Stepstone Falls

bryanj87

I thumbed my nose at the rapture and went to shoot waterfalls instead. This was my first time here, but definitely not my last. What a cool location. Anyway, the shots:

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ashrugged

Bryan, I really admire your work, but am not crazy about the browning effect of the water. i often see it in my waterfall shots. It looks like the water was clear. And the long exposure, darkened some of the water.

bryanj87

Thanks for the feedback Robert.

The water was clear, but did have a slight brownish tint here and there due to the color of the rocks. I do suppose for printing, I can cool down my WB and use an adjustment brush to tone down the brown. The black, in most cases, is how it looked IRL. It was just after sunrise, overcast, in a valley and under a tree canopy, plus the rocks underwater in many places were covered with very dark green moss. And I used a polarizer to cut down glare, so combine all of that with the long exposures and black is what I got. I do appreciate your comments, thanks again.

Doug Solis

Great job Bryan, really nice series. I love the movement from all of them but have to say that #6 is my favorite, the eye really moves upstream easily in this image.

bryanj87

Thanks Doug!

bhundt

Nice shots, #6 is my favorite. I really like wispy look of the flow.

spacefuzz

I really like #2 Dont mind the black from the rocks, but the tanic acid in the water could be toned down a tad. just makes it look fresher.