JACK LARSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Gorge Waterfall B&W
Posted by john4jack (Corvallis, Oregon, United States) on 13 June 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
It sometimes amazes me how what seems a little over the top with color converts beautifully to monochrome.
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"A picture is an expression of an impression. If the beautiful were not in us, how would we ever recognize it?" Ernst Haas
Tammy-Cricket from United States
Oh...once again you have played with mother nature and it is stunning.
13 Jun 2009 5:09am
B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States
Lots and lots of texture, which is brought out with the black & white. Nice.
13 Jun 2009 5:10am
Lylou & Roland from BESANCON, France
Nice effect of movement on the waterfall....
13 Jun 2009 6:07am
kerfendal from Paris, France
nearly surreal , great composition, the low speed had romantism to the capture
13 Jun 2009 7:39am
k@ from Paris, France
Love this power of water you turned into a smoothy scarf ! Wow (again)
13 Jun 2009 10:38am
Chris from South Jersey, United States
wow - the b&w really brings out the textures in this shot - truly stunning....
is this horestail falls? - I have a shot of it here...
13 Jun 2009 12:16pm
@Chris: I'm not 100% positive, Chris, but I do think that this is, indeed, Horsetail Falls. Outstanding shot that you got a year prior (mine was taken April 30, 2009).
Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Great result Jack, and you're absolutely right, that the removal of the color makes this a stunning shot!! Really love the texture of the water.......I'm still trying to get just ONE shot like that!!
13 Jun 2009 1:39pm
Tracy from La Selva Beach, United States
Wow, Wow, and Wow again! You have a wonderful gift for black and white! This blows me away! I could look at it all day...
13 Jun 2009 2:11pm
@Tracy: Thanks, Tracy. What blows me away is that all that I did was open up in Lightroom the color photo as it was posted May 15; then click Grayscale; that's it; nothing else. For some people, the May 15 rendering looked too processed, and you certainly could make that case (although I personally like it). The B&W version probably has more universal appeal.
don from spokane, United States
A wonderful place to photograph. I like how you arranged the potential elements with the curve of the path leaving the picture. Fine black and white work!
13 Jun 2009 2:11pm
@don: Don, I think that the wall and the path make the photograph.
PD from Overland Park, Kansas, United States
I remember this one - it is nice in b&w also.
13 Jun 2009 2:49pm
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
movement of the water well "fixed" jack!
friendships
13 Jun 2009 6:20pm
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Great find. Excellent b/w.
13 Jun 2009 6:42pm
@zOOm: There are fabulous trails (paths) both down below and up above for walking from one waterfall to another in this particular area of the Columbia Gorge. Take a look at this site http://www.waterfallswest.com/page.php?id=columbiarivergorge
Ajay from Pune, India
I think it takes more to present something in mono. Colours are always beautiful but to create beauty in black and white is just not easy enough.
13 Jun 2009 7:09pm
@Ajay: I agree that in some ways it is easier to fake it in color. However, I also think that any photograph that is really good in color will look good in B&W with a simple Grayscale click.
@Isabelle: You sound like my wife, Isabelle! (Actually I have more photographs of our granddaughter than any other subject. When I get started, I can't stop. I take so many that I shoot in JPG.)
Judy from Brooksville, Florida, United States
This is great in B 'n W ... and I like Chris' in color. It's a toss-up for me. ;D
13 Jun 2009 7:57pm
@Loner: Thank you.
alex centrella from California, United States
wow..fantastic bnw shot..bravo my friiend !
13 Jun 2009 10:06pm
@alex centrella: Thanks, Alex.
Barbara from Florida, United States
The B&W really brings out the texture of nature in this one. I love the curved path and the only thing missing is the gorgeous sound of the waterfall.
13 Jun 2009 11:14pm
@Barbara: The falls were raging this spring, following lots of winter snow.
Aurore from Paris, France
I like waterfalls and this one in b&w is just wonderful.
14 Jun 2009 12:04am
@Aurore: Thank you.
Scott Schilling from San Martin, United States
Wonderful image in B&W also! It's funny with B&W because sometimes it doesn't even compare to color, but then once in a while I will try it on an image and it really looks awesome! Great work Jack!
14 Jun 2009 12:48am
@Scott Schilling: Thanks, Scott; the print looks even better.
@Onlymehdi: Thank you.
@Hema Iyer: Thanks, Hema.
Mathilde Collot from Fontainebleau, France
Beautiful N / B for the very strong burst of the waterfall! Nice puissance!
14 Jun 2009 4:15am
Toni from Eastern Washington, United States
Very true statement about b&w images, but the same is also true in reverse. Well done on this one!
14 Jun 2009 5:36am
@Toni: Yep on color and monochrome.
10Fraction from Rennes, France
wow, this is a gorgeous one, congrats for the shot!
14 Jun 2009 6:29pm
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
still STUNNING! even in b/w!! :)
14 Jun 2009 11:46pm
JamesC from portland, United States
I like how it reduces to just the water fall and the hiker, lovely in B&W.
15 Jun 2009 12:12am
Dan Creighton from Pottstown, United States
With or without the person this is a great b&w. Awesome tones that accent the textures throughout.
19 Jun 2009 2:34pm
@Dan Creighton: Thanks, Dan.
Nikon D700
1/13 second
F/22.0
ISO 200
24 mm (35mm equiv.)