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Long Exposure of a Waterfall
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Challenge: Obvious Tripod (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II
Location: Lower Falls, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Date: Jun 15, 2011
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 50
Shutter: 2.5
Date Uploaded: Jun 16, 2011

 This is the lower falls in Yellowstone National Park. I am really glad that there are many trees around this waterfall because it puts the size of this thing in perspective. My favorite of course is the lone tree in the far right of the photograph.

The water was coming down pretty hard that a 2.5-sec exposure gave me a super silky smooth effect.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 89
Avg (all users): 7.4583
Avg (commenters): 8.3500
Avg (participants): 7.4600
Avg (non-participants): 7.4576
Views since voting: 7228
Views during voting: 440
Votes: 168
Comments: 48
Favorites: 19 (view)

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 06/30/2011 11:10:25 PM
Ohmyheavens! This photo makes me want cry... Seriously. I don't know that I've ever seen a more majestic photo! That anyone could have given this less than a 10 is beyond me!
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 06/30/2011 11:07:13 PM
Very, very nice, congrats!
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 06/29/2011 12:53:02 PM
Beautiful image!! Congrats!!!
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 06/29/2011 10:49:57 AM
This is a big Wow, love that photo, Congratulations on your Blue
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 06/29/2011 06:31:24 AM
Artist Point, Yellowstone... been there, very hard photograph, and you pulled it off...zoom and shutter speed... wow..congratulations
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 06/29/2011 02:16:03 AM
Wow what a sight Congratulations on your Blue
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 06/28/2011 09:06:36 AM
Stunning! It was a 10 from me. Congrats on such a beautiful blue!
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 06/28/2011 07:30:16 AM
absolutely majestic...beautiful...congrats!
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 06/27/2011 08:10:55 PM
Fabulous shot! Congratulations on the blue!
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 06/27/2011 05:17:15 PM
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Great shot! Going to be there in August. Excited!!!


That is great, Doc! I'm sure you will love it. My stay here has been much longer that I thought it would be mainly because I can't get over the beauty in this area. IMHO, Grant Teton blows Yellowstone out of the water by a mile. Of course, it's not really fair to compare the two. YS is known for its geysers and hydrothermal activities while GT for its breathtaking mountains and sceneries.
 06/27/2011 04:44:01 PM
An extremely beautiful photo and a very well deserving blue, congrats.
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 06/27/2011 04:16:18 PM
Great shot! Going to be there in August. Excited!!!
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 06/27/2011 12:37:51 PM
What an absolutely deserving shot for the blue ribbon!! Yellowstone is an absolutely magical place and you've done an excellent job of capturing one of it's crown jewels! Congrats!
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 06/27/2011 11:53:28 AM
Originally posted by bjoern:
Great shot, but it's the lower falls, not the upper ones.


Thanks you for the correction! Yes, I meant to say "Lower Falls".
 06/27/2011 10:44:57 AM
Super smashin' shot,Congratulations.
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 06/27/2011 05:44:41 AM
Amazing place and photograph... wow.
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 06/27/2011 04:56:15 AM
What an incredible scene! Thanks for sharing with us all these wonderful places across the world, photos after photos. And congratulations on your ribbon of course :-)
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 06/27/2011 04:06:05 AM
Great shot, but it's the lower falls, not the upper ones.
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 06/27/2011 02:33:56 AM
Knew straight away that this beauty would win. Magnificent image, huge congrats on the blue ribbon, Allen.
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 06/27/2011 01:57:02 AM
Wonderfully powerful. Congrats.
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 06/27/2011 01:48:21 AM
Congrats. I know just where this is. And although the shot is fabulous, the tree makes it :-)
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 06/27/2011 01:38:31 AM
Super! Congrats on the win!
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 06/27/2011 01:28:58 AM
Congrats on the blue! Very impressive photo. One of my top picks.
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 06/27/2011 01:25:56 AM
Not surprised this ribboned, well done. I've been there, amazing place, and you have done it justice.

Message edited by author 2014-11-03 01:44:54.
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 06/27/2011 12:47:53 AM
Beautiful! I gave this an 8... I feel like I'm there...
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 06/27/2011 12:18:52 AM
Beautiful! Quite a bit of snow still for almost the end of June.
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 06/27/2011 12:10:07 AM
Contrats and well deserved. The first 10 ever from me for a masterful mix of context, content and execution without studio lights.
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 06/27/2011 12:04:22 AM
Well at least I know a good picture when I see one!! Congratulations!!!!! Stunning
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/26/2011 08:52:32 PM
Cool picture, a little soft in some places but thats fine. excellent picture
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 06/26/2011 10:18:30 AM
Gorgeous. Just a stunning picture of the waterfall!!!
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 06/25/2011 04:14:28 PM
size
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 06/23/2011 11:28:39 PM
Definitely my pick of the long exposure shots of water/waterfalls. Such incredible power and beauty in this shot!
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 06/23/2011 03:30:47 PM
Grand view.
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 06/23/2011 01:45:16 PM
Wow!
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 06/23/2011 08:58:03 AM
impressive capture. shows the beauty and power of nature.
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 06/21/2011 10:47:56 PM
In my experience it is quite rare to capture the grandeur of such a scene but you've done it. The trees help the scale but I think it's the light and well managed processing to let it glow, so to speak, that makes it work. The long exposure and misty air add an atmospheric perspective that clinches it. Nearly a perfect 10.
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 06/21/2011 06:39:54 PM
Most beautiful and exquisite location, so well captured!
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 06/21/2011 04:08:57 PM
Obvious use of a tripod, or any other long-term stabilization tool (1-10 *is not the score of the shot though*): 10
Yep, tripod had to be used.
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 06/21/2011 03:37:19 PM
I just can't get my head around the scale of this - the sense of vastness of the falls provided by the trees is incredible. Like something from another world.
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 06/21/2011 08:22:10 AM
That is so dramatic,love it.
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 06/20/2011 11:44:35 PM
Woweeeeeeee, this is mind blowing. 10
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 06/20/2011 10:37:05 PM
Holy Buckets this is Beautiful!!!
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 06/20/2011 01:55:26 PM
Gorgeous scene. I'm not really feeling the vignetting. It seems to take attention away from the subject in this case.

Obvious tripod use: High.
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 06/20/2011 12:08:13 PM
8 from me... love this!
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 06/20/2011 11:29:13 AM
Very dramatic
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 06/20/2011 08:42:57 AM
The water is like velvet :)
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 06/20/2011 08:02:15 AM
Either that is the biggest waterfall I have ever seen or this is a double exposure. It's gorgeous but a bit of an optical illusion!
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 06/20/2011 12:58:48 AM
Wow...
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