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Tranquil Fall
Tranquil Fall
arron_christensen


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Challenge: Free Study 2008-06 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Enders State Forest, Granby CT
Date: Jun 29, 2008
Aperture: f/20
ISO: 100
Shutter: 3.2 sec
Galleries: Landscape, Water
Date Uploaded: Jun 29, 2008

 I always wanted to do a waterfall shot, and now I have. It was an overcast day when I decided to head out, and shortly after getting setup, the wife heard some thunder in the distance. I definitly was dissapointed by having my shoot cut short, but at least I got this shot.

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Avg (commenters): 6.4286
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Views since voting: 890
Views during voting: 222
Votes: 144
Comments: 11
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 07/08/2008 08:22:08 PM
This is a great waterfall shot. You've captured the flowing water nicely, and the ripples in the pool look positively silky. The water is not too blown out, and there is still detail in the rocks, which is perfect. Some photoshop editing could help to enhance the detail by carefully dodging some areas in the rocks. The composition needs a little work - as it is, it's all very 2 dimensional as the falls, trees and rock are all very close to the same plane, and the incidental foreground rock is almost a distration. But, that's the bad part of having a shoot cut short. You need time to really explore the location, and look at the scene from different focal lengths. I love wide angle lenses for shots like this too, because they enhance the depth in the photo, so give your 18mm a try too and really explore different angles. Give your wife the car keys and make your own way home. :) These falls are certainly worth a revisit next time you have a cloudy day out.
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 07/08/2008 07:40:36 PM
Were you using a polarizing filter? My guess is that you weren't and that will make a world of difference in a waterfall photo. The polarizer will take the glare off the rocks and the logs in this case, bring out the colors and allow you to "see" the waterfall.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/06/2008 07:39:36 PM
Nicely composed.
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 07/05/2008 01:35:04 PM
beautiful falls, and i love the greens and the browns. nice misty shot. curious to see the shutter speed used
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 07/02/2008 09:46:15 AM
Silky smooth.
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 07/01/2008 09:22:10 PM
very solid
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 07/01/2008 07:19:00 PM
Pretty and serene.
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 07/01/2008 04:07:51 PM
Good exposure. The composition feels incomplete, somehow. Maybe if there were "closure" on teh left hand side.
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 07/01/2008 09:52:01 AM
lovely...a fantastic waterfall with perfect exposure 8
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 07/01/2008 09:47:14 AM
Nice olors and cool effect on the waterfall.
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 07/01/2008 08:55:06 AM
Nice soft flow of the water but too much detail lost in the left hand side of the rocks.
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