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Justin Grimm
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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

www.justingrimmphotography.com

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May 20, 2014 at 10:08 PM

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I love this shot. Bravo !

May 20, 2014 at 10:10 PM

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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

May 20, 2014 at 10:17 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Pebbled Greens

Beautiful shot!

May 20, 2014 at 10:36 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Pebbled Greens

Outstanding !

May 20, 2014 at 11:02 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Pebbled Greens

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

May 20, 2014 at 11:07 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Pebbled Greens

Excellent execution on a simple but beautiful scene. I would leave the crop as is.

May 21, 2014 at 12:09 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Pebbled Greens

Sweet shot. Amazing details. Like the composition very much.
harsha

May 21, 2014 at 12:13 AM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Pebbled Greens

Hey Justin,

A very cool shot here. And it sounds like you had a really fun time meeting up with everyone.

Jim

May 21, 2014 at 12:17 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Pebbled Greens

Quite a dynamic range here, with the dark water bottom right and glowing forest BG. Love the detail.
Well done to join a group of peers, too.

May 21, 2014 at 01:14 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Pebbled Greens

I'd say print it. I'd be very happy with an image like this.

May 21, 2014 at 06:08 AM

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Thanks guys. Much appreciated!

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!

May 21, 2014 at 08:27 AM

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Beautiful image and well processed. I think I agree with Fred regarding a slight crop of bottom and right side.

May 21, 2014 at 09:11 AM

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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....

May 21, 2014 at 10:21 AM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Pebbled Greens

This has a very ethereal feeling all around. I dig it. A lot.

-Nick

May 21, 2014 at 10:33 AM

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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...

Great work Justin!

Andrey

May 21, 2014 at 11:14 AM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Pebbled Greens

Sweet!
Dramatic, ethereal...

Dan

May 21, 2014 at 01:25 PM

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Thanks for sharing, very great!

May 21, 2014 at 08:11 PM

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Thanks guys!

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.

May 22, 2014 at 09:33 AM

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Justin Grimm wrote:
Thanks guys!

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...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

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May 22, 2014 at 09:41 AM

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