The Rapids Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

I am still at Truckee River Whitewater Park. Walking along the bank of the river, I took a picture perpendicular to the river but parallel to the change in water elevation, the part of the river they call"whitewater". Theree men are ready go downstream using their body as the raft. The water is clean and it is moving all the time. I took the photo from the side of the river that is commercial area. The other side is residential.

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PP Work: Adjust levels control; Increase saturation; Sharpen by USM; Remove noise; Crop; Frame; Reduce size for posting.

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annagrace (2463) 2005-09-01 22:45

Very pretty photo, but I'm not sure what happened to the three men. Did you do something to them in PP?

Thanks for sharing, Andre!

Alli

Gix (3559) 2005-09-16 10:51

Hi Andrè,
the water and the rocks are always a strong theme! I like how you are organized the compo, and the post proc. don't have touched the natural apparence of the colors.
The only element a little bit distracting is the shadow on the top / right with the peoples. Perhaps is dued to the prsence of a house, but the presence isn't in armony with the rest of the image.
Not a big problem, anyway, it's a nice and bright image!
ciao, Giorgio

joseelias (367) 2005-09-19 8:32

This place can produce great images, as the running water and rocks are a great combination. You’ve got a good POV with an excellent foreground and a good guideline from the fore to the background.

Just imagining this POV with a slow shutter speed to soften the water, with a lower sun. That would be great.