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Icicle Creek
Icicle Creek
robertscn


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2009 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
Location: Icicle Creek near Leavenworth, WA
Date: May 2, 2009
Aperture: 13
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Landscape, Water
Date Uploaded: Jan 17, 2010

 My wife and I took a weekend get-away to Leavenworth, WA. It rained most of this day, but seemed to be clearing up in the early evening. We drove up Icicle Creek Road a ways and then walked along the creek taking pictures as we went. This picture caught a sun accent on the trees and in the spray.

Thank you all for the nice comments.

This picture was taken in the early evening. The sun was low in the sky and hit the trees along the creek bank and caught a bit of the spray from the cascade. I used a lens which produces a very sharp image. I applied a minimal amount of sharpening (pretty much the default that Lightroom applies).

Anyway, regardless of the score, it captured the scene as I remember it.

I think it might help the scoring a little bit, in the open categories, if the photographer could relate a bit about what he/she was trying to accomplish. This could be displayed so that the voters had some additional criteria to rate the photograph.

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Votes: 242
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 01/31/2010 09:05:14 PM
P.S. Just noticed you do have another one in voting - good to see! (I can tell because it says you've entered five challenges but only four are showing on your profile page right now.)
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 01/31/2010 09:03:47 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

A lovely scene here and I can almost hear the water as it goes by. You did indeed get very good clarity and detail with your shot and the composition feels fairly well balanced to me. I wonder if you did try other compositions as well? One focused more on the rocks and water, then one focused more on the sky which includes the tops of the trees? I try to remember to do this, but usually forget (and really, we're not wasting film!) The light here is nice and soft, nothing seems over or underexposed. The shot does seem to be just a bit "flat"; all digital files from DSLRs require some bit of tweaking, and in this case I think a bit of curves and/or some additional contrast would not only help define the water a bit more, but also bring out that light on the trees and mist you're trying to emphasize here. It may be worth experimenting a bit - take it FAR beyond what you think is "natural" as far as contrast and saturation, for instance, then start pulling it back and see what you think.

I see you haven't entered many challenges - hope you'll enter a few more this year!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/28/2010 09:20:23 PM
Lovely tones in the trees. It looks really cold.
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 01/28/2010 07:48:10 PM
I really like the depth of the scene. I wish there were just a bit more contrast to bring out the colors and beauty. Nice job.
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 01/27/2010 10:21:07 PM
technically good , nice details overall , but not special enough to make me want to score it higher , 6
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 01/27/2010 09:08:44 PM
Technically fine, just kinda lacking the impact factor for me......6
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 01/27/2010 06:47:28 PM
Nice shot but it seems a little flat. Maybe a little boost in contrast.
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 01/27/2010 02:01:54 PM
love natural landscapes that aren't over processed. This one is very good.
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 01/27/2010 10:58:31 AM
gorgeous light throughout - well seen and delivered
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 01/27/2010 09:04:26 AM
did you run USM on this...IMO it could use a stronger hand with it...that being said...it's a beautiful picture, really nice soft tones...well done
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 01/26/2010 04:02:13 AM
looks a little flat maybe more contrast
 01/25/2010 12:02:55 PM
beautiful scene...
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 01/24/2010 07:18:27 AM
I have visions of you standing dangerously on some rock on the edge of the water to take this, probably because I've done that in the past too.

This is a nice shot, though it's a shame you've cut the tops of the far trees off, it would have been good to see those and what's behind.
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 01/24/2010 12:55:11 AM
Looks like a nice place to go take pictures. bit overexposed in sections of the river but very nice and like the backlit leaves in trees
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 01/23/2010 06:45:54 PM
I'll be all those leaves are gone now. What a great spot this is.
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 01/23/2010 02:57:47 PM
A lovely scene, good composition.
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 01/23/2010 01:45:08 AM
this lacks a bit of depth to my eye.


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