Incase you don't follow a lot of photographers on Facebook, you probably haven't herd about the totally epic amount of talent that came together less then 2 weeks ago in the Columbia River Gorge. With at least 25 of the best picture taking masters packed in the back of a small Oregon pub together (some from this forum), it is safe to say you would be hard pressed to find more talent in one place anywhere. I doubt you could listen to a nerdier photo conversation on the globe also. For some reason, I got an invite to this event. Most likely a mistake at the post office….
In any case, it was awesome to have the privilege of meeting so many photographers I have learnt from, and drooled heavily over their work for years.
This is the first image of a small bundle that I was happy capturing over my week in the Gorge and Olympic Peninsula. Nothing crazy, just a soothing creek scene, no further then a 5 minute walk from my campsite. Adventurous, I know! As for the techie stuff, this is a 6 image focus stack with a blend of shutter speeds and ISOs to maintain serious detail. For some reason I couldn't bring it out well in this web version, but if you are in Edmonton over the summer this will be printed for my upcoming art display. I'm thinking at least a 45x30 acrylic. What do you say, sound good?
Thanks for taking the time to look and for any feedback you have
Beautiful capture with great processing Justin. The green foliage pops out and is full of detail.
My only suggestion would be cropping a little bit on the bottom and right sides to perhaps improve balance even further.
Best,
Fred
Dustin Gent wrote:
I like this one. Processing is great. I am not a huge fan of the glow that is in every photo, but it is tactfully done in this one
Haha, well that is because I visited this place 3 separate afternoons during my trip to get actual light hitting the background. 2-3pm is the magic hour here, when the creek is in shadow and the background in sunlight. I also kept the highlights warm, and cooled down the shadows to create a bit more colour separation.
Fred Miranda wrote:
Beautiful capture with great processing Justin. The green foliage pops out and is full of detail.
My only suggestion would be cropping a little bit on the bottom and right sides to perhaps improve balance even further.
Best,
Fred
Thanks for the suggestion Fred. I kind of agree, but when cropping this I dont like what it does to the upper left. If I could shoot this again, I would move my tripod a couple inches to the left, and point slightly more towards the right so the third log would point directly into the upper right corner. I think that would have balanced it a tad better.
JimKied wrote:
I'd say print it. I'd be very happy with an image like this.
Oh I will be printing it for sure, I’m just not sure how big Thanks!
Superb Justin! It must have been pretty cool being at such an event. Where can I find more info on your upcoming exhibit? I am in Edmonton a fair bit and may be able to drop by....
Fred Miranda wrote:
Beautiful capture with great processing Justin. The green foliage pops out and is full of detail.
My only suggestion would be cropping a little bit on the bottom and right sides to perhaps improve balance even further.
Best,
Fred
Fred had to ruin it for me, now i am between cropping and not cropping sides...
Gary Clennan wrote:
Superb Justin! It must have been pretty cool being at such an event. Where can I find more info on your upcoming exhibit? I am in Edmonton a fair bit and may be able to drop by....
Just so people dont think I'm ignoring Gary, I sent him a couple PMs
elitefroggy wrote:
Beautiful image and well processed. I think I agree with Fred regarding a slight crop of bottom and right side.
lionking wrote:
Fred had to ruin it for me, now i am between cropping and not cropping sides...
Great work Justin!
Andrey
Thanks both of you. Im curious where you guys would crop the right side. I could definitely see cropping the bottom out halfway up my signature, so that the distance to the edge of frame from the first rock is even. I find that unless you completely crop the top trees out of the frame, the largest one gets way too close to the edge of the frame. And then if they were excluded completely, nothing in that corner keeps your eye from wandering out of the shot.
Just so people dont think I'm ignoring Gary, I sent him a couple PMs
Thanks both of you. Im curious where you guys would crop the right side. I could definitely see cropping the bottom out halfway up my signature, so that the distance to the edge of frame from the first rock is even. I find that unless you completely crop the top trees out of the frame, the largest one gets way too close to the edge of the frame. And then if they were excluded completely, nothing in that corner keeps your eye from wandering out of the shot....Show more →
It is so beautiful Justin that I wouldn't let my eye wonder out of the frame. Just a bottom crop would work for me. Dave
Thanks!