Early Spring

I'm posting this one a bit out of season, but I'm sure most of you are

looking forward to spring. I photographed these flowers and falls in

Oregon's Columbia River gorge in April. The atmosphere was just

covered with spray everywhere and it was all I could do to keep it off my

lens during the two shots I needed to create this image. This is a blend

of two images for ISO and DOF to keep the flowers from moving and get

everything in focus. No subject matter here was added or removed, but I

did favor using dodge/burn tools and luminosity masking to enhance the

overall look and feel of the image. Thanks for any comments you may

have.

Very beautifully captured landscape. Very serene. I read your posting to go along with it, and I think that your post processing is well done. Did you have to use any rain gear while you were there to combat the mist?

Very nicely done. Misty like a secret corner.

It says "early spring" to me with the flowers in the foreground and the bare maple in the background. Great control of light (as always!) -- looks like a very inviting scene.

Marc,

 

Wow....breathtaking. The colors & composition are amazing. Thanks for sharing. Take care, Patsy

Springtime is here... What a beauty!! Thanks for sharing. Best Regards.

nice

Marc,

Beautiful landscape photo, Great color, lighting and composition. Take care.It is OK to think spring. By the end of January winter is getting a bit long & we are forecast a snow storm in northern Minnesota this weekend.

Gorgeous scene - warm air and scented flowers sound so good right now!

Nice job Marc, spring is good and those that are familiar with the the Columbia River Basin know that spring is just weeks away. It's not uncommon for the grass to be eight inches there by mid February and while it's not the Gorge there's plenty to shoot out in all that sage and grassland. I guess spring comes early many places, you're just priming the pump a bit!

 

Completamente de acuerdo con usted. Un trabajo impecable.

Excellent Marc! You've captured the wet atmosphere remarkably well. This positively screams wet. I had to dry off my monitor after viewing the shot ;-) I see some have dropped their rating on originality, but I gave you a 7 due to the fact that exposing one image at high ISO to freeze the foliage, and one at a lower shutter speed to increase the DOF, is an original concept that was crucial in the capture of this image. I appreciate the sharing of the technique used to capture the image. Well done!

All the best,

Neil

great compo and post processing!! I like it very much!!

Wonderful, spring inspiring photo. thanks

that's a very nice place to be, I'm sure, you enjoyed it a lot.

Beautifully composed and very neatly executed indeed.

Outstanding

Hi, Marc.

Absolutly wonderful, amazing photo. I agree with Neil: great technique; thanks for sharing!

Best regards,

Ramon.

Great I work so much technically as artistically. Regards

Superb light, composition, and colours. And thx for adding this promise of a new spring at this time of year :)

Cheers!

Hello Marc,

 

nice job. Waterfalls often have this inconvenient : spray (and wind).

Really good idea to blend two exposures.

 

Beautiful photo, as always :)

Vincent

Beautiful, great view, lovely to see from this cold weather, it warms the soul. Congratulation

Marc. Regards, Mari

This is breathtakingly beautiful! I'd love to be there right now!

Marc... breathtaking! Thank you sharing! Gail

Very soothing with the feeling of a painting.