09/27/13 Featured Arkansas Photography–Springtime at Haw Creek Falls in the Arkansas Ozarks

Haw creek falls in the Arkansas Ozarks
Springtime at Haw Creek Falls in the Arkansas Ozarks

Springtime at Haw Creek Falls in the Arkansas Ozarks–Click on image for a larger view

Taken with a Phase One IQ160, Rodenstock 28mm Lens, F11, iso50, for approx 1 second. If you like to spend time in the Arkansas Ozarks, but don’t want to be too far away from Little Rock, then consider Haw Creek Falls.  With the new policies from the National Park, and Arkansas State Parks, you never know when the adjoining campground will be open, however if the gate is closed, feel free to walk around it and head to the falls.  You can also access the falls from the Hwy 123 side of the creek.  Haw Creek is one of the classic ledge drops that are famous throughout the Arkansas Ozark mountains.  Here the creek drops over a ledge that is about 6 to 7 feet tall and has a interesting break in the middle where the watercourse changes directions.  I like to photograph Haw Creek many times during the year and on this day I caught it about as good as it gets with just enough water in the creek and a just darn near perfect sky and no WIND!  It takes about 1.5 to 2 hours to get to Haw Creek and it’s well worth the drive.  This photograph will be shown in Cantrell Gallery for the next few months please stop by and take a look if you get a chance.

10/06/12 Featured Arkansas Photography–Wintertime sunset at Flatside Pinnacle

Sunset over Flatside Pinnacle in the Eastern Ouachita Mountains

Sunset over Flatside Pinnacle in the Eastern Ouachita Mountains

Taken in January 2012, Camera Digital-Phase One IQ160 mounted to Arca rm3di, Lens-Rodenstock 28mm HR,  2 exposures to create a exposure bracket.  The wintertime in Arkansas can be very photogenic.  I was out on Flatside in early January 2012 working with a new Rodenstock 28mm HR lens with a Arca Swiss rm3di.  I wanted to test the lens in various combinations of focus and tilt.  For this shot I was able to get a hyperfocal of about 24 inches to infinity.   I used approximately 1/2 of a degree of downward tilt on the Arca rm3di.  The corresponding depth of field was amazing.   For this shot I took off my polarizer as it just did seem to make much difference.  The Phase One IQ160 performed very well here.  In the past when working with my older Phase One P45+, I found shots like this one impossible since the P45+ was impossible to work with bright highlights.  For example on this shot I would have needed to take a shot for just the sun and these several more exposure brackets to try and pull in the shadows in the foreground.  The Phase One IQ160 did this shot in 2 exposures.  I still couldn’t get it all in one, but I found the Dynamic Range of the Phase One IQ160 a vast improvement over my P45+.

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