A bend in the river

rutt

Poor old Charles River, so much industry for so long, dammed up in so many places, too polluted to swin in or to drink. Still it can be really beautiful sometimes, just as if none of those things were true. This is just below the dam at Newton Lower Falls (site of the original Crane's paper mill in the 18th century) and well above the dam in Waltham.

BridgeCity

Very nice shot. I like how there are really only 3 colors in the photo (and various variations) and yet, it has incredible depth.

Lots of stuff to look at!

Eric&Susan

I like how the two trees frame the shot and help lead my eyes towards the center of the photo and the branches kind of point to the middle as if saying LOOK.


Eric

pathfinder

rutt wrote:

Poor old Charles River, so much industry for so long, dammed up in so many places, too polluted to swin in or to drink. Still it can be really beautiful sometimes, just as if none of those things were true. This is just below the dam at Newton Lower Falls (site of the original Crane's paper mill in the 18th century) and well above the dam in Waltham.

Nice peaceful image John. You already know that I am a sucker for snow covered river images though. A light coat of snow really covers a multitude of sins and makes many places much more attractive. Even this muddy creek in western Indiana on a grey winter day...


Not as much history here - mostly cornfields - but the bridge this was shot from was originally a covered bridge, but now is just a concrete structure.

Harryb

rutt wrote:

Poor old Charles River, so much industry for so long, dammed up in so many places, too polluted to swin in or to drink. Still it can be really beautiful sometimes, just as if none of those things were true. This is just below the dam at Newton Lower Falls (site of the original Crane's paper mill in the 18th century) and well above the dam in Waltham.

I love the composition in this shot. The bend of the river an dthe line of the trees all going ot the upper left.

ginger_55

I agree. It is a classic Rutt shot, IMO. One similar to the Watch Factory. I get more impressed every time I look at it. I note how he is using tree branches as framing. I think they grow there, doubt he carries them with him.

Will be interesting how this translates into the "green" season. (I so dislike green, except the first budding green of spring).

Anyway, this Charles River shot would frame well IMO.

ginger

I have tried every which way, but I can't find the meta stuff on this. I just want to know what lens you used, and how wide the shot was. Please. Rutt

Angelo

lovely serene picture. With respect to you and other commenters, I'd like to ask how this might look if you had moved the camera a bit right, eliminating the 2nd tree. Framing with 2 trees in this instance bothers my eye a little.

rutt

ginger_55 wrote:

I have tried every which way, but I can't find the meta stuff on this. I just want to know what lens you used, and how wide the shot was. Please. Rutt

Thanks for the nice feedback. Far from bringing the branches and trees with me, I've been considering bringing a machate to clear them from the shot.
One reason I think this is a good shot is that I had just finished shooting XC skiing for a few hours which is demanding and something I haven't really mastered. Then on the way back to the parking lot, I noticed this river view. It seemed so easy compared to trying to capture the skiers at just the right moment and all the exposeure issues and etc.

Anyway, here is the info on this shot. I used my 24-70 F2.8L and it was as wide as it gets, so on the 1Dmkii, that's equivalent to about 30mm on a full frame 35mm. f10, 1/400, ISO 500. Shot in raw and then I used my snow recipe. No crop.

Cosmic

Eric&Susan wrote:

I like how the two trees frame the shot and help lead my eyes towards the center of the photo and the branches kind of point to the middle as if saying LOOK.


Eric

I agree totally with Eric! Nice shot.