Redafen Brook 01, a photo from Devon, England

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Another shot taken using the Big stopper at Redafen Brook near Meldon in West Devon.

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icesurfer (574) 2012-09-02 13:05

Hello Leslie,

Fantastic shot, with perfectly balanced colors, sharp details, and of course the movement of the water perfectly captured.

The Big Stopper must really be a game changer!

TFS

A.

marabu61 (11587) 2012-09-02 14:01

Hi Leslie
Magical long exposure shot. The way you used the S-form of the creek to leed the eye trough the picture is very well thought of. Lovely color, spot on exposure and of course the silky water, all add up to a very alluring photo. So good use of ND filter.
Have a great week
Daniel

snunney (130967) 2012-09-03 3:05

Hello Les,
A beautiful well composed image of these tumbling waters. The framing from the vegetation and flowers is lovely to behold with superb natural colours and and clarity.

timecapturer (49288) 2012-09-03 3:12

Hi Les
a striking and beautifully captured shot this. Perfectly composed and executed with such tantalising waters and colours that just exude peace and harmony. Excellent!

Have a good week - regards Brian.

maria-v1981 (10966) 2012-09-03 4:04

Hello Leslie,
Amazing flow, the effects on the water are magnificent, and excellent shapes of the rocks. Beautiful composition. The greens and the purple flowers creates a wonderful details.
Enjoy the day,
Regards,
Maria

Tigerlily (3381) 2012-09-04 2:56

Beautifully captured iamge,Les. I like the colour range...the purple coloured flowers work as the ice on the cake..:-D beautiful and delicious.A very delicate image with wonderful colour and detail.

kathryn_weir (2056) 2012-09-04 9:52

Hello Leslie,
Ok, so now I definitely have to get that big stopper out of its post pack and get to grips with it . this is a very calm and richly detailed shot. Nice composition with the water tracking through the frame and that fantastic silky flow courtesy of the 15 second exposure
Thanks for sharing
Kathryn

delpeoples (60342) 2012-09-05 0:39

Hi dear Les

Another lovely shot of this idyllic place. I must say I prefer the previous one, which has darker tones, whereas here there seems to be some spots of OE. As I said in my previous critique, these types of scenes are so difficult, and given that you've shot this in the middle of the day, I think you've handled the strong light very well, whilst still getting the blurred water. I think an exposure of 10-12 seconds might have worked better here.

Cheers, have a lovely day
Lisa

mkamionka (74577) 2012-09-05 13:13

Hi Leslie,
what a beautiful composition! I like the turn made by the river in the frame. Long exposition smoothed it out nicely and this softness of the water contrasts nicely with the crispy sharp vegetation and rocks.
Excellent work!
M

marcan44 (6315) 2012-09-10 5:09

Ciao Leslie,
non so bene cosa sia questo "big stopper" ma immagino sia un filtro oscuro, forse grigio, che obbliga la fotocamera a scegliere un tempo di esposizione lungo in modo da ottenere sulle parti in movimento(acqua del torrente) questo effetto "silk".
Un esperimento riuscito alla perfezione ed anche il soggetto e l'inquadratura sono eccellenti.
Cheers
Regards
Mario

SnapRJW (31631) 2012-09-17 21:13

Hello Leslie - I'm catching up with posts I missed whilst away. Of the two taken at this location with the big stopper, I prefer the composition of this one. The framing is nice and tight and focuses so well on the detail of the natural scene.The 's' shape formed by water and rocks is super. The water does seem a little OE in part as the detail has been lost but not a bad effort with a new technique. I do love the colours! Warmest regards rosemary

notrap (7812) 2012-09-18 12:14

Hello Leslie,
Amazing shot, perfect to include the bunch of heather that gives a contrast to the green and grey.
What is a big stopper? I know what "big" means and of course I know what "to stop" is...., but I don磘 know a big stopper. Recognizing the long exposure it might be a grey filter?
Kind regards,
Elvira