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Watkins Glen, NY
Watkins Glen, NY
smichener


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Date: Oct 13, 2008
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 8 sec
Date Uploaded: Mar 8, 2009

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Statistics
Place: 39 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 6.6909
Avg (commenters): 7.5955
Avg (participants): 6.7106
Avg (non-participants): 6.5904
Views since voting: 1920
Views during voting: 753
Votes: 508
Comments: 98
Favorites: 12 (view)


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03/18/2009 11:02:40 AM
Much better than any pic I've taken of Watkins glen. The lighting is always tricky in this part of the gorge. Did you do an HDR for this image? (I'm from Rochester so I've been there before). Curious to see if you took any of Taughannock falls as well.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 11:55:26 PM
very nicely observed, if though it looks a little flat.
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03/17/2009 10:25:13 PM
This is incredible. Actually made me look up how to get there. Stunning.
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03/17/2009 10:11:19 PM
Great lighting. Wonderful image.
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03/17/2009 08:03:34 PM
How sublimely beautiful. 10
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03/17/2009 06:01:32 PM
Lovely! Impeccable detail and amazing DOF. 9
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03/17/2009 05:15:33 PM
Nice rock formation 9
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03/17/2009 04:21:50 PM
Great capture, I like how you captured the height of it.
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03/17/2009 11:42:35 AM
Very nice! Great perspective and good shutter speed.
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03/17/2009 03:06:38 AM
Great details and composition. I have been there at this place and I can tell you did percect justice to the place.
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03/16/2009 10:26:30 PM
And I thought they only raced cars!
03/16/2009 07:04:00 PM
Beautiful threads of white amongst all the moss and leaves. Congrats.
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03/16/2009 06:47:13 PM
This perfectly balanced photo stands well above the crowd with its composition, colors, contrast and ultimately, its pleasing subject. Among best of show.
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03/16/2009 05:29:51 PM
Looks like something out of a fairy tale - absolutely beautiful!
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03/16/2009 03:20:44 PM
Nice location, seems to be lacking sharpness
03/16/2009 03:18:46 PM
i swear ive seen photos of this place somewhere. beautiful colors, the water is perfect
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03/16/2009 09:00:31 AM
Beautiful shot - I went to a great rock concert in Watkins Glen many years ago - I missed this gorgeous spot! Beautiful color and composition. 9
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03/15/2009 11:44:05 PM
What a scene. Well done.
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03/15/2009 10:05:48 PM
Great poster art, it's frame worthy
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03/15/2009 09:53:37 PM
This is such a beautiful setting. I like the PP a lot - and the long exposure works very well. It may be a tad oversharpened, but it's hardly distracting against such a beautiful backdrop. A solid 8 from me. :-)
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03/15/2009 09:02:35 PM
Hehe, I knew that without the title.... a great shot of a beautiful location...
The angle down from the bridge is great too..
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03/15/2009 08:14:22 PM
Wow, where is Frodo and Samwise Gamgee? Super image!!
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03/15/2009 06:21:34 PM
Wow, what a beautiful location!
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03/15/2009 06:04:34 PM
beautiful place, the colors could off been a bit less flat
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03/15/2009 04:08:20 PM
amazing scene and well exposed
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03/15/2009 03:35:58 PM
Breathtakingly beautiful scene. Very nicely captured. I love the detail, color and play of light. 8
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03/15/2009 02:41:28 PM
rainbow falls! I love watkins glen. Remember, Ithaca is gorges! (very nice photo, by the way)
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03/15/2009 02:38:41 PM
Does this place really exist? Amazing!!!
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03/15/2009 01:47:10 PM
Amazing capture, the color and detail are awesome. The long exposure and post processing are very well executed, giving it a painterly quality.
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03/15/2009 01:19:17 PM
Beautiful location... so many layers and levels to these falls!
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03/15/2009 12:11:40 PM
Excellent exposure control.
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03/15/2009 10:15:39 AM
That is an amazing scene, I would love to see it in real life. Your composition is very good. Is this HDR? It seems a bit washed out.
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03/15/2009 09:15:10 AM
Coming back to comment...

What a gorgeous waterfall! Love the walkway above, and stairs leading down into. Looks like this would be an amazing place to hang out!
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03/15/2009 08:28:04 AM
Beautiful waterfall with autumn colors.
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03/15/2009 07:20:54 AM
increadible place yet the quality is not so good thats why just 5 ;)
brano
03/15/2009 01:11:29 AM
beautiful location, nicely captured and composed, 7
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03/14/2009 11:28:48 PM
Wow...i lived in NY for 18yrs and never knew of this place...magnificent! 7
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03/14/2009 10:56:33 PM
what a wonderful image. Nothing is pushed too far.
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03/14/2009 08:13:21 PM
Interpretation of Topic: Even non-nature lovers should admire this gem.
Photography: Exquisite
Viewers Reaction:Loved This.
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03/14/2009 07:36:00 PM
Magical.
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03/14/2009 07:33:32 PM
Beautiful job on the exposure.
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03/14/2009 07:32:51 PM
This looks like something from Lord of the Rings, nice pic
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03/14/2009 12:43:05 PM
beautiful!
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03/14/2009 10:02:21 AM
I have got to find out where this is...just spectator, wonderful processing, excellent colors and tones...
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03/14/2009 09:49:46 AM
I've seen this shot in different renditions. This really captures the size and beauty quite well.
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03/14/2009 09:34:42 AM
Amazing scene. beautifully procesed and great exposure and tonal range. well done.
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03/14/2009 08:56:12 AM
beautiful! a little oversatuated for my taste, bust doesnt take away from the photo. nice positioning and good detail. 9
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03/14/2009 08:31:17 AM
Beautiful shot! Love the progression of the different waterfalls. Color here is great. Composition and angle really work well here.
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03/14/2009 06:01:23 AM
wow, this has a really fairytale feel to it, I really like the different falls from different directions and the colours from the trees is really nice
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03/14/2009 05:47:28 AM
beautiful setting!
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03/14/2009 05:16:08 AM
very well composed shot, but looks a bit oversharpeed to me.
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03/14/2009 04:05:21 AM
Incredibly beautiful.
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03/13/2009 10:15:01 PM
Stunning
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03/13/2009 09:33:17 PM
Beautiful........ 7
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03/13/2009 07:01:24 PM
What a beautiful place - nicely captured.
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03/13/2009 06:18:48 PM
What a lovely place! So serene! Something about it seems fake though... perhaps the processing? The water movement is lovely.

Not voting yet.
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03/13/2009 05:24:28 PM
WOW! I want to visit here! Absolutely breathtaking You did a very good job of capturing this. It's almost mystical.
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03/13/2009 03:45:51 PM
One of the down sides of a site like DPC is the plethora of great shots with similiar themes, on first glance I thought "another long exposure flowing water shot...yawn..." but a longer examination shows off a cornucopia of fine detail and interest that sets this one apart from all the rest. Absosutely love the autumn theme as well as the fine veils of water on the left, definitely one of the best.
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03/13/2009 01:25:07 PM
This is an amazing place.. beautiful!
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03/13/2009 01:10:46 PM
Image feels rather light. I like the geometry in such a natural place.
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03/13/2009 12:57:54 PM
Beautiful fall shot
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03/13/2009 12:39:50 PM
you handled the light here very well
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03/13/2009 11:53:29 AM
Beautiful image. I thought it was somewhere in Asia until I read the title. :) I love all the cascades of water, and all the detail. I might have cropped out the tree trunk on the very top but that's just me neatpicking.
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03/13/2009 10:40:29 AM
Very pretty! I was there as a kid but don't actually remember it ::sigh::
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03/13/2009 08:20:42 AM
Just excellent. Sorry I can't be more articulate than that ;-)
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03/13/2009 07:51:48 AM
Nicely caught flowing falls. Good colors and detail.
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03/13/2009 05:24:55 AM
Beautiful image!
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03/13/2009 03:55:43 AM
What an amazing place - I can see a lot of work has gone into the processing - it's brought out all the lovely detail :)
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03/12/2009 10:43:17 PM
beautifully captured!
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03/12/2009 09:56:41 PM
love this ....... shares the beauty well
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03/12/2009 09:36:56 PM
Amazingly vast - great capture.
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03/12/2009 09:21:44 PM
wow,beautiful falls, nice find
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03/12/2009 05:33:24 PM
Oh, I love this spot. I wish the values were a little richer, seems a tad washed out on my monitor at least. But a sweet capture.
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03/12/2009 04:19:23 PM
Nice speed to create the movement of water.
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03/12/2009 01:35:19 PM
I like this kind of water falls, beautiful. 10
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03/12/2009 12:52:28 PM
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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03/12/2009 12:18:28 PM
Now that is some cool! What a wonderful place and nicely captured.
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03/12/2009 11:53:37 AM
Makes me want to go there!
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03/12/2009 10:58:52 AM
Ohmy! Could any place seriously be that beautiful? Wow!
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03/12/2009 07:20:31 AM
Beautiful location & very well composed image.Slightly looks oversharp to me but I am not deducting any points for that.
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03/12/2009 03:33:17 AM
Beautiful setting and well framed. I might have bumped the color up a tad but still a great shot.
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03/11/2009 10:00:22 PM
this image is simply mystical ... even captured at the perfect time in the season ... good luck ... if i'm ever in NY i would love to take a picture like yours.
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03/11/2009 09:36:38 PM
Lovely, wonderful composition and long exposure.
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03/11/2009 07:53:23 PM
Gorgeous setting. Not crazy about the HDR...
03/11/2009 07:25:47 PM
Beautiful colors, I love the different waterfalls.
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03/11/2009 07:19:38 PM
This is on my list of places to visit. Your photo makes it even more urgent... One of the best I have seen of this falls.
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03/11/2009 03:24:01 PM
Magical looking place. WOW beautiful shot.
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03/11/2009 03:01:03 PM
great capture, but i think more saturation to the colors would have helped a bit.
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03/11/2009 12:19:53 PM
I am definitely going to make the trip to visit these falls, they are stunning.
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03/11/2009 11:32:37 AM
Glorious location! The water appears so surreal. Perhaps a wee bit over-saturated
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03/11/2009 10:08:48 AM
Effective and beautiful
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03/11/2009 09:11:58 AM
There was in the forest a place of magical power, the bathing pool of faeries
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03/11/2009 07:44:03 AM
Beautiful capture - I have tried many times to get this very same shot and never nearly as successful as you have been with it.
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03/11/2009 06:04:58 AM
Great picture! Do people ever jump into that pool? Or is it even deep enough?
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03/11/2009 05:05:13 AM
lovely scene and nice exposure
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03/11/2009 01:21:11 AM
This is amazing. What a magical place!
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03/11/2009 12:54:56 AM
She stood there and looked into that place, and remembered a time when the world seemed a little more magical. Less filled with worry and care. A time when wonder and beauty and imagination ruled.

She stood there and closed her eyes and listened to the music of the water as it played its forever song, and her mind took her back to a time when that music wasn't just a sound, but a concert being played by the fairy folk that she had so fully believed in. Not just water, but a symphony of ethereal strings on instruments plucked by the gossamer fingers of peoples living only just on this side of reality.

She stood there and smiled a sad little smile, and opened her eyes, and the concert became mere water once again, the fairy folk flitted away and became the falling leaves, the world returned in stark and unforgiving clarity, and the inner child that had returned to her so briefly ran off with a laughter that drifted away on the breeze.

Then she turned and walked off to her adulthood.
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03/11/2009 12:24:41 AM
what an amazing place, but where are the Elves?
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