Waterfall Blooms

[JimFox]

This also is from Yankee Boy Basin. This is one of many waterfalls along Sneffels Creek. There are always some wildflowers adorning the edges of it, but there is also a lot of bare earth and rock on that side. Which the bare areas bug me, so I try to compose to eliminate them as much as possible while at the same time keeping the wildflowers in the image.

There was thunder going off the whole time I was shooting. There was a few minute lull in the rain, so I made a mad dash down to the waterfall and fortunately since I have shot it many times, I already knew the spots I needed to get to so I could capture it with the muddy water running off due to the storm. I did this several times, and despite wearing some rain gear I still managed to get wet, staying a bit too long trying to capture photos and video.

All comments are welcome,

Jim

 

[Ken Rennie]

Nice image Jim. When dealing with muddy waters I often desaturate, darken and increase contrast in the splash pool and downstream producing a dark and mysterious feeling rather than the original muddy one. Ken

 

[AlanLichty]

I like this with the extra runoff from the storm adding to the flow and the flowers down in front. I don't mind the muddy water in conditions like these.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Great composition. I can tolerate muddy water, but I am not a fan of the suds you get from pollution. This one is free of that.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Neat looking falls. While the muddy nature of water is not distracting here, it may be worth playing with Ken's suggestion.

 

[JimFox]

Nice image Jim. When dealing with muddy waters I often desaturate, darken and increase contrast in the splash pool and downstream producing a dark and mysterious feeling rather than the original muddy one. Ken

Thanks Ken, I am glad you like this and thanks for the suggestion.

I think for me, muddy waters are so rare, that to me they look really cool being that light color of mud. I will give your suggestion a try, maybe I will like it more?

 

[JimFox]

I like this with the extra runoff from the storm adding to the flow and the flowers down in front. I don't mind the muddy water in conditions like these.

Thank you Alan, it felt like it came together nicely.

 

[JimFox]

Great composition. I can tolerate muddy water, but I am not a fan of the suds you get from pollution. This one is free of that.

I appreciate that Ben.

 

[JimFox]

Neat looking falls. While the muddy nature of water is not distracting here, it may be worth playing with Ken's suggestion.

Thanks Jameel, I will give Ken’s suggestion a whirl later.

 

[MonikaC]

Nice comp, Jim. You'll hate this, though: I think you could crop a little off the top

 

[JimFox]

Nice comp, Jim. You'll hate this, though: I think you could crop a little off the top

Ha ha! Thanks Monika!

For my 16x9 format that I will use in the video, I did crop some off the top. Hopefully I will get that assembled and posted tomorrow.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Great composition. I can tolerate muddy water, but I am not a fan of the suds you get from pollution. This one is free of that.

The suds are probably not from pollution at this location, Ben. Tannin derived from the soil is the most likely culprit.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

I like the composition of this one, Jim.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Douglas. I know that the brown is not suds I was speaking about the white suds that I believe is caused by phosphates and agricultural run off. I don’t mind the brown water but dislike the white suds. Jim does not have that in this image

 

[Ken Rennie]

Great composition. I can tolerate muddy water, but I am not a fan of the suds you get from pollution. This one is free of that.

Ben here the suds are natural and are caused by saponin, the same thing that causes soap to foam. We get it in our local river which is also our water supply. I can trace some of our local rivers and they flow through areas with no human habitation and no crops which would require any form of fertiliser. I have seen rivers with industrial waste causing scum and the water tends to look different although it would be difficult to tell when it is muddy after heavy rain. Personally I like the look of it when it is flowing and long exposures produce streaks but don't like it when it accumulates. Ken