Bob Israel
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Some frozen falls from the Willow River in Wisconsin. I'm unsure about this image. I was trying to show the breadth of the falls but the image feels busy and without focus. Would appreciate any thoughts or comments.
Willow River Falls
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AlanLichty
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That sure looks cold. This may be one case where the wide view shows the breadth of the falls but there are a lot of little scenes within this that would make more compelling compositions isolated from the rest. Two small sets of falls on the left side would each make interesting scenes with a longer lens.
Bob Israel
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Thanks Alan. I believe I have some images that focus on those falls. It was a view I imagined as well.
BTW - this image was made by stacking several images in photoshop using a "mean" to create the velvety water. I needed to do this since I didn't have a tripod with me at the time.
Bob Israel
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Alan, here you go!
AlanLichty
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Now I feel even colder 
At the end of this last week I was enjoying temperatures in the mid 70's out along a beach along the southern Oregon coast.
At the end of this last week I was enjoying temperatures in the mid 70's out along a beach along the southern Oregon coast.
When I saw your title Bob I got excited! Willow River Falls is one of my favorites in Wisconsin. When we would have our family get together over Labor Day in Canon Falls, I would always sneak away from the family and drive over to this falls. Knowing how huge of a falls it is, when I saw your title I was hoping you would be posting some current condition photos of it, so I was excited to see how it looked in the winter.
So for me, I like #1 since I can mentally compare what it’s like without the snow and what it is looking like covered in snow and ice. To an unbiased eye I think the waterfalls really get lost with such large areas being covered in snow. So going tighter is probably the best idea.
Your idea with the Mean blend is great! I use that trick myself at times when I don’t have a 10 stop ND or don’t have a tripod too. And it looks great!
I like your #2 photo, I think it is much more interesting being focused on a smaller section.
So for me, I like #1 since I can mentally compare what it’s like without the snow and what it is looking like covered in snow and ice. To an unbiased eye I think the waterfalls really get lost with such large areas being covered in snow. So going tighter is probably the best idea.
Your idea with the Mean blend is great! I use that trick myself at times when I don’t have a 10 stop ND or don’t have a tripod too. And it looks great!
I like your #2 photo, I think it is much more interesting being focused on a smaller section.
Bob Israel
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We are so far from the mid-70s . . . This morning it was -16F and a windchill of -35! But at least the sun is shining!Now I feel even colder
At the end of this last week I was enjoying temperatures in the mid 70's out along a beach along the southern Oregon coast.
Bob Israel
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So cool Jim! I haven't been to these falls in quite a while so it was fun to go. I forgot about the steep downhill trail to get to the falls but I was reminded when I hike back up! I agree, the second shot is more interesting with a focus on a small section. I'll wait till spring to try again on a wider view of the entire falls. Thanks!
I like the first one and it is not too wide for me. I might be tempted to crop down from the top to lose those brown rocks.
Bob Israel
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And here's one more crop where I leave out the small tree and only focus on the falls.
Nice set of images Bob. Love the frozen look of this falls. The first one is my favorite but not by much over the others.
I look forward to you going back! I bet it looks great in the spring.
As for the hill, I ran up it.
Going back up the hill was one of my favorite parts of going there. I run all the time, and if I can run in a hilly area as opposed to a flat area, I always choose the hills. Maybe I am a glutton for punishment?