Minneopa, a photo from Minnesota, Midwest

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Minneopa

Minneopa Falls ... Minneopa State Park .. near Mankato, Minnesota

Found a new place on my drive back from Minneapolis .. couldn't resist following a sign that said "Falls" .. and I was not dissapointed.

Minneopa is a Dakota word that roughly translates as "water falling twice" .. I was stunned to just stumble onto a fall of this size ..
directions and more info. (along with my source) from the Minnesota State parks at this site ...
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/minneopa/index.html

anney, lucasgalodoido, tigra, rushfan2112, jwmunro, jaywalker, gunbud, parbo, stego, bruce_wayne has marked this note useful

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lucasgalodoido (27698) 2007-03-29 22:07

Ol� John!
Belo efeito de movimento conseguiste nessa foto! As cores e a nitidez continuaram, muito boas!
Parab幯s e Abra蔞!

tigra (2968) 2007-03-29 22:17

Hello John
Wonderful spring image!
This place is really beautiful!
Katia

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2007-03-30 0:21

It is a very nice photo. The POV is excellent and the water motion very good. Being the end of March, why is it so dry? I would imagine the surroundings being green and full of wild flowers. Well done.
Antonio

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2007-03-30 1:39

Hi John,
This is a great photo with excellent color and sharpness. I like it. This photo has great composition and I really like your POV.
Ahmet

ollie59 (796) 2007-03-30 2:37

Hi John ,nice word minneopa for starters ,but what a great waterfall ,i can see you returning here when the autumn begins to catch some great colours .
lovely silky exposure and a good pov
ollie

jwmunro (286) 2007-03-30 9:50

Good morning John -

Wow, what surprising luck to find this double fall. This is a well crafted and executed image. I am not sure I like the muddy look to the fall but I guess that is just the filtered light falling on the water. Was this a RAW file? If so, did you try a cooler WB to see if you could remove some of the lighting effects? BTW, the veiling on the water is just perfect. The brush in the foreground was a nice touch to add more depth and interest to the image. Well done, bravo!

Thank you for sharing

John

rushfan2112 (2965) 2007-03-30 9:51

Hi John, lovely - almost surreal photo of what looks like a beautiful place. You[ve handled the light well to get the effect on the water. Great composition. TFS. Paul.

jaywalker (16105) 2007-03-30 12:58

Hi John, A wonderful curtain of water it looks like silk, excellent composition & a very good POV, the bridge give great prospective of size, kind regards Wilson

bruce_wayne (1507) 2007-03-30 15:27

Hi John
very nice waterfall, I like the water's effect, I prepared a WS for you! I hope that you like it...

See you

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gunbud (34066) 2007-03-30 21:07

Hi John,
Excellent spring time landscape with the twin falls cascading gently in the wonderful low light. The melting snow is giving you an exciting volume of water and the stark banks a reminder of winter's recent passing.
Regards, Tom

parbo (11092) 2007-03-30 21:41

Hello John,

The waterfalls are seems like a silk from here. Long expose gives excellent effect to them. I like your good view while adding two beautiful waterfalls to your frame together. Congratulations.

Friendly Regards,

Ertugrul

batalay (41261) 2007-04-01 4:32

Hello John,

This is surrealism at its best. The crisp view of the twigs in the foreground in dramatic contrast to the soft focus in the waterfalls in the background. But then, there is that flash of light, evocative of the works of the 'Lumenous School' of 19th century paintings. This is a masterpiece, and one that deserves wide recognition.

Regards,

Bulent

stego (24132) 2007-04-01 21:26

Hi John,
A great capture of those wonderful falls. The motion blur of the falling water and its colour is very beautiful and you did a pretty framing.
Regards, Jos�.

codiac (1756) 2007-04-02 10:47

Great shot John. it almost looks like a curtain of water you have made with the long exposure. Good POV and composition.

Regards
Gary

ptibelo (3380) 2007-04-02 16:51

Superbe image john avec un effet de fil� tr鋊 r徼ssi.
Mon regard se porte surtout sur l'eau sous le pont , alors je fait un WS pour exprimer ma vision...
Je sais que tu n'aime pas les cadre ...alors je l'ai fait tr鋊 petit...

Superb John with an effect very successful . My glance goes especially on water under the bridge, then I makes a WS to express my vision... I know that you does not like the framework then... I did it very small...
(excuse to me my English)

bien amicalement

JMarie

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fserajian (2299) 2007-04-07 1:54

John,

Well done, the 8 second is well chosen giving it a dinamic feel and good DOF too. I am going to add it to my favourite.

Regards,

Fara

cdmonson (5304) 2007-04-08 1:15

Nice shot John! I like the exposure, and the subject is also beautiful. It's too bad it's winter. You'll have to head back when there's some greenery--I can't imagine how beautiful it would be then. I'm sure you're really anticipating the spring just like the rest of us. Take care.

Clark

MP-Moller (592) 2007-04-08 5:03

Hi John,
I like the compo hear with the dry bushes and the small bridge framing the waterfall. Nice early spring colors.
Mattias

rminkow (1556) 2007-07-15 7:01

Hi John...the composition is very good as is the clarity of the shot. Good work.

Roger

dim (3968) 2008-03-20 15:24 [Comment]