Summer flood

[DanK]

After a few days of extraordinary rain. This particular creek didn't overflow its banks, although some nearby ones did. The waterfall just above this was a raging torrent, wiping out any detail that might have made for an interesring image.

[LenR]

Dan, these are scenes I also enjoy photographing - the attraction of fast flowing water....
Did you shoot hand held? The IS seems to have managed quite well. I would be inclined to burn in the bright rock on the river bank as it draws the eye somewhat.
Also clone out the small dark area along the top edge.

[DanK]

Len,

Thanks. I actually used a tripod for this, although at 1/15 second, the IS should have been fine.

I appreciate the suggestions. I think removing the dark spots is a good idea. I might also include a tad more water at the bottom. Seems a little tight to me.

Re the white rocks: I obviously couldn't get across to check, but that's probably marble. There is a lot of relatively low-grade marble in the area, mined for industrial purposes rather than building interiors or the like. I burned that somewhat, but I'm not sure I want to burn it more. It's actually a pain--a lot of it is light enough that burning ends up creating a gray tone, so I have sometimes used a multiply blend instead.

Dan

[connectinfosoft]

After a few days of extraordinary rain. This particular creek didn't overflow its banks, although some nearby ones did. The waterfall just above this was a raging torrent, wiping out any detail that might have made for an interesring image.

Love the silky water after all that rain. Smart call shooting here instead of the blown-out waterfall above the mossy rocks and the creek just holding its banks make a much stronger frame.

[Chataignier]

Nice image, the shutter time of 1/15s has just left enough movement to be interesting.
As for the white rock, it does draw the eye a bit, but it's not badly positioned in the frame and I dont mind it at all.

[DanK]

Thanks. I had actually been playing with shutter speeds, as the OM-1 has a computational ND filter that let me emulate slowing the shutter more. (It does it by compositing multiple shots and saving the composite in raw format.) I tried a variety of speeds for a shot in a different direction. What I was aiming for was to get smooth areas to convey motion but without obliterating all of the structure.