Morning Sunlight [Contest Staff Favorites August 2014]
Uploaded: August 17, 2014 08:05:51 | Entered: August 17, 2014 08:07:44
This shot was taken at a small creek near Sol Duc Falls on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State
Exif: f/14, ISO: 100, 51mm
Brad Winget August 17, 2014 2
Nice work with light and shadow #1583291David L. Godwin August 17, 2014
Thank Brad for the comment. That was the hardest part of this photo was balancing the dark shadows of the waterfall with the bright sun off the mossy rocks. I did not want to have to use HDR and so I worked the dynamic range as best as possible and did some balancing of tones and brightness in post processing.Brad Winget August 17, 2014
Why the aversion to HDR? I use it a lot. I do appreciate how not using it on this shot makes it so much harder. #11110273David L. Godwin August 17, 2014
I like using HDR for a lot of situations but sometimes in nature landscape shots it can create unrealistic looking results. #11110276Brad Winget August 17, 2014
True, I see that a lot too. However if I am on tripod I will always bracket to give myself the option. Many times I have taken the sky from HDR and used the single shot to combine. #11110280Judith Redmount September 24, 2014
love it #11143172James Kooper September 29, 2014
Its a heavenly place man! #11148218Madonna Ashman October 03, 2014
Wow this is beautful #11150929
Wanda-Lynn Searles
October 08, 2014
Jeff Sielski October 09, 2014
Nice work great composition #11155044Madonna Ashman October 29, 2014
Beautiful David. This place looks so peaceful. #11170448
Usman M. Bajwa
October 29, 2014
UB. #11170449
Kalena Randall October 29, 2014
Very nice shot! #11170452
Deborah Lewinson
October 29, 2014
Joy Rector October 29, 2014
congrats on the POTD #11170462Ellen Hodges October 29, 2014
Huge congrats on a gorgeous POTD,mDavid!! #11170470
Carol Flisak
October 29, 2014
Joe Tello October 29, 2014
Congradulations on Photo of the day! Well done! #11170503
Patricia A. Casey
October 29, 2014
Lindley Johnson
October 29, 2014
Emile Abbott
October 29, 2014
Nancy L. Green
October 29, 2014
Nadia Paul October 29, 2014
Stunning work David - congrats on your POTD! #11170794Eileen M. Joyce October 29, 2014
This is lovely. But I wonder what it would look like without the blur. I think the color reflected in the water falling would also be interesting.Richard M. Waas October 30, 2014
Congrats on a well deserved POTD!! #11171632Mary K. Robison October 30, 2014
Marvelous capture, and a very well-earned POTD, David! Congrats! #11171763
Teresa Burnett
October 30, 2014
Diane Addonizio
October 30, 2014
Lisa B. North October 30, 2014
Beautiful color and veiling of the waterfall! Nice seeing it on POTD! congrats!! #11173364Michael Lynch October 30, 2014
Beautiful and congrats ! #11173367
Wanda-Lynn Searles
November 03, 2014
Nikki McDonald
January 13, 2015
Cher Richardson January 13, 2015
Very nicely done.Nice light and comp. #11224347
Sharon Crook
February 27, 2015
Robert F. Walker July 01, 2016
Nice Contrast, Water and the Moss on the Rocks. #11490983Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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