The leaves haven’t changed all that much here yet, so I decided to post a different take on this weeks theme (yet again).
The above was taken at Amnicon Falls State Park. Which is in Wisconsin. Which reminds me of cheese. And That 70’s show. And the Green Bay Packers (which is unfortunate, because I’m a Vikings fan).
Red Forman: “Dear Lord, would it kill you to give the Packers a winning season? Oh, and uh, watch over my loving family, blah blah blah… ”
– Kurtwood Smith – That 70’s Show
About this image: digital photograph heavily modified to replicate wet plate collodion
It’s been pretty warm here lately — that waterfall looks really refreshing.
I was almost able to confirm that for you
(I nearly fell in at one point)!
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Again love i just this! Very evocative. Good work 🙂
how kind of you to say!
I appreciate that so much, B.P.!
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I have no idea what wet plate collodion means but it’s a great shot
You should look on Google images or Flickr, N.M… I think you’d love them. Basically it’s:
a photographic process from the late 1800’s +/-. Collodion is a binder which was poured on glass, and then dipped in silver nitrate (which is photosensitive). That plate was then (in darkness) placed into a camera and exposed and processed/fixed (usually in under 10 minutes because the process won’t work once the collodion hardens).
A lot of those photographs were taken with amazing old lenses that produced beautiful blurs, or bokehs. In addition, things like fingerprints, dust, issues with chemistry, ‘improper’ development would often produce artifacts that were unwanted at the time, but that resulted in some wonderful effects…
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What a beautiful place. I love waterfalls….wouldn’t mind seeing those more often.
Great Shot!
I really really like waterfalls, too, Ms. A! It was a wonderful place… unfortunately we were pretty much just passing through, so I didn’t get to spend too much time there.
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Very moody, I like it a lot! Makes me wonder also how you get the effect. I love old photographs and spend lots of time looking at books about the history of photography. It always amazes me how the photographers back then got these stunning effects with the simplest equipment.
Do you happen to use Photoshop? If you ever wonder about what I’ve done over here I would be very happy to answer any questions about it!
I do the same thing – I often look at old photos (and then try to replicate them as best I can with the tools I have available). Some day I’d love to work with the actual old processes, though… it would be almost too much fun!
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I like this picture!
That is very kind of you, Victoria, thank you!
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I was a Vikings fan for the last two season because Brett played for them. I have now went back to my beloved Packers and will never leave again.
Sorry for your lost yesterday. You guys had that one. 🙂
To tell you the truth I haven’t been able to keep up the past few years
(without being able to watch the Vikings on local TV)… which is kind of a bummer.
Or well, it would have seemed blasphemous to see Brett in purple, anyway. 😉
Gorgeous!
Thank you so much, Y.A.W. –
you are always very, very kind!
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It looks like a memory..
I feel like I have been there but I know I haven’t.
That is very kind of you to say, sir – thank you!
It was a really nice place – I wish I could have spent a bit more time there!
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You have the chiefs and the whatever St Louis team is there these days and you are a Vikings fan?
That’s left over from my 23 + years growing up in North Dakota, Bearman.
They’ve failed to convert me.
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Can I hear banjo music? No, just the heavy sigh of Packer fans 🙂
Hahaha…
I hope it’s only a sigh and not an angry cheese-fed mob!
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Hope the Vikings (and Packers) fared better than the Eagles yesterday. uuuugh. Such a beautiful shot, Inky, as always.
Now that I live in STL I haven’t been able to see many Vikings games (sadly).
It’s so bizarre, because I used to watch every game (when it was on local TV).
Thank you so much, Dishy!
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I don’t see the cheese. Where is the cheese supposed to be? Is this one of those trick things where you say it’s just up around the bend?
Hahaha…
I’m afraid I probably took care of any/all cheese that was available at the time!
*om nom nom*
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love what you’ve done with the photograph (thanks for the primer on wet plate colloidion). takes what might be a more ordinary photograph and makes it evocative.
That is very kind of you, S.F… thank you!
It actually was a pretty flat photo, (the lighting wasn’t the best when we were there), so I was hoping some smoke and mirrors might help out a bit.
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Gorgeous.
Thank you very much, Ms. D!
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Excellent take on the theme!
HELLO WISCONSIN! 😆
Thank you so much!
*We’re all alright…
We’re all alright…*
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Very beautiful, SIG.
Thank you so much, S.E.!
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to spend too much time there, but it was a very nice place…
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I’d hate to tube down that waterfall.
That’d be my luck.
Do I detect a slight amount of ‘fish-eyed’ around the edges?
Maybe it’s the melting effect.
The water seems to almost sway with the melting.
Great photo!
Hahaha… there aren’t enough floaties in the world to get me into that river!
Good eye, sir! I did a bit of a rotation blur in a sorry attempt to replicate an 1800’s era lens!
Thank you so much!
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So lovely! And it seems like a great take on “fall”. I wouldn’t mind being there again right now. Not in the slightest… 😛
Thank you very much, Annabelle!
Surly you jest, madame?!
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Loooooooooooooovely water. I’d like to get some time alone with a stream and mess with shutter speed like this. I love the movement of the trees, too.
Water is so cool… I’d like to do some evening shots for super long exposures at some point, too… (my daytime / neutral density filter stuff isn’t really doing it)!
Thanks, U.M. – I was trying to replicate the look of a late 1800’s era lens with a ‘swirly bokeh’ (until I can finance a real one, anyway)!
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Very nice waterfalls shot, and the effects make it look very old. I can just see some old time pioneers around the bend.
Thank you so much, sir – that’s what I was hoping to hear!
Hahaha… are you sure that’s not just an old timer you see (it might be my reflection, or something)!
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This is a nice fall. be very cool to play my banjo by.
HA!
*dung dung diddly ding dung dung*
(that was supposed to be a banjo… came out sounding more like a harp for some reason…)
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Got to love those crazy cheese-heads! Great photo btw!
Hahaha…
friends don’t let friends convert cheese into headgear!
Thank you so much, Ms. K!
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I love cheese. And waterfalls. But mainly cheese.
Someone should really work on waterfall of melty cheese…
aarrrrgghhhaaarrr… sweet, sweet cheesyfall…. *om nom nom*
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your old fashioned framed, stylish sepia series transform all topics into objects worth for a museum to buy …
What a generous compliment!
Thank you so much, sir – I am terribly flattered – that really made my day!
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The Kind of art i always love,great one:)
You are very kind, sir – thank you so much!
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Go Pack Go!
Hahaha…
I guess I had that coming after all those Vin Diesel comments!
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The falls are beautiful. Is this a scan of an old photo, or are the effects from creative photo editing software?
This is a digital photo I edited in Photoshop to replicate (as best I could) the look of an old wet plate collodion photograph.
Thank you so much for your kind comment, H.G.! I appreciate it very much!
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I like a lot waterfalls 🙂 I wish to be there…
Me, too, Ms. B – they certainly are a wonderful place to spend some time!
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yummm cheese. Oh, and beautiful picture, too 🙂
Behold, the power of cheese!
Thank you very much, Ms. N!
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I love waterfalls, big ones, little ones any type. There’s just something so relaxing about watching them.
Agreed, Tony…
they’re a great place to chillax!
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Did somebody say CHEESE???
I want the cheese
I want the cheese!!!
I want the cheese!!!
I want the cheese!!!
Hahahah…
well sniffed out, Cedric!
Unfortunately I already cleaned out my supply… *om nom nom*!
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You are a sly man Mister Robert, a sly man indeed….
Hahaha…
you have to keep an eye on me, Cedric – I’m powered by cheese!
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hi s dinky thanks for visit lol my dog heidi used to drink from the loo until her legs got bad she always had fresh water down too and if in the garden she would drink from the slimey pond yuk alls good with me now lol have a great week xxjen
Sometimes I don’t quite understand animals… they sure keep us on our toes, though, right?!
Thanks very much, J.G. – I hope you have a great week as well!
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looks like a beautiful place. great shot and processing.
It was pretty cool, U.M… I really enjoyed my time there.
Thank you very much!
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beautiful! there’s something about moving water… such a magnetic force!
There is something fascinating about water…
in all three phases…
it does such magnificent things!
Thank you so much, Cursi – I appreciate that very much!
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I think this is one of my favorites of your photos. I can almost feel the movement of the water.
What’s this about the Vikings?
Thank you so much – that is wonderful to hear!
Hahaha… there’s a lot of purple and gold over here…
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Ooohhh!
I was hoping this image would work okay for this challenge
(so many brilliant pieces out there this week)!
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I dig the sense of motion you captured here, Robert, and the wet plate effect is stellar.
That is very, very kind of you to say, Mr. W – thank you!
I hope to make these for real some day, but until then, it’s fun to try to re-create that effect, too!
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Heaven would be a quick swim in that!
Looks incredibly refreshing, doesn’t it, S.D.D.?!
If only I could float!
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a brilliant capture. i have been looking forward to this post. yours are always on the ‘wow’ outside of the box. thanks for sharing!
Hahaha… yeah, a lot of times my entries are… well… you know.
But I ‘tries’!
Thank you so much, P&K! You are very kind!
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That is really stunning! Does that waterfall always look so powerful or only in some special months? Anyway, it’s a great photo. 😀
I’m not sure about that, Y.P…
the day I took this was the only time I’ve visited this park…
I would guess you are right, though – it probably changes quite a bit depending on the season, etc.
Thank you very much!
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NOW THIS I ABSOLUTELY LOVED! The waterfall is so amazing… And that person on the left- almost not there… WOW! I WENT WOW when I saw it.
Beautiful Rob!
You are too kind, Juana – thank you!
I was trying to recreate the look of an old wet plate photograph with this one…
I would love to do the real thing some day, but until then I’ll do my best to fake a few!
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Wait!! hahahahaa is that a person or a rock? hahhahaha my eyes… my eyes… I need glasses. Help me Rob!
Hahaha… it’s a very blurry rock, Juana…
(I can only confirm because I have my contacts in at the moment)!
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For some reason, I get the feeling of the last of the Mohicans in this pic… don’t know why! Lovely image.
Man, it’s been a looooong time since I’ve either read that book or seen the movie (I should work on that)!
Thank you so much, Mr. B – I appreciate that!
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so much energy in your water metaphor …
Thank you so much, sir!
It is very nice to hear that!
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