Burst Of Hope by Kevin McNeal

Wednesday, 14th January 2009

Burst Of Hope

by Kevin McNeal

This is an image from this past fall. I really like this state park and trying to find the best combination of light and color are always fun here. Silver Falls SP is one of the best state parks for waterfalls in North America. I wanted to get as close an low to the water as I could to include the distant mist and sunrays.

Equipment: Nikon D2

Kevin McNeal

Kevin McNeal is a Washington St. photographer focusing on grand colorful landscapes that reflect the most unique places on earth. Capturing moments of magic light and transferring this on print, images behold a combination of perseverance, patience, and dedication to capture the images in ways unseen before. The stories of how these images are rendered come across in the feelings the images convey. Traveling all over North America with his wife by his side, shooting diverse landscapes and finding remote places to bring the message to the public that this Earth is worth saving.

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23 Comments

Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
January 14th, 2009 at 3:02 am
Lovely photo with lovely title. The golden rays of autumn may mean the end of summer, but they also show a hint of new life to come.
James and Kelly Stone Says:
January 14th, 2009 at 3:16 am
You certainly accomplished presenting what a beautiful park Silver Falls is and the beauty it holds. This is an excellent and technically perfect image!!! The DOF, the soft water fall, the color, exposure…..the list goes on!! Great job and congratulations!!
Jim Atkin Says:
January 14th, 2009 at 4:08 am
Congratulations!! A beautiful image.
Kirk Jordan Says:
January 14th, 2009 at 5:32 am
This works on so many levels. Color, mood, real beauty. I am most curious about the shape of the falls themselves. It seems that it is flowing into a “ditch” from the side, rather than the “end”. Most unusual.
Anurag Says:
January 14th, 2009 at 7:22 am
Great shot Kevin.
However, I feel the bright foreground mound in the lower left corner is carrying too much visual weight and is distracting the eye from the falls. Though this may not be an issue for lesser photographers, considering your high caliber I’d like to know your views on this.
Anurag Says:
January 14th, 2009 at 7:25 am
…oops, I’ve got the sides wrong I mean “the right lower corner”
Linda Jones Says:
January 14th, 2009 at 7:46 am
I like the way you have brought our ears down to the water, almost like we can hear it. Very nice with the fog.
Derek Dobbie Says:
January 14th, 2009 at 8:35 am
Nice autumn shot.More of the stream would have been nice but well exposed all the same.
Su Says:
January 14th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Love this shot, Folks take some time to look at this guys website, plenty more shots that are worthy of potd
Pauline Jones Says:
January 14th, 2009 at 10:08 am
This would be a good picture without the ray of sunshine but it is that which makes it special.
John Harrison Says:
January 14th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Another awesome image! Nice job with the colors, water flowing and ethereal feeling that is evoked here! Wish I was shooting with you this time. Cheers, John
Kevin McNeal Says:
January 14th, 2009 at 10:12 am
Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions.
Anurag,
I understand what you are saying about the the brighter spots but in this case the whole image has a high key soft focus feeling to it and thus I choose to continue with the lower contrast and kept the image slightly on the brighter side of tones.
Thanks for the suggestion as do understand what you are getting at.
Thanks Kevin McNeal
Malta Photography Says:
January 14th, 2009 at 11:24 am
This is a very good shot indeed both in color and composition. I like the warm colors and also the long shutter effect. great job indeed.
Anurag Says:
January 14th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Thanks for responding Kevin. Wish you all the best.
Renee Says:
January 14th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
I agree with the comments very beautiful place, well captured!
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
January 14th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Beautiful colors.These Falls look quite different from the usual Falls. Is this taken from the top?
Bala Says:
January 14th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Lovely place
Eileen Says:
January 14th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
I think it’s lovely and I like it just the way it is. EZ
Mandy Kilpatrick Says:
January 15th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
What a beautiful composition!! The river and fallen leaves are lovely, but for me the highlight and focal point is the sunshine and the way everything glows underneath the rays of light.
Sue Gagnon Says:
January 17th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Well, Kevin, you did just that, you captured those aspects of the scene adeptly, and quite beautifully. Lovely was the word that immediately came to mind. Nicely done!
mike Says:
January 17th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
The trees in the back look nice with the sun coming through them.
su Says:
January 14th, 2010 at 9:00 am
This is one beautiful shot.
Renee Says:
January 14th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Nice one Kevin!