Brandywine Falls at Cuyahoga Valley National Park B W

by Roger Passman

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Brandywine Falls at Cuyahoga Valley National Park B W

Artist

Roger Passman

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Photograph - Photographic Prints/limited Edition Prints/licensing

Description

Carved by Brandywine Creek, the 65-foot falls demonstrates classic geological features of waterfalls. A layer of hard rock caps the waterfall, protecting softer layers of rock below. In this case, the top layer is Berea Sandstone. The softer layers include Bedford and Cleveland shales, soft rocks formed from mud found on the sea floor that covered this area 350-400 million years ago. Shale is thinly chunked, giving water a bridal veil appearance as it cascades down the falls.

This long (1.3 sec.) exposure displays the falls in a way the naked eye can never see them. The cascading water is stretched into a probability of exposure points creating the ribbon-like effect seen in the image. Converted to black and white with a yellow filter effect to boost highlights and a touch of cyan to darken the shadows, this image is a reminder that black and white truly IS the color of photography.
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A limited edition of 25 prints signed and numbered by the photographer are available directly from our studio. Sizes equivalent to any of the sizes offered as a print by demand through this online gallery are offered in this limited edition. These prints are only available directly from our studio gallery. Prints are delivered by US Mail rolled in a tube. For more information please contact me using the SEND PRIVATE MESSAGE option in the left sidebar of most of our online gallery pages.
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I processed the raw image file shot with a Canon 60D with an 18-55mm IS lens using Photomatix Pro 5, filters from Topaz Labs including Detail 3, BW Effects, ReMask 4 and DeJPEG 4 as well as some minor tweaking in Photoshop including sCurve adjustments, brightness, saturation and the camera raw filter to produce this Black and White HDR image.
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I donate 25% of the profits from the sale of this image to PROJECT ZERO: The Project to End Prostate Cancer in order to help develop better detection, prevention and a cure for this killer of mal

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September 4th, 2016

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