JACK LARSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Silky Creek
Posted by john4jack (Corvallis, Oregon, United States) on 17 May 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
One of the creeks coming off of a Gorge waterfall.
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Jerry (ordinaryimages) said this. "I view my photoblog as a daily journal that reflects a body of work with all it's inconsistencies." I really like that and think that it is a wonderful way to see posting photographs on a daily basis.
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"I thought I made a mistake once but it turned out it was a creative moment." Scott Fleming
Here's a bonus. "Better to not twitter and be thought a fool, than to twitter and remove all doubt." Bill Moyers
@Annie Viguié: Thanks, Annie; it is fun to play with moving water and slow shutter speeds.
@-C16H25NØ2-: Thank you.
Bill Jennings from (Bay Area Northern Calif), United States
Love your twitter quote! The colors that abound in this photo are a great addition to the silkiness of the gorge waters. Well done.
17 May 2009 5:56am
@Bill Jennings: Thanks, Bill; the colors are pretty essential to the photograph; however, it's not too bad in monochrome.
kerfendal from Paris, France
you choose long exposure and you were right, gorgeous
17 May 2009 6:02am
@kerfendal: Thanks, Max.
Lylou & Roland from Besancon, France
Nice Jack ! I do like playing with long exposure too !
17 May 2009 6:19am
Jean-François from Les Issambres, France
de la fraîcheur ça fait du bien ce matin et c'est merveilleux ! bravooooooooo
17 May 2009 6:30am
@Onlymehdi: Thank you.
Marie LC from Voiron, France
Le temps de pose choisi adonné à l'eau un filé que j'apprécie beaucoup.
17 May 2009 6:34am
Elena Kotrotsou from Drossia, Greece
The way the water falls looks so amazing! Great photo.
17 May 2009 7:34am
@Elena Kotrotsou: Thanks, Elena.
P J W Miller from Chase Terrace, United Kingdom
Very nicely done blur motion, silky indeed
17 May 2009 7:41am
Yochai from Kochav Yair, Israel
very nice work - you got a nice effect almost like a drawing.
17 May 2009 7:53am
@Yochai: Thank you.
@k@: Thanks, Karine.
dkc from Xanthi, Greece
I had a conversation yesterday about long exposure water photos and your images came in my mind! You capture them with an amazing way...and using f/22 its really a challenge!
17 May 2009 8:03am
@dkc: Thanks, Dimitris. The key is a sturdy tripod and a cable shutter release. f/22 enabled the slow shutter speed. The problem comes when the water is in bright light; you then need an ND filter (a polarizer often will do the job).
Leena from Joensuu, Finland
This kind of water is, what I would like to get to my photos :)
I will keep trying to find ;)
Nice weekend to you!
17 May 2009 9:02am
@Leena: Hope that you are having a lovely weekend as well, and can do some shooting in the beautiful Finnish countryside.
Lee from Fort Frances Ontario, Canada
Another well exposed shot. The water is as your title says. A silky creek, flowing across the landscape.
17 May 2009 10:08am
Mathilde Collot from Fontainebleau, France
No inconsistency in your work! No, a constant! There is beauty and magic with varying degrees of intensity! Otherwise the quest does not exist! This is not our path which is
difficult, so the difficult which is our journey! after! there will be "the image" that remained to be done, and that remains our motivation! and for me often a torment!
17 May 2009 11:13am
@Mathilde Collot: Our comments and responses back and forth cause me to believe that we are on a very similar path, Mathilde.
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
great slow shutter ! I love the softness effect on the water. well captured !
17 May 2009 11:19am
@Anna.C: Thanks, Anna.
Vachel from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
nice composition and love the flow of the water...
17 May 2009 1:41pm
Don from spokane, United States
I like the bubbly nature of this waterfall. The water quality is very attractive. Looks like a great little waterfall area to take a rest and just listen to the water.
17 May 2009 1:46pm
@Don: Especially at this particular fall, Don.
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Really nice colors. That's what really popped out at me. The contrast between the greens and browns.
17 May 2009 2:05pm
@jeff (aka dogilicious): Thanks, Jeff.
Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
I agree wholeheartedly with you on Jerry's sentiment....it quickly sums up the beauty of am3!!!
as for your shot.....i just love the blur thing going on in the water, and wish I could figure out how to do it at the beach!!!
17 May 2009 2:25pm
@Susan: It's especially hard at the beach because the light is so bright. You need 4-8 stop ND filter.
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
The greens are spectaular. They really set the photo on its way.
17 May 2009 3:32pm
sawsengee from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
wonderful use of slow shutter speed.....the water cascades look like sheets of satin silk...very lovely contrast with the rocks & foliage
17 May 2009 3:54pm
@sawsengee: Thank you.
Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
How come everything I want to do, costs more $$$ ??????? laptop, books, filters, what next...oh, i know...new camera!!??!!
17 May 2009 4:13pm
@Daniel: It might be. When you look tomorrow, it will be easier to tell.
zOOm from Paris, France
1/6 is a perfect time for a pause ! Makes this water looks like milk ! Nice and fresh.
17 May 2009 4:49pm
@zOOm: Thanks, Florence.
Scott Schilling from San Martin, United States
Dear Jack, this is a spectacular close up view of this stream! the water texture is perfect in this image and is soft but still has some detail! Fantastic work!
17 May 2009 4:50pm
@Scott Schilling: Thanks, Scott; one of the things that I like best about this photograph are the rocks in the very lower left.
joemulligan from United States
Jack, I think this is one of your most beautiful images. The moving water and static shore a common contrasting elements in many people pictures. I've taken thousands myself. But this is one of the best ever. I agree with Schott Schilling's comment above. Great and lovely (and loving) work. Thanks!!!
17 May 2009 6:01pm
@joemulligan: Thanks, Joe.
@isidro: Thank you.
Isabelle from Liège, Belgium
It seems to be very sweet at hand, very nice creek flow ! Well done ! Bravo !
17 May 2009 6:44pm
@Isabelle: Thank you.
@mo.langel: Thank you, dear friend.
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
another wonderful waterfall ,it's marvellous !
friendly !
17 May 2009 7:59pm
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
This serie is really splendid. Great work Jack.
17 May 2009 10:08pm
@Evelyne Dubos: Thanks, Evelyne.
Toni from Eastern Washington, United States
Oh, another beauty, Jack. Love your Scott Fleming quote!
17 May 2009 10:18pm
@Toni: Thanks, Toni.
Mariana from waterloo, Canada
Beautiful, impressive shot . Besides the gorgeous water, I love greens !
17 May 2009 11:36pm
@Mariana: Thank you.
@Magda: Thank you.
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Wow...the detail in the water against the rock in that slow sweeping motion is just breathtaking. One can feel the cool air and spray from the waterfall. This is gorgeous!
18 May 2009 3:43am
@bluechameleon: Thank you. This was our first outing of shooting for the workshop and we stopped at a number of the waterfalls, all of which were booming. I had only had one experience before trying to create this effect. But you should know that I had a huge amount of stuff that ended up in the trash.
@Manola: Merci
Scott Schilling from San Martin, United States
Dear Jack, I noted your comment on the rocks in the lower left and those are nice because they help to anchor the entire scene is my eyes read this from left to right! I will be traveling some this month to some of my favorite locations so if you don't hear from me off and on, I will catch up when I get back. Take Care!
18 May 2009 4:59am
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
excellent -- amazing detail and vivid color!!
18 May 2009 12:48pm
Betty from New Jersey, United States
I really like Jerry's thoughts on posting daily... my feelings were the same as yours, and that helps.
Beautiful capture of the water in motion, very well done!
18 May 2009 1:05pm
@Betty: Thanks, Betty.
Cricket-Tammy from Alabama, United States
This is another soft and stunning photograph!
18 May 2009 1:54pm
@Cricket-Tammy: Thanks, Tammy.
starCosmosBleu from bedford.Qc, Canada
Wonderful capture..lovely colors and scene...good timing for that water flow....
20 May 2009 3:15pm
@Anita: You're welcome.
Nikon D700
1/6 second
F/22.0
ISO 200
38 mm (35mm equiv.)