HDR Waterfalls, Fillmore Glen, Fingerlakes

This is a 3 shot HDR taken on the gorge trail at Fillmore Glen, named after out 13th president. Fillmore Glen is in the fingerlakes region which is full of gorges. I prefer this spot over the more popular and commercialized Watkins Glen. There is a 1.5 mile gorge trail with 8 small bridges crossing the gorge along the way. I'll post more shots from here later in my project 52 thread.

I wanted to capture the beauty of the stone and rich foliage along with the water. I've reduced the EV spread in my HDR shots in an attempt to reduce blown out highlights in the water.

EV spread +- 1.7 (normally 2)
ISO 100
f9
24mm (Nikon 16-85mm vr)
1/2s, 1/6s, 1.6s
Circular polarizer used

Thanks for any input

I love the shot...BUT is the vignetting done on purpose?

tracsoft said:

I love the shot...BUT is the vignetting done on purpose?

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Yes, for some reason it appears stronger when resized as jpeg

I like the composition, very nice picture. Normally I am not a fan of vignetting but I think it works on this image, Jeff

This is a very nice picture Rick. The eyes are drawn right into it and the center of attention then keeps them there. The vignette is just like a nice way to border it. Great job.