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jsmason
May-30-2005, 02:13 PM
Things at work have been quite busy and I haven't been on as much as I would like. I did get out to do a little hiking this weekend. Here are a couple of shots from Ricketts Glenn close to where I live.

http://jsmason.smugmug.com/photos/23364856-L.jpg

http://jsmason.smugmug.com/photos/23465005-L.jpg

As always, comments are appreciated.

Stan
MuskyDude
May-30-2005, 02:25 PM
Wow. Just beautiful Stan, gorgeous compositions. I like the contrast in #2, it really pops.

AJ
John Mueller
May-30-2005, 02:32 PM
Very sweeeeeeeeet.
Thanks for sharing.
jsmason
May-30-2005, 04:57 PM
Thanks for the comments! - Stan
GREAPER
May-30-2005, 05:10 PM
Very nice. We have no waterfalls here in the flatland :(
david_h
May-30-2005, 05:11 PM
I love both of those, excellent work.

We have a very similar waterfall close to where we live and I was hoping to get some shots this weekend. As it happened, we left the anti-bug spray at home and it was not possible to linger more than a couple of minutes.

Your shots have inspired me to get back in there, I'll blame you for every mosquito bite I get :rofl
jsmason
May-30-2005, 06:02 PM
Very nice. We have no waterfalls here in the flatland :(
Actually, I grew up in Ohio close to Dayton and spent most of my life their. The last 13 years have been in Pennsylvania and I love the hills and the wildlife. - Stan
jsmason
May-30-2005, 06:11 PM
I love both of those, excellent work.

We have a very similar waterfall close to where we live and I was hoping to get some shots this weekend. As it happened, we left the anti-bug spray at home and it was not possible to linger more than a couple of minutes.

Your shots have inspired me to get back in there, I'll blame you for every mosquito bite I get :rofl
Thanks for the comments and I'm happy to take the blame. The bugs aren't too bad here but my wife and I will be heading up to Bar Harbor in a few weeks. This year we are going up a few weeks later in the year than we normally do and I hope the horse flies are less active. :):

Stan
WaterfallRich
May-30-2005, 08:02 PM
Really nice, Stan! I love a good waterfall shot. Dead wood is a problem in a lot of falls around here - you made really good use of it in the 2nd shot. Great composition :thumb
bfjr
May-30-2005, 08:08 PM
Lovely work :thumb
jeff lapoint
May-30-2005, 08:46 PM
Lovely work :thumb
great shots! number 2 is moneyhttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/clap.gif care to share the tenical tips for us still learning? you use any filters, etc? how long of an exposure? thanks!

-jeff
Khaos
May-30-2005, 08:56 PM
The comp on #2 is great. The softness and light really work with it.:thumb :thumb
Phil U.
May-31-2005, 09:13 AM
Nice! :clap
jsmason
May-31-2005, 11:55 AM
great shots! number 2 is moneyhttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/clap.gif care to share the tenical tips for us still learning? you use any filters, etc? how long of an exposure? thanks!

-jeffThanks for your comments, Jeff. I am still learning myself, but I'm happy to share. I shoot RAW format on a Nikon D70 with a Tamron 28-300mm lens. The exposure for the 2nd shot was 4/10 second at f/25. I was shooting in aperture priority keeping the aperture as small as possible and the shutter speed as long as possible. After each shot, I was checking the histogram in the camera and changing the exposure compensation as necessary. The ISO was set at 200, lowest possible for that camera. I don't have a ND filter or I would have used that to help reduce the light.

I used the Photoshop Camera RAW plug-in to tweak exposure, brightness, and contrast. Once in Photoshop, I cropped it and I may have tweaked the sharpness a bit.

Stan
Steve Cavigliano
May-31-2005, 01:58 PM
Lovely Stan :thumb :thumb


Nothing as relaxing as a nice waterfall shot. These are very nice indeed :clap


Steve