Protected waterfall

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Critique Style Requested: Standard

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Description

This was taken in the seven falls park in colorado springs. In order to shoot the waterfall throughout (and not from below or above) you need to find a way to stop on the narrow stairs that have room for only one person in each direction. So I didn’t dare put down my tripod and just tried to get quick shots with my camera. It was frustrating that people kept coming behind and in front of me and I couldn’t spend time taking the pictures I wanted. It was mesmerizing to see the waterfall in between the pieces of ice and in between the brown rocks. I had to play with the setting to get the water as smooth as I wanted even though I had no tripod.

Specific Feedback

Any and all. One specific question I had is whether it makes sense to darken the part of the left rock that is bright because of the water flowing on it? When I tried to darken it, it didn’t look right so I am not sure.

Technical Details

Sony a7c, tamaron 70-300, iso 50, f/8, 1/13 seconds

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Tamar: I’ve driven by Seven Falls a number of times but never stopped. I like what you’ve extracted here and I especially like the lingering ice. Good choice of SS to render the water this way. Nicely seen and very nicely captured in trying circumstances. >=))>

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Thank you! highly recommend going there in spite of the frustration with being able to shoot on the stairs.

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Tamar, I like the mix of smooth water, ice and colorful rocks. It’s nicely sharp for a 1/13 s shutter.

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This is really beautiful with the ice, and a great result for no tripod :slight_smile: