Conceiving You

[Octane]

A sneak peak of the three tiers of Purakanaui Falls at dusk.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
5s f/11.0 at 40.0mm iso200

Slightly larger version available here (http://users.tpg.com.au/octane2/cy.html).

Comments, critique, etc., most welcome.

H

[leon]

The water man strikes again :eyepop: exquisite image H, well done mate.

Leon :thumbsup:

[allan gould]

Need to photoshop out that damed leaf almost in the center, but still a nice shot

[Bassnut]

Excellent H, as usual.

[spearo]

I have got to get a medium density filter.

H you inspire me when I have NO $ that's not good !
frank

[Ric]

Nice work H.

Water is such a photogenic medium.

[Vanda]

I like the composition including the softness given by the exposure time.

[Octane]

Leon,

Thanks! If we had lots of pretty mountain ranges, I can assure you, you'd be calling me the mountain man! In the meantime, I'll settle for waterfalls. Each has their own story to tell.



Allan,

Good to see you took a close look at the image. I'll sort that leaf out. Cheers.



Fred,

Ta. : D



Frank,

Ah, yep. Neutral density and circular polarisers are your best friend!



Ric,

Agreed! Cheers.



Thanks, all.

H

[Octane]

Ian,

Appreciate you looking and commenting, thank you.

H

[multiweb]

Interesting shot. There's no idea of scale because all the patterns are similar although there is an indication of depth. Beautiful vista. :thumbsup:

[Octane]

Marc,

Good pickup about the lack of sense of scale. I have numerous other shots of this, which I will post soon; these will reveal the proper scale and grand beauty of this special waterfall.

One of the images is a traditional wide-sweeping waterfall, and, another; a more abstract piece which I'd consider a more personal work -- it has a dark and foreboding atmosphere.

H

[DavidU]

Very nice ! beautifully framed. I suppose if you used various exposures the water would look quite different?
Great work, always a pleasure to look at.

[batema]

That looks fantastic. Like a poster. Well done.

[ving]

so tranquil... excellent work :)

[Octane]

David,

Thanks, sir. It's a bit of an unusual framing, but, thought I'd go for somethign different. It was really getting dark all the way down there so the long exposure was a necessity no expose the midtones. As a result, the water comes out looking like silk. Anything faster than a quarter of a second seems to give a really jarring look to flowing water. If the water is flowing really fast, then, you can get away with faster exposures to capture curtains, as, I've also done with some of my waterfalls in the past.



Mark,

Thank you. : )



David,

Cheers, mate. : )



Thanks, all.

H