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Where the Earth Ends, the Water Falls
Where the Earth Ends, the Water Falls
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Challenge: The Four Elements II (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: Challenge Entries (most)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
Location: Shenandoah National Park, VA, USA
Date: May 27, 2007
Aperture: 13
ISO: 100
Shutter: 4s
Galleries: Landscape, Travel
Date Uploaded: May 27, 2007

 Dark Hollow Falls is the closest waterfall to Skyline Drive, the road that runs along the spine of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Shenandoah National Park, in western VA.

I went camping with friends, and unlike my usual habits, woke up at 5:45 am. My inability to sleep probably had something to do with my brand new D200, with which I wanted to get an entry for this challenge (by "new" I mean I'd bought it the day before we left).

I knew I wouldn't be able to take my time if I waited until my friends and daughters were with me, so I got up and started walking. Eventually I ended up at these falls. I forgot my tripod at home, so I put my backpack on a handy rock and fired away. I already miss the flip-out LCD on my S2 IS!

This is an edited JPG from the camera - I shot NEF also, but haven't yet installed the NEF converter. :)

Editing: shadow/highlights on a layer that was set to 47% opacity over an unedited layer. That brought out the shadow areas pretty well, but there's also a soft light layer to bring them out a bit more (that selection is the only thing beyond basic editing, as it turns out). Also included some curves and, of course sharpening and cropping. And a channel mixer.

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Nikon D200
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di for Nikon
 06/04/2007 10:56:53 PM
Hey, we were there the same day, though I didn't get up quite as early = P Shame about that tree falling down over the falls. I wonder if it happened during the lightening/hail storm the night before. A little over-saturated imho, but a nice composition.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 06/04/2007 01:40:49 PM
I find the branches on the left a bit distracting, but otherwise very pretty. Nice dramatic angle. And nice use of the new camera :D
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 06/02/2007 08:41:28 PM
The would have been a 10 in my book had it not been for the branches on the lower left. Beautiful photo 8
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 06/01/2007 11:55:33 AM
Very pretty. The water is nice. I wish that little red object wasn't in the bottom right of the water though.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 05/30/2007 04:05:15 PM
Very nice!
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 05/30/2007 02:57:29 PM
Very nice...
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 24-85mm f2.8-4.0D
 05/30/2007 02:26:46 PM
colors are bright. almost too saturated. Is the orange object a coy fish? Not sure if you could have pulled back to get more orange coy in. I like.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 05/28/2007 09:47:30 AM
the greens seem slightly over saturated ... great composition ... fits the challenge perfectly
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Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 05/28/2007 12:14:22 AM
Ooh, pretty. Nice long exposure. There's a tiny distracting element in the lower left...that orange...is it a fish? or a leaf? Idono. Maybe desaturing it could help. But that's minor.
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