The falls in Minneopa State Park

[davev]

Took a day trip with the Mrs. about a 100 miles south.
Someday, I'll remember to bring a tripod.

Canon D Reb 300.
Tamron 18-200 DI.

upper falls from the left. (b&w)
1/4s f/18.0 at 18.0mm iso200
http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/47302960.jpg

upper falls from straight on.
0.80s f/18.0 at 38.0mm iso100
http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/47302961.jpg

the stairway to the lower falls.
1/160s f/5.6 at 18.0mm iso800
http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/47302962.jpg

the lower falls
1/4s f/22.0 at 18.0mm iso100
http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/47302963.jpg

As always, thanks for looking.

[geraldfinnegan]

they're all really nice but the black and white is great, it's so sharp ..like an engraving on glass

[Nir]

beautiful shots dave! I like the slow shutter and flow of the water!

in the 1st, the b&w, perhaps consider cropping off the top portion - very high contrasts there and the foliage steals some of the falls' attention.

[WaterfallRich]

I'm a sucker for a good waterfall shot, but I really like the image with the stairs also. Love that last shot - how high is that falls??

[davev]

Thanks guys.

I tried something a bit different in the post work for the 1st pic. Normally, when
I down size the pic for a web post, I do it in one big step. Doing it this way,
I have to re-unsharpen mask to get it sharp again. On that pic, I stepped it
down 3 times, and applied a lesser amount of sharpening on each step.
I think it was worth it.:D

I was going to crop out the lighter upper part of pic, but for some reason I like
to keep the pics in a 6x4 format. I try to darken that area later on.

The upper falls, drop about 6 to 7 feet, the lower falls, I'll guess those drop
about 25 to 30 feet.

Thanks again for looking.

[Andy]

looks like you did just fine w/out a tripod :thumb

[davev]

looks like you did just fine w/out a tripod :thumb
Yep, that's me, steady hands, no memory.
Thanks.

[grimace]

http://adam.smugmug.com/photos/22806207-M.jpg

Great shots!! You make me want to go back to Minneopa. I didn't have as much luck as you.

Above is one of my pics from Minneopa earlier this year when the water levels were higher.

-Adam

www.adamstravelphotography.com (http://www.adamstravelphotography.com/)

[davev]

Thanks Adam, for looking and for showing me what this looks like with some
real flowage going on.

Folks, take a look at Adams galleries, he has some great pictures there.

Thanks again.