing maybe the vertical plain is out...5
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 05/01/2007 01:02:31 PM
very nice, subtle toning. great detail and composition. - 8
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