I just got back from a nice hike in the clouds in Shenandoah National Park... I revisited a spot to re-do a shot that you guys seemed to like, but also went a little further and photographed a waterfall. I figured instead of taking up 3 posts, I'd use just 1 and put all 3 in it, hence the name of the post. And Ian, I have your old (kinda really old) Shenandoah photo book... I really had it in mind to not copy your shot of this spot, but I hope my results are decent. The mountains were really shrouded in fog and clouds, it was great, and the recent rain here made for probably the most water flowing on this trail I've seen, especially given it's September 1st!
A horizontal approach to this cascade in Shenandoah National Park. Edit: I did crop this one on my computer.
A second attempt at a shot I posted back in, I think April. Would love thoughts on the comparison.
And a vertical approach to that same cascade as before.
All these were taken with a Canon RP and 16-35 f/4 lens. I think the only filters I used was a polarizer and a uv filter I just keep on. Also, I'm probably the weird guy in the group, these are all Jpeg straight from camera other than resize and sharpen for web. It's been a long day, I don't think I did any other editing to these haha.
I like them all Jeremey; the flowing water cascading down framed by the dark rocks and misty woods. Especially like the subtlety of the dark greens and brighter reds in the rocks and in the water. What shutter speed were you using to get the water flow?
Thanks @peter. The first one is 0.8 seconds, the second is 2 seconds, and the third is 1.3 seconds. I didn't reallly focus too much on that, long as it looked ok i was fine. I was good with the way the water looks. I like it to have some detail in it.
Thanks. My water always looks like mud - helpful getting some idea of shutter speeds to try.
I really like photograph #2. The S curve in the water and powerful diagonal of the falls along with the atmospheric, foggy background does it for me!