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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Columbia River Gorge waterfalls with ice and snow (+edit) | |
chez wrote:
Number 2 is a killer. Love it. Maybe shutter could have been a tad faster to put a bit more character into the water.
Number 1 the moss bothers me. It is lifeless and detracts from the image. I'd love to see an abstract crop of just the bottom half of the image, removing all the dead moss.
Thanks, Chez!
I considered some other exposures to get different texture in the water for #2, but I didn't really like how the water looked in any of the alternatives. In the end, I decided that I liked the smoother texture of the water in this one contrasting with the texture of the ice. I appreciate the feedback though, and I'm glad you like it!
As for #1, I believe most of the exposed surface in the background is bare rock. There may be a bit of moss or lichen mixed in, but even at full resolution, it's really hard to tell. I'm looking at some photos on Google from other seasons, and it looks to me like most of the moss is outside of the comp I've shown here (or behind the ice right next to the waterfall). Either way, whether it's moss or rock, I can see your point. I wonder if it would look better darkened a bit? I did boost the shadows a bit to bring out some detail in the rock, but maybe that was the wrong choice. As for a crop of just the bottom, that's something I hadn't really considered. I might play around with that, but it kind of makes me wish I had tried some shots of just that foreground area alone, which I did not.
I appreciate the detailed feedback!
Kris
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