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Emerald waterfall: Winter distraction

Written by Mark

Born and raised in Detroit, c. 323 ppm CO2, Mark Graf is a Michigan photographer, naturalist, and diver whose muse is summoned by exploring the endless connections in nature; land, sea, and sky.

Monday, December 15, 2008

When I start working on particular print orders, I take the image ID numbers from the order and search by them in Lightroom to create a special collection for that particular order. .  Well, every once in awhile I come across images not related to the order, but simply because I am browsing through the archives looking for them.

Given that old man winter started rather early here this year (since mid-Nov!), this tropical emerald pool and waterfall from Dominica certainly caught my eye. .  Warm and tropical — sounds pretty good right now.  Even though I had already processed this image before, I decided I wanted to redo it with some luminosity masks to see if I could make it any more ‘alluring.’   I know, in winter, it doesn’t take much! 🙂   Yes, that water is as cool and refreshing as it looks!

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OK, processing done – dreaming done, back to work..thanks Dominica for the momentary visual escape   But let this be a warning – tropical waterfalls are very counterproductive to getting things done!

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7 Comments

  1. Mark

    Thank you Diane.

  2. Diane - Daily Walks

    Gorgeous image, Mark!

  3. Mark

    Hi Olivier, unfortunately – yes it is very real – depressing isn’t it?

  4. Olivier

    Is it really a true picture? The colors looks so perfect that it doesn’t look real… Especially on the waterfall, very impressive!

  5. Mark

    🙂

  6. petra voegtle

    Now – Mark – that’s really turning the sword in the wound – you know. You love to make people cringe in pain – do you? What else could be said in the face of such an image……

  7. Lana

    That looks so wonderful. Ironically I was just considering talking with my husband about a trip to La Paz Waterfall Gardens in Costa Rica. If you haven’t heard of it, it looks like a GREAT place for photography;
    http://www.waterfallgardens.com/