Nevada Falls, Yosemtie National Park

Posted by Paul on Sun Sep 07, 2003 4:16 pm

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by TSparger on Sun Sep 07, 2003 6:09 pm

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Looks like a gorgeous place. I personally would prefer the picture with warmer light and not showing so much of the rocks on the left side of frame.

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by Dan Baumbach on Sun Sep 07, 2003 8:50 pm

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I agree with Todds comment about the space on the left. Because the perspective of the image points to the upper left, ones eye is drawn there. Was there a way you could have moved to your left and shot the falls more head on?

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by thapamd on Sun Sep 07, 2003 10:32 pm

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Nice shot, Paul. I agree that this may look realy cool with better lighting...a boost of contrast in this shot may help too.

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by Ken Cravillion on Sun Sep 07, 2003 10:55 pm

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Better light like others have said. Overcast light would be ideal. Looks to have a lot of potential.

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by Svein-Frode on Mon Sep 08, 2003 4:10 am

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Great scene Paul. Wish you could have put some more work in Photoshop with this one. A larger image, a bit more contrast and warmth, some USM and this is a winner in my book!

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by John Zinn on Mon Sep 08, 2003 8:17 am

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Paul,

There is a lot of potential in this shot. It is quite a hike to get to this waterfall so there isn't much you can do about the light unless you want to hike out in the dark. I would work with what you have to boost the flat colors (some of which is probably due to the film) and a crop from the top and left will reduce the predominance of the rock and give a better balanced shot.

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by Kerry on Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:32 am

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John Zinn wrote:Paul,
It is quite a hike to get to this waterfall so there isn't much you can do about the light unless you want to hike out in the dark.

Yeah, it really is quite a hike. I suppose one could hike up the part of the trail that doesn't run past Vernal Falls in the dark, though it's long and pretty steep; I definitely wouldn't want to go up the Vernal side before daylight; it's very steep, damp and narrow.

There are a number of points further down the trail where the above shot was taken that provide more of a 3/4 perspective on Nevada Falls which might lead to a somewhat more pleasing composition.

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