Falls Park, Sioux Falls SD

Shadiow · 12th of August 2009 (Wed)

Hope you guys like these. I literally sat there and waited for people to GTFO of my photos. Turned out all right. Enjoy.

jgrussell · 12th of August 2009 (Wed)

Very pretty series.

Shadiow · 13th of August 2009 (Thu)

Thanks!

ckort · 13th of August 2009 (Thu)

Nice shots!

sparker1 · 14th of August 2009 (Fri)

Great shots. I've been there and didn't do so well.

Shadiow · 14th of August 2009 (Fri)

Thanks for the comments. Kind of an interesting park for where it is. I remember seeing the first photos of this place thinking that it wouldn't be that great, but that it was waterfalls so it wouldn't be all that bad. But these are some fairly powerful falls for something that you see in the middle of a city park. Created quite the breeze as the water movess much faster through here than I thought it was going to.

vroom · 15th of August 2009 (Sat)

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Originally Posted by Shadiow

Thanks for the comments. Kind of an interesting park for where it is. I remember seeing the first photos of this place thinking that it wouldn't be that great, but that it was waterfalls so it wouldn't be all that bad. But these are some fairly powerful falls for something that you see in the middle of a city park. Created quite the breeze as the water movess much faster through here than I thought it was going to.

I live in Sioux Falls, and the falls are much stronger this year than most. Nice captures.

SubliM3 · 15th of August 2009 (Sat)

Beautiful! What kind of ND filter and how long were your exposures? Thanks.

hawaiiboy · 15th of August 2009 (Sat)

Fantastic photo's

Shadiow · 15th of August 2009 (Sat)

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Originally Posted by SubliM3

Beautiful! What kind of ND filter and how long were your exposures? Thanks.

No filters used. Just waited until dusk and the sun sets behind where I was pointing. Most exposures were around 1-2 seconds. If I had used a .9 the skies would have really exploded. Even a .6 would have been good. The one photo where no detail is lost in the sky is a very lightly processed HDR.

Thanks for the compliments everyone. This is one of those that will end up on my wall!

Shadiow · 15th of August 2009 (Sat)

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Originally Posted by vroom

I live in Sioux Falls, and the falls are much stronger this year than most. Nice captures.

Sioux Falls is a great little town. So much to do in such a little space. I live in Duluth MN and it seems like there was just so much more in Sioux Falls than Duluth. The water was really strong down there. One thing I was amazed by was the trickles of water that run around the whole park. Makes me wonder where some of it comes from. In the spring after the snow melt is the water higher? Does it move around the walking area in the middle?

vroom · 16th of August 2009 (Sun)

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Originally Posted by Shadiow

Sioux Falls is a great little town. So much to do in such a little space. I live in Duluth MN and it seems like there was just so much more in Sioux Falls than Duluth. The water was really strong down there. One thing I was amazed by was the trickles of water that run around the whole park. Makes me wonder where some of it comes from. In the spring after the snow melt is the water higher? Does it move around the walking area in the middle?

The water does get high after the snow melts, but I'm not sure how much flooding there is onto the path. I don't go there very often.

Shadiow · 16th of August 2009 (Sun)

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Originally Posted by vroom

The water does get high after the snow melts, but I'm not sure how much flooding there is onto the path. I don't go there very often.

I was going to stay around for the lazer light show, but When I found out that it didn't start until 9:30 I was out. I had to be to work by 7:AM so I had to hit the hotel. I would imagine it runs around there quite a bit, you can see remnants of where the water flows at high times. Pretty neat.

But like anything, when it is around you everyday, you really don't care all that much. It is like Lake Superior for me.

Alan's 20D · 16th of August 2009 (Sun)

I love #2 with the exception of the walkway cutting off the tower. They always put those damn things in the way of a good shot. Great exposure and colors. Thanks for sharing.

12th of August 2009 (Wed)	#1
Shadiow Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Duluth, minnesota Posts: 568 IMAGE EDITING OK	Falls Park, Sioux Falls SD Hope you guys like these. I literally sat there and waited for people to GTFO of my photos. Turned out all right. Enjoy. __________________ ::A\|S::Shadiow:: ::Gear::

13th of August 2009 (Thu)	#3
Shadiow Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Duluth, minnesota Posts: 568 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Falls Park, Sioux Falls SD Thanks! __________________ ::A\|S::Shadiow:: ::Gear::

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ckort Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 1,759 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Falls Park, Sioux Falls SD Nice shots! __________________ Chris Canon EOS Rebel XSi / BG-E5 Grip / EF 17-40L / EF-S 18-55mm IS / EF-S 55-250mm IS /EF 100mm 2.8 / EF 50mm f1.8 II / 430ex II Speedlite / Slik pro 700dx tripod

14th of August 2009 (Fri)	#5
sparker1 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seminole, Fl Posts: 28,525	Re: Falls Park, Sioux Falls SD Great shots. I've been there and didn't do so well. __________________ Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1) 7D, 50D, 300D, EF-S 10-22 mm, EF-S 18-55 mm kit lens, EF 24-105 L IS, EF 50 mm 1.8, Sigma 150-500mm (Bigmos)

14th of August 2009 (Fri)	#6
Shadiow Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Duluth, minnesota Posts: 568 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Falls Park, Sioux Falls SD Thanks for the comments. Kind of an interesting park for where it is. I remember seeing the first photos of this place thinking that it wouldn't be that great, but that it was waterfalls so it wouldn't be all that bad. But these are some fairly powerful falls for something that you see in the middle of a city park. Created quite the breeze as the water movess much faster through here than I thought it was going to. __________________ ::A\|S::Shadiow:: ::Gear::

12th of August 2009 (Wed)	#2
jgrussell Looking around nervously Join Date: May 2008 Location: NJ USA Posts: 18,786 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Falls Park, Sioux Falls SD Very pretty series. __________________ -- jgr blog \| gear \| my birds

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SubliM3 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,228	Re: Falls Park, Sioux Falls SD Beautiful! What kind of ND filter and how long were your exposures? Thanks. __________________ http://500px.com/MitchT https://www.facebook.com/MitchTancio http://www.mitcht.smugmug.com

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hawaiiboy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,040 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Falls Park, Sioux Falls SD Fantastic photo's

16th of August 2009 (Sun)	#14
Alan's 20D Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Caldwell, Idaho Posts: 38	Re: Falls Park, Sioux Falls SD I love #2 with the exception of the walkway cutting off the tower. They always put those damn things in the way of a good shot. Great exposure and colors. Thanks for sharing. __________________ "It's one thing to look, another to truly see!" Equipment -- Canon 40D, Canon 100mm Macro, Canon 17-85mm IS, Canon 10-22mm and Sigma 30mm 1.4 and 70-200L f2.8, Sigma 28-300mm, Benro Tripod

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