Rapids on the rocks #2 by goodoleboy
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Another POV from yesterday's subject matter, captured 5/12/10, at the beautiful Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in not-so-beautiful South El Monte, California.
People shown in this one for size comparison. The rapids at the bottom evolve into a smooth stream near the top.
Beyond cool viewed full size.
Adelis, and have a nice day.
Comments (11)
lisalisette
Nice capture.. I have never been to South El Monte, California. I have never been to America lol.. So for me it looks nice :)
anmes
Good to have human involvement in this nice scene...and I did zoom!
durleybeachbum
What a lovely scene!
magnus073
Nice work on this very beautiful capture, Harry.
Cyve
WOW... I love it... Marvelous capture !
racolt33
It is nice to share a beautiful vision of South El Monte, CA. Nice POV
jocko500
this is wonderful
MrsRatbag
It looks so inviting! My feet would like to test the waters... Wonderful capture showing the range of water movement over the length of this piece; does it become a lake after the footbridge at the top of the shot? Excellent focus, colour, and clarity, Harry!
HopeFadesEternal
This sure makes for a beautiful setting. Wonderful pov for this one too!
debbielove
A great POV Harry, shows the whole range of the rapids.. Well taken mate! Rob
anahata.c
Well now I change venues...though, in some ways, this shows some of the same viewing-eye that the padlocks show: The visual activity, the play of textures, of light against dark, an appreciation for flow and shape and contrast, etc, etc. In any case, your composition here, your pov, is quite dramatic: The way the stream (rapids) opens up at bottom, like it's spilling right into our laps: First rate choice. And your capture of the band of light in the rocks about 2/3 the way up the shot. Also, fine detail on the lower waters (where 'rapids' earns its name), and lots and lots of dappled light, shadow, textures, etc. A busy shot with a single vector---it moves from bottom to top via the dramatic rapids. And because you cropped out tree tops and such, you allowed the rapids to predominate: For a small stream, it has genuine power in this capture. And yet you got very restful greens, blues and yellows throughout. Dramatic, but restful. I like your son's comment on South El Monte: I wouldn't know one place from another, out there. But whatever S. El Monte does or doesn't offer, the magic of photography is that one can make it appear as if mountain ranges met there. An exploding and dramatic pov of a simple stream. Very fine seeing, Harry.