ajpn 0 Posted July 11, 2004 Taken on my recent visit to Devil's Postpile State Park just outside of Yosemite near Mammoth Lakes. I wasn't planning on visiting the falls (I'd never seen them) but on a whim decided to make the 3 mile hike. The forest surrounding the area was burnt a few years ago, and I found on my return it makes for an eerie walk by moonlight. Any ideas or suggestions are always welcomed. Link to comment
ellie designs 0 Posted July 11, 2004 Very nice Anthony, The water looks beautiful. But I think maybe you should have climbed onto that ledge and cut the tree out of the way of the waterfall...just kiddin ;-) Link to comment
ajpn 0 Posted July 11, 2004 I thought the same thing, but unfortunately, I forgot my handsaw. I did get as far as I could out on the parapet. The first shots have much more tree visible. Wish I would have went earlier in the day just to have seen it. There was a crude stone stairway down to the water, but I wasn't about to risk it in the dark. Mind you, nothing in this picture was visible - other than the falls - to the naked eye. It was dark. Link to comment
ellie designs 0 Posted July 11, 2004 You know I think it wouldn't work well without it though anyway. Did you do a long exposure? The light is very nice, must have been beautiful. Link to comment
ajpn 0 Posted July 11, 2004 Below average I guess. I wonder what average is. 30 seconds E. Link to comment
someoneelse 1 Posted July 11, 2004 Good to see something of you again, or did I miss a lott? I do sometimes. I like this, i am thinking about a beautifull white satin substance, Els Link to comment
ajpn 0 Posted July 11, 2004 I was hiding out Els... that and out taking pictures. Summertime, you know? Lot's of stuff coming up too. =) Link to comment
bryan olesen 0 Posted July 11, 2004 I tried some different crops (left, right, left and right), but they just don't work like yours does with the trees showing. Glad you posted this one - very nice lighting for being so dark and the water's milkiness is not overkill. Link to comment
kslonaker 0 Posted July 11, 2004 It needs the tree, imo. Adds something to the shot. Very nice composition. Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted July 12, 2004 I agree the tree needs to be there. plus its erosion control. I find it very nice. ps- nice new portrait. was that one of your souveniers? Link to comment
ajpn 0 Posted July 12, 2004 There's a nother version with even more tree if you guys like it so much ;-) Thanks to all of you. Knicki, I've been changing my portrait several times. They were all from the recent excursion. D'you see the bloody one from when I fell in the river? Happened the first day we were there. Saved my camera though~! Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted July 12, 2004 Yes, saw the bloodied one. Good to save the camera. I have a bloodied shot too. ;) Knicki Link to comment
micheleberti 0 Posted July 14, 2004 Beautiful shot! 30 sec exposure ... but what aperture? were there late evening? Link to comment
pnital 36 Posted July 14, 2004 Good shot Anthony. realy like the way the water are frosen. Pnina Link to comment
peter_daalder 0 Posted July 14, 2004 Nice waterfall, @nthony! There seems to be a lack of light on the overall scene though. Read about the trip back in the dark, so this must have been quite late in the day. However, could it be that I'm totally wrong and you shot this under the light of the Moon, just two days before the Full Moon phase? Link to comment
ajpn 0 Posted July 14, 2004 Michele - I made several exposures at various apertures, but this one, at f/14 was my favorite. The first few were on the bank further right and the tree was blocking over half of the falls, so I moved to this location. Thank you Pnina, always nice to hear from you. Peter, it was taken shortly before 9 pm. The moon was rising at the time, but it was nowhere near high enough to acually alight the depth of this gorge. This was taken purely by ambient light. The actual full moon was 2 nights away. Link to comment
ken_thalheimer 3,739 Posted July 18, 2004 Someone mentioned the shutter being a bit slow. I think the shutter speed is perfect in this shot Link to comment
ajpn 0 Posted July 22, 2004 Thanks Ken. I like it too. It's pretty soft Andy, but short of bringing along a portable sun I couldn't help it. It was the proper exposure for the conditions. I barely did anything to this picture post exposure. Link to comment
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