Parker Creek, Oregon

The first and third images are my favorite compositions. In the first, I tend to agree that the partial waterfall at the top is awkward, but the light and rich colors do it for me.
I'm hoping to make it out to Oregon one of these days!

robbie wrote: Love the first shot Barry,as you know supersaturated colors are my thing.Ever try Nik`s Viveza2,it`s awesome!!
My must have for visible light.

Thanks Robbie, I do have my eye on the Nik plugins ... need to get Photoshop creative suite first though, Elements 7 just isn't cutting it anymore.

Cheers!

garyrhook wrote: I like the processing in the first one, insofar as the location doesn't seem as green and lush as others I've seen of this type. It works for me.

What doesn't work for me is that little half waterfall at the top. It is distracting to my eye. The rest of the composition is quite nice.

Thank you Gary, and I couldn't agree more about the little half waterfall now that you mention it, gonna change the crop. Thanks for the critique and helping me along.

CWphotos wrote: The first and third images are my favorite compositions. In the first, I tend to agree that the partial waterfall at the top is awkward, but the light and rich colors do it for me.
I'm hoping to make it out to Oregon one of these days!

Thank you very much, you will love Oregon, just allow plenty of time...it's a big place!

icepics wrote: I wouldn't say it's uninviting, I think it might be more that there are a couple of different effects in use, the presumably long exposure giving the water that flowing effect, and the gold tone. It could be because of the moss on the rocks that what it makes me think of is gold dust being sprinkled on, maybe together it tends to seem a little artificial.

I don't always understand all the processing done with photos in general, to me it seems to get overworked or maybe sometimes there are too many different things going on so I feel like I'm often noticing that as much as anything looking at a photo.

I wouldn't know about color darkroom work! LOL - I know people tone B&W photos but I haven't done that other than in a class/workshop. I have experimented some with hand tinting a B&W print I did in the darkroom using a vintage Velox 'watercolor' kit; for being old enough to have the EKC label it blends beautifully, but a little goes a long way. A really long way.

I appreciate and value you're total honesty Sharon. To be honest with you, I'm still on the fence about the treatments, some days I like these and some days I think that they kinda suck. lol. I still put it out there though and am still calling it a grand experiment as you have suggested. The reality is that I have had more orders for prints lately (first image) than any of my other work, go figure.

McBeth Photography wrote: I still put it out there though and am still calling it a grand experiment as you have suggested. The reality is that I have had more orders for prints lately (first image) than any of my other work, go figure.

Because it's a good image in every respect, and I can see people enjoying the serenity of it in their homes. If it's selling, what's not to love?

BTW how are you selling prints of this? Are you using a site or what? if you don't mind my asking...

garyrhook wrote:

McBeth Photography wrote: I still put it out there though and am still calling it a grand experiment as you have suggested. The reality is that I have had more orders for prints lately (first image) than any of my other work, go figure.

Because it's a good image in every respect, and I can see people enjoying the serenity of it in their homes. If it's selling, what's not to love?

BTW how are you selling prints of this? Are you using a site or what? if you don't mind my asking...

Thanks again Gary, sales are pretty informal right now...friends and family, word of mouth advertising, and a few prints on the wall at the local coffee shop. Now that night school is done and the wife is feeling better (lots of surgeries) I can start thinking about preparation for a website, maybe

So pretty.