the visual journey - gallery ii Luminence

A new interpretation of an old idea of mine from Oregon's Columbia

Gorge. A recent landslide opened up a new view of these falls this

past winter and I tried to take advantage of it. Any thoughts or

questions are welcome.

Hello Marc,

Wonderful capture.  The composition with the two waterfalls, the big stone on the left and the two stones in the water, is great. 

Also lighting is excellent.

I like it.

I miss the details about how the shot is taken, but that is only because I want to learn from the best.

Best regards,
Ben

Hello Marc: WoW ! What a beautiful scene to have had the priviledge to view. Wonderful long view capture,colour,contrast and clarity. Congrats on what you achieved once again and thank you for sharing with us all.

Regards JDC

Hi Ben, thanks.  There were 4 exposures used here.  I made the sun-star exposure at f/22\.  You see the 'star' appearing through the trees.  I had some flare when the sun-star was at its best so I waited until it was subdued by the trees more and blended a small piece of an image without flare to remove it.  I then controlled the sky highlights with another exposure at 1/20 second, f/11 and everything else at .8 seconds, f/11.  A polarizer was used on all, as I didn't want to bother taking it off standing almost waist-deep in the freezing water.

Quite an impressive movement in time. Kudos, rek

Well Done!

Marvelous. The two stones in the middle of the stream and the centered sun is riveting.

The structure of this shot isn't all that spectacular in light of your usual bent for the more grandiose compositions. But what I love about this image is the successful blending of four exposures.

I remember very clearly when you disdained such practices and disavowed the use of PS beyond an average of 5 minutes per image. I'm glad you progressed past that because I really don't see any limitations on your photography being effective, unless self-imposed!

I like photos!!

Marc,

I love how you have blended the photos.  Is this Lauterall Falls?  Did you blend using Photoshop or other software?  Very nice photo and perspective.  Very nice and thanks for sharing.

Donna T

Marc, another amazing view, best regards...