Beautiful, Steve!
So many waterfall photos I see on Instragram are so dark - Not sure why - artificial mood? I wouldn't want anything that dark on. my wall. But this is how it should be - love it!
Im not sure if it is a monitor rez thing but on a 30inch QHD the water is just a little bit crunchy. On a phone, tablet, 4k, or 5k it likely will not be an issue.
Thank you! Steve
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Jim Dockery wrote:
Beautiful, would make a great large print.
Thanks Jim. I think I'll add a print of it to my "waterfall wall". Steve
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Seawolf wrote:
Perfect choice of shutter speed. Well done.
Thank you! Increasingly, I aim to retain some texture in the water for these images. Steve
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graytrekker wrote:
Beautiful, Steve!
So many waterfall photos I see on Instragram are so dark - Not sure why - artificial mood? I wouldn't want anything that dark on. my wall. But this is how it should be - love it!
Thanks Doug! I think there's a time and place for moody, but in this one I was going for going more for just a little bit of wow. Hope you're having a good late spring there in MT! Steve
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psharvic wrote:
Well done, Steve.
Thanks Vic! Steve
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dbehrens wrote:
Not sure if you could capture this any better. . . well done!
Thanks Dave! Steve
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Mark Metternich wrote:
Beautifully done Dave! I always love your work!
Im not sure if it is a monitor rez thing but on a 30inch QHD the water is just a little bit crunchy. On a phone, tablet, 4k, or 5k it likely will not be an issue.
Thanks Mark! I was going for some texture in the water, especially the foreground water, as opposed to velvet. The full resolution version looks as I intended on my 4K monitor. Downsizing, jpeg conversion, and screen sharpening on export from Lightroom is always a bit of a guessing game for me. That's certainly a work in progress. Then there is the diversity of monitors, phones, tablets etc. that you mention. Thanks for the heads up though. Something to be cognizant of. Steve
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Scotts007 wrote:
Beautiful shot! I wish had waterfalls like this close by.
Thanks Scott! I know I'm fortunate to have lots of them close to me. You have some pretty nice ones in MD as well! Steve
quickking wrote:
Nice job Steve. One of my favorite streams over the years....Kevin
Thank you Kevin. Good to meet a fellow West Virginian here on FM! I have a long (~45 years) history with the Blackwater Falls/Canaan Valley area as well. I live close by and find myself there pretty often for fishing and photography. Shays is a favorite of mine for the latter!
ratherfish wrote:
Thank you Kevin. Good to meet a fellow West Virginian here on FM! I have a long (~45 years) history with the Blackwater Falls/Canaan Valley area as well. I live close by and find myself there pretty often for fishing and photography. Shays is a favorite of mine for the latter!
We've only been visiting the area since 2012 but we try and make it up there a couple of times a year. This waterfall was one of the first I ever photographed and it was just a couple of weeks prior to Sandy. I'm looking forward to visiting later this month.
quickking wrote:
We've only been visiting the area since 2012 but we try and make it up there a couple of times a year. This waterfall was one of the first I ever photographed and it was just a couple of weeks prior to Sandy. I'm looking forward to visiting later this month.
That's cool! If you haven't been to Blackwater Falls SP since the recent facility improvements I think you'll be pleased. The lodge rooms and cabins have received significant and welcomed improvements. I think the BBQ restaurant in the lodge is also quite good. Enjoy your upcoming trip!
