The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
A rainy drizzly day in the White Mountains of New Hampshire; perfect conditions for capturing some images of the beautiful Sabbaday Falls. The falls are relatively easy to access as they are only about a half mile off the Kancamangus Highway.
It is next to impossible to get anything new from this location, but we always stop anyway when we visit the White Mountains. I took some verticals, but I liked the horizontal version best as it showcased some of the surroundings as well as the falls. I particularly liked the lush greens in the scene.
Specific Feedback
I am overall pleased with image, but if you notice anything or have a suggestion feel free to let me know as I appreciate everyone’s thoughts.
Technical Details
Nikon Z7, Nikon 24-200 @ 24mm, f 11 @ 1/5 sec, ISO 200, Kase magnetic CPL, cable release and tripod, my brother Mike as the personal assistant with the umbrella.
Beautiful subject, light and composition! The lower fall is messing with my mind, though. I assume the geometry of the rocks is pushing to flow off of vertical but I have such an urge to distort it back to more vertical. At 24mm I wouldn’t expect that the distortion came from the lens.
Thanks for your thoughts @Diane_Miller as they as always appreciated. I hear you on the lower section of the falls. They do kick to the right a little due to the rock contours. I will play around a little and see if I can pull it back to the left a little without knocking the upper falls and the handrails off of plumb.
Ed, I totally agree on your points about the lush green and also the horizontal view. I’m sure visitors to this site get a touch of feeling like they’re in Shangri-La from this scene…
No thoughts for change from me…
Ed, the greens are indeed lovely and the rain (low contrast) lets the details in the rocks show well. I also like how the color of the fencing coordinates with the rocks…can’t say I noticed that on my single visit, which was quite crowded on a sunny late summer day…
Hi Ed, this is really a beautiful image you’ve captured, with nice lighting and the shutter speed gave you some silky water without overdoing it. Greenery always compliments a waterfall shot and, like @Mark_Seaver mentioned, I’m amazed the wood and stone tones are so close. I do feel like I’m missing out on the remaining part of the foreground falls. A vertical shot would have included more, but at the expense of the lush greenery, so that call has to made while there, and you did. Certainly worthy of hanging though.
@Paul_Breitkreuz : I know that Mike and I always enjoy our visits to this lovely waterfall.
@Mark_Seaver : It definitely can get crowded later in the day. This particular day it was raining so the crowds weren’t to bad. I believe the new fencing was put up last year.
@Jim_Lockhart : Here is a vertical version for comparison.
I do like the vertical a lot Ed, it “finishes” the story of the waterfall. Must get up there again next year; been many years since driving the Kank.
Nice shot, Ed. The greens are so lush. I much prefer the landscape capture of this falls over a vertical. I think even the man made elements add some visual interest. I think a vertical accentuates the illusion of sideways water. Excellent. :vulcan_salute
One of my last trips when I still lived in NH was to Sabbaday…but I spent more time up river than down in the gorge, although I do have some shots there, too. I like the perspective you have here…a nice taste of my home state.
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