Ripple Effect
A jumping fish creates a ripple effect in the reflection of the jagged hills of the Salt River Canyon.
A jumping fish creates a ripple effect in the reflection of the jagged hills of the Salt River Canyon.
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Dezi
October 28, 2012
Wonderful capture of the ripple effect with beautiful reflections and colours! I love how the sun is highlighting the rocks :)
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Redjule
January 04, 2013
Oh wow! Truly stunning composition. Mesmerizing & hypnotizing colors. Love it! Congrats, very deserved!
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runcietta_marghe_4300
January 08, 2013
WOW Superb photo, I like It, Ilove this kind of Landascape, Fantastic Moment to take photos...Thanks
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DigitalDawn
January 22, 2013
Beautiful lighting, amazing capture.
Very well done and deserving of being features.
Very well done and deserving of being features.
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korinna
March 27, 2013
voted! If you like mine,please vote for it: http://www.viewbug.com/contests/rocks-photo-contest/2408189
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texaaronpueschel
October 26, 2015
The inclusion of the ripple gives more effect to an already beautiful image.
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Location
Just south of Saguaro Lake, AZ USA just below the Saguaro Lake dam on the Salt River who's dam network supply's valuable water to the Phoenix Metropolitan AreaTime
Tuesday, ?September ?02, ?2014, ??5:44:48 AMLighting
A friend, full time professional photographer and mentor of mine, Aaron Blackburn, who is a wonderful architectural and model photographer had put up a challenge between the two of us to photograph the same shot and see who would win in a challenge. IE:Published in a magazine like "Arizona Highways" or in a contest like Viewbug.com or Pixoto.com. He chose the date and time. We spent about 2 hours out there waiting for the correct light. "The Golden Hour". We shot similar photographs from different angles. I felt that the shot needed more then just the proper lighting, so holding a remote trigger release in one hand, I tossed a large rock into the middle of the river. I have always believed that our lives are a Ripple Effect of what has happen in our past and current situation. I shot the photograph and as we went to work on them in Lightroom for me and Photoshop for him, We compared shots. This was one of many. When I sent this photograph to him, after processing it in Lightroom and Photomatix HDR, he told me in his opinion, I had won, in the events that followed, he was correct. The lighting was the same for both of us, he has a fantastic skill in Photoshop, I have none, capture in the camera, Lightroom and HDR programs are my world. The difference in our shot was the Ripple effect and HDR. He was correct, this shot has won many awards while he was never satisfied with his photograph.Equipment
Canon 60D, Gitzo tripod with Magnesium head, f6.7, 1.350 sec with an adjusted focal length of 17.6 for the smaller sensor. Exposure bias -2, f/stop 6.7, ISO 200 with no flashInspiration
It was a challenge from a mentor to me the student. He had scouted out the location and times. I was not using a full frame camera, he was. It was to see who might win a contest or be published first. I though about Ansel Adams, "photographs are created not taken." I decided to create a situation that we are all familiar with, IE: "The Ripple Effect" of our actions. The butterfly that flaps it's wing halfway across the world, creates a Hurricane or Typhoon in the other half of the world.Editing
I ran it through the Standard Lightroom sharpening and noise reduction. I then put it through a simple HDR process with Photomatix in order to gain detail in the darker areas and to pickup any highlights. I shot bracketed shots, but it is close to the original JPeg that was also captured.In my camera bag
Currently a Canon 60D, that also includes a Tokina 11-16mm Wide Angle lens, An 19-200mm Canon and a 50mm Canon lens along with both a nice flash and several manual an electronic cable releases. With this I use a Carbon Fiber 1.5'-7' Tripod. I will soon be updating too the Canon 70DII that we here rumors about, come November. It has the pro body and can handle the L lenses that I know is the next step for me. This is one of the photographs that I was asked to Feature in the Thomas Kinkade Galleries, as the first photographer they have ever featured.Feedback
Don't settle for good. Good, gets in the way of great. That applies to every part of our life. I can't remember who I got the quote from, but I have found that it applies in all areas of my life. Thank you for your interest in my work. Jim Moon Gilbert Arizona 480-251-2469 jimmoon.photoshelter.com
