About the Image(s)

I went to a local waterfall I visit regularly to see what it looks like at very low ebb. We have not had any rain in over 6 weeks, and I know from experience this waterfall responds dramatically in terms of water flow based on rainfall. I wanted to see what interesting shots I could get, seeing parts and aspects of this waterfall that I have never seen before because I usually visit after rainfall when there is a lot of fast-moving water. I was also experimenting with Aperture Priority mode and filters to force a slow shutter speed (details below) early in the morning when the natural light was weaker.

Edit: All edits done in Capture One v. 16.3. Initial edits to the color RAW image: Warmed image up slightly with white balance adjust. Out of camera there was a slight overexposed peak, so to push the histogram back into the middle a bit I dropped exposure about 1 stop, boosted brightness about 1.5 stops and added a bit of saturation. I then applied a bit of dehaze, and some clarity and structure to bring out some details in the rocks and especially in the water swirl.

For B&W conversion in Capture 1, I tweaked color sensitivity sliders to increase contrast a bit and look for dramatic effect. I also decreased brightness and exposure a bit to help with effect. I am submitting the B&W version for this month’s image, but I also asked Lori to post the color image as image #2 in the side bar for comparison. Question to all of you…does this work better in B&W or in color?