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Washboard Falls
Washboard Falls
mikears


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Challenge: Long Exposure V (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Location: Ancaster, Ontario
Date: Jun 14, 2010
Aperture: F 3.2
ISO: 80
Shutter: 2 s
Date Uploaded: Jun 15, 2010

 Hamilton, Ontario is the self-proclaimed "Waterfalls Capital of the World", with the most number of waterfalls within it's city limits. This particular shot is of 'Washboard Falls'. I was hoping to get a good long-exposure shot of this with this contest. It was about 8:30 at night so the light was kind of limiting to begin with.

I used the tripod with a 2 second exposure (I think). I tried a number of different compositions, but I settled on this with the rock and the log being of some interest as well.

Editing:
- I boosted the saturation of green to bring out the leaves at the top.
- I fiddle with the white color a bit.
- There was a string or something, on the log just past the big rock - I cloned that out.

I guess one of the self-criticisms of this shot is that the upper left seems to have some leaves that are out of focus.

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Place: 90 out of 127
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/22/2010 06:11:09 AM
I find the log quite distracting in this shot, however I like the contrast of green on black with the leaves
 06/18/2010 07:50:12 PM
That's a fascinating fallen tree. I think maybe too much so that it takes the eye away from the true subject of long exposure. When I look at one I want to dart to the other.
I like the title.
 06/16/2010 05:49:36 PM
8
 06/16/2010 03:17:51 PM
Great location for a shoot... too bad the focus is on the log in front. Composition could use some work--I don't think the log or the foreground rock add anything here. (5)
 06/16/2010 01:36:53 PM
:) Nice, but very bright.
 06/16/2010 12:08:47 PM
pretty neat looking


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