Ben, fabulous imaging, once again. I shot that falls in 4x5, but never knew it had a name until now. Oddly the full day I spent there and Subway, I had the canyon to myself the entire time. Yup, that rear movement really moves things around!
Outstanding shot and well worth your efforts. The video is very good as well.
I was reading some of the comments below the video and had to laugh about the other people that were there that day and their astonishment of how you blew past them and still had time to take video footage. Nice job!
Steve Perry wrote:
Excellent image Ben - and I too enjoy your youtube vids
If I could float a small suggestion - if it were mine, I'd consider taking some of the blue out of the foreground (esp the water) and maybe making the foreground just a touch brighter. Just my opinion and just a minor thought.
Thanks for the feedback Steve. That's something I was debating when editing the scan in photoshop. The water definitely has a tendency to go blue with film. I toned it down a bit, but will certainly look into correcting it a bit more. What's interesting is how the water part way up the falls is catching some reflected light, so it's a different color. I'll also look into brightening the foreground a bit more. I was trying to strike a balance between foreground and background, so I appreciate your feedback!
Ben I really like that image but the out of focus foreground does not work for me. I wish you had a little more depth of field and/or positioned your point of focus to allow the foreground to be more in focus.
mabidally wrote:
Ben I really like that image but the out of focus foreground does not work for me. I wish you had a little more depth of field and/or positioned your point of focus to allow the foreground to be more in focus.
Thanks for taking time to comment. Are you referring to the extreme foreground (the sandy area) that's submerged in water? That area is soft because of the moving water combined with the long exposure. Many photographers these days use a faster exposure for waterfalls to show lots of texture in the water, but that really isn't possible in the world of large format. I forget my exposure time on this one, but it was somewhere around 1 or 2 minutes @ f/45 using ISO 100 film.
Great capture. I was there a few years ago - bottom-up, and was knackered when we arrived near noon. Few good shots, but great memories. That would be a tough hike in the dark! That's commitment Comp and color are superb.
Jeffrey wrote:
Ben, fabulous imaging, once again. I shot that falls in 4x5, but never knew it had a name until now. Oddly the full day I spent there and Subway, I had the canyon to myself the entire time. Yup, that rear movement really moves things around!
That's awesome that you had the place to yourself! Thankfully I've never encountered huge crowds there, but it is great to have the flexibility to work the scene without any pressure of other people lining up around you.
cweb wrote:
I love this photo Ben, beautiful colors and textures. You're a champ for hauling 65lbs of gear, what was the elevation gain?
I don't know the exact figures, but you start up high on the canyon rim, then drop down a very steep trail to the river (mabye 500 feet?), then proceed to hike up stream for somewhere between 3 to 4 miles. The worst part is the hike back out when you face the massive hill after having hiked for so long. I've gotten use to it though, and even though I took the final climb at a leisurely pace, it felt great on my legs with the added weight I was carrying -- a bit like how your legs feel nice after stretching.
Feb 12, 2015 at 12:57 PM
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Nice job! 
