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Upper Falls


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   Upper Falls
Upper Falls
Letchworth State Park, NY
PhotoStitch of 2 picts
0.3sec, F7.1 ND plus polarizer

Greg Cooksey

 
 
 

Gloria B. Wood
 

Wow Gregory...this is beautiful...I like it all...especially the detailed flowers showing in the left lower corner! Great composition...well done!


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September 19, 2004

 

Jill A. Johnson
  Beautiful Work Gregory!!! :)


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September 19, 2004

 
- Kelly Abernathy

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  Beautiful! -K


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September 19, 2004

 

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  Gorgeous Gregory!!!!!


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September 19, 2004

 

Murry Grigsby
  Super image Greg! Love the pano crop, action of the falls and the BIG DOF to keep the delicate flowers in the foreground sharp!! Well done.


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September 19, 2004

 
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  Outstanding landscape, from flowers to falls!


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September 19, 2004

 

Greg Cooksey
  Thanks everyone!
This was a fun picture to take: tripod standing in thick ground cover and hanging on the edge of the cliff. Kept the camera strap in my hand! Used remote to fire the camera once it was set up, then gently rotated for panorama (for larger resolution compared to crop).
Letchworth State Park in Western NY, the Grand Canyon of the East (though it's more like Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone), is a waterfall lover's paradise (and not as crowded as Niagara).


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September 21, 2004

 

Kip T. Berger
  Very nice panorama stich Gregory. I especially like the blurred water cascading over the falls. Did the polarizer keep the image from becoming over-exposed with the slow shutter speed necessary to blur the water?
Cool picture; hope to see more.


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September 21, 2004

 

Greg Cooksey
  Hi Kip,
The polarizer helped do several things. First, it knocked down the exposure about 2 stops, allowing longer exposures for more smokey water (this was also aided by using a small aperture and my camera's built-in neutral density filter). Second, it reduced the sharp reflections off the flat water on top of the falls. Third, it enhanced the greens by knocking out the reflections from the leaves (try this, it's great!).


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September 22, 2004

 

Murry Grigsby
  Congrats Greg!


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October 15, 2004

 
newjerseyphotos.net - Deborah C. Lewinson

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  Congratulations!!!


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October 15, 2004

 
- Mette Vendelboe Allison

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  Greatly composed, beautiful lighting job, could be a winner! Congrats!


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October 16, 2004

 
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