Challenge:Night Shot II (Advanced Editing II) Camera:Nikon D70 Location: Snoqualmie Falls, Washington, USA Date: Oct 11, 2004 Aperture: F4.5 ISO: 1600 Shutter: 5/8 sec Galleries:Landscape, Water Date Uploaded: Oct 12, 2004
Photographer's Notes
About 30 miles from Seattle in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains is Snoqualmie Falls. Puget Sound Energy built a power plant inside the rock over which the water falls. The buildings inthe photo are part of the power plant. There is a fashionable hotel and restaurant there known as Salish Lodge. The falls are lighted for the benefit of the hotel guests. I took this photo from the boardwalk overlooking the falls. However I hiked down to the river trail (1/2 mile each way with 500 foot verticle gain) twice to get shots from other angles. Difficult hike in the dark, especially since I didn't use those photos! Hotel staff thought I was nuts and I guess I was. Hiking back up the second time in pitch dark, I scarred my self silly imagining what might be sneaking up on me. Turns out it was only my ego.
Post Processing
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Clone out some light artifacts
Brightness via Shadow/Highlight
Clone out a couple of more artifacts
Dodge & Burn
Crop slightly
Reduce Noise
Clone out a few more artifacts
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Camera Data
Nikon D70
2004/10/11 19:37:55
JPEG (8-bit) Fine
Image Size: Large (3008 x 2000)
Lens: VR 24-120mm F/3.5-5.6 G
Focal Length: 24mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/1.6 sec - F/4.5
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 1600
Optimize Image: Vivid
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-S
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Tone Comp: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: Auto
Noise Reduction: OFF
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Hey, I've been there!! Sorry, but that's exciting because I live in Australia. I had a business trip to Bothell about 5 years ago, and the locals recommended these falls as a nice tourist place to visit on the weekend. I didn't have a camera with me on the trip, so thanks for proving an image to relive my memory. Great shot too.
One way to get that soft waterfall shot, take it at night! Good job that I think could be better with a closer crop to the top of the first small falls down to the mist. Great idea for a night shot though.
I think I recall an earlier shot of the same subject, but viewed from another angle. Could be wrong, but don't really care. It is an awesome shot that fully deserves its 10. Good Luck!
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