A single 7-minute exposure during a downpour (maybe 2/3 of the exposure) taken 10 years ago. I got inspired to reprocess it the other day.
Thank you for looking!
Details:
Single-shot (7 minutes)
Canon 5D Mark2
Canon 70-200@85mm
f/8
100 ISO
Circular Polarizer
10 stop Hoya ND
Cable release
Guessed exposure.
Most of what might look like glow or Orton here is the rain creating a foggy look to the file.
I have had the awesome privilege of printing this as a 50+ inch acrylic mount many times! Even 10 years ago I was totally absolutely obsessed with making master prints. I even had the full-time job of working on gallery prints in Vegas for some big name photographers on strict confidentiality agreements. It was an incredible time in my career having the amazing privilege of making hundreds of huge enlargements, honing in color management and all print skills. I am more obsessed than ever!
Beautiful, Mark. Love the hazy feel to the image.
Everytime I see your post, I eagerly anticipate your "Details for the more inquisitive" comment that has so many amazing insights that you've gained over the years on both shooting as well as post-processing.
I hope you continue sharing that with all of us here.
I like everything about this image Mark. Thanks for posting. Having a treasure chest of images to go back over an edit with new skills and viewpoint is one of the best things about photography.
Sorry for the multiday delay in responding. I like to work myself into a coma sometimes.
Dragonfire wrote:
Nice picture The understatement of the year.
Thank you very much! I really appreciate it!
guidostow wrote:
That's a magic shot! It so beautifully captures the lushness of the Oregon forests. Just lovely!
Thank you so much, brother! I appreciate you taking time to comment!
GcarlH wrote:
Wonderful image
Huge thank you! I appreciate anyone taking time to comment. Very encouraging.
castlk52 wrote:
Really nice image, thanks for sharing it with us.
Thank you for taking the time to comment! It is my pleasure! I have always appreciated this forum.
keepclicking wrote:
Mark, this is absolutely amazing capture! Love the feel to it.
Huge thank you! One of those moments that later you go back to and you can not believe you were at the right place at the right time. I am so thankful I took the shot. I was helping a friend get his, and then though, what the heck I'll try one!
twoflower wrote:
Beautiful, Mark. Love the hazy feel to the image.
Everytime I see your post, I eagerly anticipate your "Details for the more inquisitive" comment that has so many amazing insights that you've gained over the years on both shooting as well as post-processing.
I hope you continue sharing that with all of us here.
HUGE THANK YOU for the encouragement. Over the years there have been a very few people who have always given me some level of flack for sharing the extra stuff. I never stopped because of the feedback (especially in private messages, or emails and such) has always been so positive by so many. Also, I have always appreciated the background stuff behind a nice photo. But again, thank you. It always means a lot to me when people take the precious time to be an encouragement.
psharvic wrote:
Excellent work, Mark.
Thank you!
1bwana1 wrote:
I like everything about this image Mark. Thanks for posting. Having a treasure chest of images to go back over an edit with new skills and viewpoint is one of the best things about photography.
Thank you very much! I totally agree! A never ending pleasure! Success to you in your work!
arjen_m wrote:
Hi Marc,
Nice image. Apparently, the combination of the 10 stop ND and polarizer sufficient to avoid over exposing the water in the waterfall?
Thanks,
Arjen
Thank you very much Arjen.
The circular polarizer was to cut down on glare and produce that yummy, almost Photoshopped saturated look that is so dramatic in Gorge/waterfall scenes like this when foliage is wet. The 10 stop ND was to experiment and see what it (a super long exposure) might do in a rainstorm. Pure experimentation was the key here. I love to try all kinds of stuff, even if it is not non-conventional. Also, because I have been doing this for over 10 years for my full-time sole livelihood, it is easy to get skewed and sometimes a little bored (seeing almost too much beauty). So, I love to try weird and different things often to keep my passion stoked and fresh.
All the best and thank you for taking the time to comment.
twoflower wrote:
Beautiful, Mark. Love the hazy feel to the image.
Everytime I see your post, I eagerly anticipate your "Details for the more inquisitive" comment that has so many amazing insights that you've gained over the years on both shooting as well as post-processing.
I hope you continue sharing that with all of us here.
HUGE THANK YOU for the encouragement. Over the years there have been a very few people who have always given me some level of flack for sharing the extra stuff. I never stopped because of the feedback (especially in private messages, or emails and such) has always been so positive by so many. Also, I have always appreciated the background stuff behind a nice photo. But again, thank you. It always means a lot to me when people take the precious time to be an encouragement. ...Show more →
As a wise man once said, "Ignore the boos. They mostly come from the cheap seats."
What I love about this image the most is the restraint you had to freeze all motion in the leaves. It looks to me that the shrub between the falls and the big tree has some motion blur. Myself, and probably most others, know you could have used a technique to freeze it, but I love that you gave this image some more dynamic life by preserving the blur.
