After leaving Morro Bay that morning, Martin and I arrived in the area @ 1 pm-ish. It was bright and hazy with overcast/thin fog.
It's a spectacular sight, neither of us had ever seen it, and we were there, so.....
This is a two-shot focus blend.
And taking a cue from Al , I thought, with the bright light, it might work as a b&w, too. I utilized a little orton hoping to enhance the conversion.
Hope it works a little for you. Thanks for looking and for any comments.
Barry, I am really drawn to the B & W conversion. NIce touch! I find in this version the scene opens up a tad more as the dominant tree trunk on the right is not as noticeable.
Barry, I prefer the color version, and I think it is beautiful. There just seems to be so much more detail displayed in it. The varied colors in the water just can't be captured as dramatically in the b&w.
That is a spectacular view. If it wasn't for the trees, it could be mistaken for a scene from the tropics.
I guess I go along with the crowd.
The color version is it & I agree, the tree on right is a bit dominate.
Take that from a guy who often includes too much tree
Nice capture. I will have to visit this spot next time I go to Pfieffer
Very cool, really like the color version here even though I'm a huge B&W fan. The focus blend really worked out very nicely here as are the gorgeous colors of the water and sand. Is it true there is no way down to the beach. Man that would be a dream shooting the falls from about knee high out in the surf with a low POV. Well guess I can dream. Graet work here Barry
Ray Still
Nov 06, 2009 at 04:54 PM
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It's a stunning view when you get there and witness it for yourself Barry and I can detect the glee you and Martin experienced from your text. I really like your take in #1, nice framing and colours. It's my favourite.
David
I love the color view in this. You really captured this sweetly. I do think if you could go back and pull down on the brightness of the sky just a bit more, so that it is not brighter then the McWay Falls cove would be really cool. But I do love the look. IN B&W the sky area seems a bit darker... and helps that part to work better, but you really lose that super sweet teal and colors of #1...
Thank you all very much. David, it is a special place, and I only wish I didn't live 2000 miles away!!
I was going for a peek-a-boo look (I love Sharon's 'feeling of discovery'....thanks for that, Sharon!), hence the focus blend. Maybe I did get too much tree? Jim and Fo, I'll see if I can recover more of the bg sky and sea in the color version....you should have seen the raw, the sky was really bright and hazy/foggy. Jose, I did try to boost contrast for the conversion as much as my tastes carried me, again using orton to help. The conditions did produce quite flat, if bright, light that day, but maybe there's room for more.
Again, thanks for your friendly comments and suggestions everybody. Glad you enjoyed these.
, I thought, with the bright light, it might work as a b&w, too. I utilized a little orton hoping to enhance the conversion. 