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29-SEP-2009

Pyramid Falls, Alberta, Canada, 2009

I shot this lovely waterfall from through a window on a moving train.
The glass was tinted, the falls deep in shadow. We had only seconds to shoot – there was an announcement made that we were about to pass this waterfall, and the train slowed for “photography” but did not stop. I used burst shooting, and hoped for the best. All of my shots were greenish blue – a bilious color. Black and white saved the day here – the awful color vanished, and we are left only with the soft autumnal flow of water plunging from ledge to ledge.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1
1/200s f/4.5 at 45.0mm iso800 hide exif
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Date/Time29-Sep-2009 17:50:24
MakePanasonic
ModelDMC-G1
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length45 mm
Exposure Time1/200 sec
Aperturef/4.5
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias-0.66
White Balance
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (2)
Focus Distance

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Phil Douglis25-Nov-2009 18:27
Thanks, Tim -- the range of light in this image is due to fact that this waterfall was in a forest, and the late afternoon light was filtering through the trees and falling with differing intensities on the plunging cascades. The dirty plexiglas window probably added some diffusion, as well. It was simply a grab shot from a moving train, burst shooting all the way. I was delighted with the outcome here, particularly when I converted the image to black and white.
Tim May25-Nov-2009 18:09
There is such a lovely range of light in this image - the black and white also seems to echo the coolness of autumn.
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