Michael Griswold
October 2026 - Untitled
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2.5 sec at f/16 ISO 64 14.5 mm
This is one of a series of photos I took along Lithia Creek in Ashland, Oregon in August. Using both a polarizing filter and a 5x neutral density filter, I was able to slow the shutter speed to smooth out the water trying to find what worked best and 2 or 3 seconds had the look I was after. The polarizing filter cut through most of the reflections in the foreground but left the reflection in the middle. I like the colors in that, the transparency and the sense of movement in the foreground. This ended up being about the different ways the water can look.
6 comments posted
This is a beautiful, peaceful image. I think it might enhance the image to brighten the foreground. Just a thought Posted: 10/07/2026 15:52:39
Thanks for the thought, Debbie! I did quite a bit of dodging to bring out the brighter ripples in the water, but perhaps not enough? Toning way down the trees in the background helped a lot. Posted: 10/07/2026 20:09:02
It might be my computer, but the foreground is very dark. I would lighten the foreground a bit so that my eye goes from bottom to top. The green pond and stream is the most interesting part to me. Posted: 10/23/2026 23:55:16
Thanks, Kathy! I am going with the consensus. Posted: 10/26/2026 22:43:33
Lovely picture and right use of shutter speed, yes I would agree to slightly lift the shadow in the foreground. Posted: 10/26/2026 06:13:45
Thanks for your eye on this, Firdaus! Posted: 10/26/2026 22:44:16