DirtyGlassEye
Placid alcove
A lot of people's "happy places" are ones that through art or other mediums are categorized as more positive. A sunny beach, a Disney park, a casino, a meditation center, etc. While I could get the appeal, neither of those could qualify as a place I'd like to be at any given time. A happy place is a relatively nice place you could have to one's self, normally with inclement weather.
This photo is exactly what I think of when I close my eyes thinking of someplace to relief stress. Underneath a natural overhang, the infamous south falls, a forest full of fall colors, low hanging fog, on and off rain. Now of course, because of it's older age there were still a couple problems. There was a very large chromatic line along the lip of the cave. In typical fashion I spent an hour editing it out by hand before I realized my software just had an option to get rid of that. The river was mud brown so I took away it's color. The light of the fog was messing with the treeline so I had to turn highlights down. Somehow after all that, the yellow and the green stood out enough while the waterfall was still the subject of the shot.
I cannot talk that highly of the shot beyond that cause of the circumstances of it. It's not hard at all to shoot this waterfall, it's right next to the largest parking lot in the state park (and for good reason). Easiest of the 10 falls to hit. But if my first shot randomly got explored, apparently flickr often likes "nice and easy" so I'll try my luck again.
Placid alcove
A lot of people's "happy places" are ones that through art or other mediums are categorized as more positive. A sunny beach, a Disney park, a casino, a meditation center, etc. While I could get the appeal, neither of those could qualify as a place I'd like to be at any given time. A happy place is a relatively nice place you could have to one's self, normally with inclement weather.
This photo is exactly what I think of when I close my eyes thinking of someplace to relief stress. Underneath a natural overhang, the infamous south falls, a forest full of fall colors, low hanging fog, on and off rain. Now of course, because of it's older age there were still a couple problems. There was a very large chromatic line along the lip of the cave. In typical fashion I spent an hour editing it out by hand before I realized my software just had an option to get rid of that. The river was mud brown so I took away it's color. The light of the fog was messing with the treeline so I had to turn highlights down. Somehow after all that, the yellow and the green stood out enough while the waterfall was still the subject of the shot.
I cannot talk that highly of the shot beyond that cause of the circumstances of it. It's not hard at all to shoot this waterfall, it's right next to the largest parking lot in the state park (and for good reason). Easiest of the 10 falls to hit. But if my first shot randomly got explored, apparently flickr often likes "nice and easy" so I'll try my luck again.