"Divine Light"

Excellent light combined with good composition! Good dynamic range. The green banks really help set the mood. Many of the North Carolina falls are framed by dark rocks. If you do a tight composition you get a black and white photo, no matter what. Or worse if he light is pointed downstream, the falls are framed by big black holes.

Hi Thom,

 

another magnificent landscape photo! The trouble you went through to get it was worth the while. I love the composition and colors; the view on the waterfall is a good resting point for the eyes, but I like the foreground too with all of its interesting vegetation, mosses and driftwood. I can understand why the light gave you a hard time, the contrast with the rest of the image was high. Into my favorites again! By the way, as your description of the photo is not completely shown, I advise you to put it in the comment section. Kind regards, Vincent

I agree with Vincent’s suggestion to add the description as a comment. On my screen the description’s font is almost too small to read and it’s always cut off. This photo is of course great on its own. However, I think that comments about how the photo was obtained and the experience of how the photographer arrived at a specific millisecond of space and time, can be helpful to others, add interest, and even be entertaining. I would also add to comments about how special the lighting is. In North Carolina you need to be at the falls well before any direct sunlight. After that you’re done. However, I think those shady photos lack some sparkle. On rare occasions I’ve seen that elusive sweet spot between the dark and the light, but haven’t yet captured it. Thom has!

Breathtaking shot Thom, well done!

@ Vincent Oiseau -- Thank you very much for your compliments on this image!