Barbara Gore
October 2025 - Golden Cascade
About the Image(s)
A few years ago I took this shot at High Falls in Dupont State Park, NC. Now that it’s fall again, I’ve been going through my older images to get ideas for what I want to shoot but more importantly how I want to present it. I came across this image and decided to use it for this month’s review. The image was edited in Lightroom with adjustments made to white balance, highlights, shadows, and vibrance. I also cropped the image to remove a large tree branch that blocked the view. Then in PS, I removed any remaining distracting branches. My final edit was done in On One by adding a soft black glow.
Canon 5D Mark IV
ISO 400
24-105mm lens at 75mm
F9.0
1/60 sec
Tripod mounted
2 comments posted
Lovely image, Barbara. For your consideration, I've suggested a slightly tighter crop up from the bottom, to give viewers a more intimate view of the S-curve and golden foliage. I also removed what appears to be a stick poking into the water in the bottom left quadrant, at the upper side of the river bank. Posted: 10/07/2025 00:02:13
Fist I love fall images, since we do not have fall in Florida, and I like images that limit the color palette. Limited color makes those colors that exist so much more intense and this process creates impact. Similar to Grace I'd crop some from the bottom as it just looks too busy and none of the areas really stand out. There is nothing that can be done about the following but I wish there was a bit more substance to the trees on the right. The area of trees on the right of the upper most falls is so thin that it feels like a mistake. Having a bit more yellow in that location would create a stronger frame for the falls. Posted: 10/08/2025 22:56:04