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Bridalveil Falls
Bridalveil Falls
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2005 (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: Yosemite National Park CA
Date: Jun 12, 2005
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 15, 2006

 Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park CA

I know some might recognize it from seeing it posted in my portfolio before, but this is what I feel my best is of 2005 and I couldn't resist to enter it. I hope that it doesn't get penalized in voting from those who might recognize it.

The sun was just peeking over the cliff and lighting up the water and mist, but still leaving most of the cliffs in shadow providing a nice contrast between the two. I knew when I took it that it would look best in black and white.

Post processing:
*Convert from Raw to jpeg
*Desaturate
*Levels adjustment to make it more high contrast
*Some dodging and burning to bring out more detail in the water
*Burned sky to make it darker
*Some minor cloning here and there to clean it up a bit
*Resize to 640
*USM
*Added border
*Save for web

Statistics
Place: 117 out of 833
Avg (all users): 6.4056
Avg (commenters): 7.7826
Avg (participants): 6.2921
Avg (non-participants): 6.9589
Views since voting: 1320
Views during voting: 610
Votes: 429
Comments: 25
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/31/2006 06:01:34 PM
Awsome shot. Well done.
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 01/31/2006 11:50:27 AM
AWESOME!!!
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 01/30/2006 04:05:13 PM
Beautiful
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 01/30/2006 02:22:00 PM
Would have loved to see a bit more light on the cliff in the right part of the image. Looks like the contrast boost erased quite a bit of detail.
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 01/28/2006 11:16:48 AM
very very ansel adams. 10
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 01/26/2006 12:46:52 PM
nice pix, whites good, blacks need tweeking, excellent comp, great texture, great light, nice movement, overall a great attempt
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 01/26/2006 09:18:47 AM
I was there just recently and it looks jsut like it could be one of the photos from Ansel Adams studio in Yosemite. Nicely done.
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 01/26/2006 01:02:46 AM
Wow, what a drop, quite amazing.....
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 01/24/2006 11:49:40 AM
A great capture of the power of Mother Nature! Love how the eye is drawn down with the falls and then sweeps back up again. Nice job!
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 01/24/2006 09:32:02 AM
Love it!
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 01/24/2006 09:20:20 AM
Very nice shot
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 01/19/2006 03:57:53 PM
Wow! Amazing. Always wanted to photograph this one. I think this is gaurawa but if it's not you, think of this as a compliment ;) 9
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 01/18/2006 06:05:28 PM
10 from me...good luck!
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 01/18/2006 12:50:37 AM
Wow - great b/w landscape.
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 01/17/2006 02:01:51 PM
Excellent shot, great B&W processing, spot on exposure. 10
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 01/17/2006 11:56:09 AM
I have always wanted to visit this waterfall and this pic just reinforces that. Beautiful shot.
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 01/17/2006 09:58:52 AM
This is a spectacular view and a nice black and white. Black and white on a landscape, especially with a waterfall, is very bold and I like it :) 10
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 01/17/2006 09:12:44 AM
This is gorgeous. Could be an Ansel Adams himself!
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 01/17/2006 07:57:50 AM
good job on a well trodden path.
not easy to do.
7
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 01/16/2006 06:35:48 PM
Looks like a Brent Ward.
If it's not, take it as a high compliment.
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 01/16/2006 04:13:31 PM
Very Ansel Adams like feel to it. There's something about the sky that looks...odd. Can't quite put my finger on it, but just looks...flat compared with the rest of the image. Otherwise, terrific shot and the black and white just makes this work and all the more powerful. 8
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 01/16/2006 11:38:38 AM
Well, you've set yourself a task with this shot given that it's an Ansel Adams classic! I think you've captured the textures of the water really well but the rockface looks a little dark (and flat in tone) and poorly resolved. However, it does set off the water really well, as does the portrait orientation. Good work.
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 01/16/2006 07:54:41 AM
This is a nice shot of the falls however the darks are too dark and lacking in any detail. I don't know if you converted his but perhaps upping the blue channel would have brought out more detail.
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 01/16/2006 06:00:28 AM
Beautiful tonalities in this b&w.
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 01/15/2006 08:00:14 PM
I like the high contrasts you've used here, though the darks may be a bit dark there on the massive wall. This is very well done. Thanks for showing! 9
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