Bridalveil Fall

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Description

I dug this out of the archives, from 2016, and re-processed with new tools. It is one of those images I remember well because there was a workshop group there (YNP) and the leader was exhorting his followers to put on polarizers and ND filters and use very slow SSs. I was eagerly shooting at 1/1000, and would have been faster with today’s lower noise cameras. This was the Canon 7D2 at ISO 800, which was about my limit back then.

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A little Dehaze and Texture in LR. Into PS for Topaz Denoise and a B/W adj layer and vignette. (I tried DXO Deep Prime but it said it couldn’t return the DNG. Haven’t had a chance to check why. Sensor too old to process?)

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Diane: I got a nice spraybow at this location many years ago and the polarizer certainly helped. I like your conversion here. I haven’t been back in almost 20 years so I’m itching to return. This gives me a little prod. >=))>

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Thanks. @Bill_Fach! The seasons there have been fickle for years with the western drought, lack of predictable snow, and WAY too many tourists with ensuing restrictions.

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Great image. I love the contrast and tone … Works great in black and white. !!!