Laurence68 Loc: Olympic Peninsula, WA

I previously posted an image of this splendid place of mist, cliffside plants, and sparkling water using the vintage Yashica Mat camera (https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-597399-1.html).

UTMike indicated he would like to see an image from the Fuji GX680 that I also lowered down to the ledge about 2/3 of the way down the side of the streaming waterfall.

So, here is one I scanned that came out decent. This was with the GX680 and 125/5.6 lens. I think the exposure was about 2 seconds at f:32. Even at that, I probably should have stopped down a couple of stops to f:64 or so, because of the narrow depth of field attributable to the medium format lens, in order to get the extreme foreground into the sharpest focus possible.

There's no real 'leeway' with Velvia film for finding the exposure that will provide for shadow detail and yet not blow out the highlights. I elected to shoot for the highlights, of course. I could probably further process the shadows in a proper image editor, but I will let this stand, as it brought up the greens of the lush plants against the dark rock. But I think it works okay, especially for Velvia in a high contrast situation.

GX680
Fujinon 125/5.6 GX-M lens
Fuji Velvia 50

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UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Fabulous, Laurence! Thanks for sharing.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

OMG wonderful shot. Print large and hang prominently! Love Velvia.

Laurence68 Loc: Olympic Peninsula, WA

UTMike, you are welcome. Got another one scanned from The Beast GX680, and will post within five minutes.

Laurence68 Loc: Olympic Peninsula, WA

Curmudgeon (I like your nickname): I have someone who wants a big print, so you must have read my mind. How big, you might ask? Well, she wants a print that will fill her wall above the fireplace, so somewhere around 3x4 feet. I'll need to work a bit on the shadows and sharpening, with a drum scan to do it properly. Luckily, the big 6x8 chrome will scan pretty nicely up into that large size.

martinfisherphoto Loc: Lake Placid Florida

I think you missed the mark on this one. Cutting the falls off in the corner leaves the viewer looking for a different subject. Please include the rest, my eye needs to stop somewhere.

Laurence68 Loc: Olympic Peninsula, WA

Good point. I was trying for an 'unusual' perspective, but perhaps it's TOO unusual. I'll scan a couple of other chromes that I have on hand, and see what you think on those. I appreciate the feedback.

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

I think I have to agree with Martin. My eyes first went to the green foliage than to the waterfalls. Which was cut off. It may be me who as a viewer looks at this image from left to right. If you moved your camera more to the right and included more of the waterfalls I believe you would have a real winner. Don’t get me wrong this is not a complete dud.

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

A wonderful image. I'm heading to Tenn. for about a week tomorrow. I'll be bringing my Hasselblad along and shooting some Extar 125. I have not yet tried the Velvia; but I'm thinking I should. Great image. Loved the first one as well.
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Laurence68 Loc: Olympic Peninsula, WA

Hey, I totally appreciate the feedback, and I will scan some other perspectives of this cool place. Just need to get those chromes onto the scanner. Stay tuned, I'll post some more to see what you think.