a nameless mountain stream

[squirl033]

took advantage of a nice weekend and went back to that little stream down near Greenwater that i found a couple of weeks ago. this time i took my boots, and worked my way back upstream a bit farther than i had time for last time i was there. still processing on my laptop, so i'm not certain how these will look, but they look all right on this little screen... both shot with my 5D and 24-135, various settings. the first one has a bit of "Orton" processing; the second is just naturally sorta mystical looking...

 

[Lou]

Very nice... worth the trek, imho... First is my fav, but both are very good, hard to choose. Thanks

 

[robarooni]

Good Stuff!

 

[Digital Latte]

I like the second one best, good stuff

 

[Leia]

Nameless Stream I dub thee Beautiful.

If I *had* to choose between the two (let's say for a desk top image) I would choose photo #2 but I like them both.

 

[Mike-PDX]

Both are good, but...

When it comes to flowing water, I'm usually in the minority. I prefer a bit of stop-motion over the smooth creamy flow that it seems most people like. That's the case here, too - I like the first one best.

What were the shutter speeds on these two?

Thanks,
-Mike

 

[squirl033]

thanks, folks! Mike, the first one was shot at 1/6, the second at 4 sec.

 

[Mike-PDX]

Thanks Rocky, I suspected as much. My prefered shots are usually in the range of 1/15 down to 1/4 sec. For me, that gives enough motion blur without losing all of the freeze-motion effect. And it still gives the ability to see under the surface on the calm parts.

Of course, that's just just my peculiar point of view.

 

[amycramer]

Well done! I really like the first one, I too like to see some motion in water. I just love the moss on the rocks in the PNW. After all that work, you can name it whatever you like.

 

[Christena]

This looks magical!!! Deserved photo of the day for sure

 

[CNelson]

Very nice....love the water, especially on the first one.

Chuck