Flow
A simple scene at your feet easily passed without notice
My version of the crack
Pot Holes
Having some fun with the simplest of shapes.
The water sure is a lot colder here in fall than it is in the summer. I'm headed back for a thrid trip here soon and hope to add to the collection from this wonderful place.
You can see the rest of the collection at my site if you are interested.
Hi Steve, great to see you made the trip. Fabulous colors.
My only disappointment here is the look of the water in the Crack. For me, the SP was too long to allow the water to look like water or even show motion.
We're headed out there tomorrow for my first fall in Zion. Dave (Icypeak), Robyn and I will be doing the Subway, top down; and hope to run in conditions like this. Thanks for the inspiration.
Well done Steve. The crack looks fine to me. The second one is a fresh and lovely look at the surrounding topography. I look forward to the next shots.
Thanks guys the water in the Subway is pretty slow moving but once it gets into this crack it kind of rifles through it faster than the water right next to it on the sides.
If you don't mind my asking -- how far is the crack from the trailhead, and (if it's not nine miles or so into the hike), just how difficult is it to get there, for someone who will never physically be mistaken for Galen Rowell?
Raven Falls wrote:
If you don't mind my asking -- how far is the crack from the trailhead, and (if it's not nine miles or so into the hike), just how difficult is it to get there, for someone who will never physically be mistaken for Galen Rowell?
The crack is located maybe 100 yards south of Subway. It is nearly impossible to miss since the trail dumps you onto the slickrock just before it. It is a good 4 to 4.5 miles from the trailhead, and only a short distance from subway.
you have some very nice work here. The crack shot in particular has a very dynamic and graphic feel to it. The diagonal composition gives it a nice sense of flow. I am fine with the slow shutter speed, but it would be interesting to have a faster shutter speed to compare it with. I know that some people will shoot a higher ISO for the water, a lower ISO for the surrounding rock, then combine them.
Raven, Sorry for missing that, I tend to disappear and reappear quite often. You've got an answer here in this old thread. You can miss that crack very easy if you're conservating each time you walk by it. Most of the time as I work that little spot I have someone behind me and in front of me or someone looks at me for a second and figures it out. If you make there don't forget to take a shot with the whole thing and it's surroundings.
Ben, a shutter speed on water is always a matter of taste to each photog. It varies from super slow to freeze action and inbetween. You can't please everyone, if they are not buying it than why bother with an effort of trying to please an opinion that will vary from person to person. That's just my 2 cents.
Most people polarize the shot completely which is another discussion.
