Movements in Nature Challenge

My selections in the Gurushots "Movements in Nature" reached "All-Star" level.  Here were my entrees.

SnowGeese          A flight if snow geese at Apache del Bosque Wildlife Refuge

OldFaithful           Yellowstone National Park

TahquamenonFalls                  Near Paradise on Michigan's UP

OuzalFalls                  rocky Mountain National Park

Rivers, Lakes & Waterfalls Challenge

The most recent collection of my photos that reached "All-Star" level in the Gurushots "Rivers, Lakes, & Waterfalls Challenge.  I had so many good (great?) photos in this category, it was difficult to select 4 for the challenge.

As usual, photo files of those photos are available by clicking on the 'download" button.

LakeManawaSunrise                 Lake Manawa, Council Bluffs, IA

OuzalFalls               Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

LewisFalls                      Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

AlbertaFalls                    Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

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American Falls and Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls.   October 7, 2014

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens  f/8.0 at 1/125 sec  Aperture Priority  18.0mm   ISO 100  Three bracketed exposures (+2.0. 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro and InfraRed treatment by Photoshop Elements 11 and Topaz Labs B&W Effects

LunchRespit

Worker takes a lunch break at Dunnings Spring in the park with the same name in Decorah, IA   September 1, 2015

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/5.6 at 1/125 sec    Aperture Priority  47.0mm  ISO 320   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

DunningsSpring

Dunnings Spring in the park with the same name in Decorah, IA   September 1, 2015

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/6.3 at 1/100 sec    Aperture Priority  18.0mm  ISO 320   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

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American Falls and Rainbow Bridge viewed from Skylon Tower. Niagara Falls, Ontario   October 7, 2014

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens  f/8.0 at 1/125 sec  Aperture Priority  18.0mm   ISO 100  Three bracketed exposures (+2.0. 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro and stylized by Topaz Glow

American Falls BW

American Falls and Rainbow Bridge viewed from the Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls, ON   October 7, 2014

Canon PowerShot S95  f/6.3 at 1/100 sec  Aperture Priority  6.0mm   ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+1.67. 0.33, -2.33 EV)   Processed from RAW , tonemapped, stylized, and converted to grayscale by Photomatix 3.2

Brandywine Walkway

Walkway to lower viewing area, Brandywine Falls, Cuyahoga Valley National Park  October 23, 2014

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens  f/5.6 at 1/80 sec  Aperture Priority  25.0mm   ISO 500  Three bracketed exposures (+2.0. 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro and  finished with Photoshop Elements 9 

Bridge Falls

Rainbow Bridge and American Falls at Niagara Falls, viewed from the Canadian side of the river.  October, 9, 2014

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens  f/7.1 at 1/400 sec  Aperture Priority  22.0mm   ISO 100  Three bracketed exposures (+2.0. 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro and  finished with Photoshop Elements 9 

Horseshoe Falls

Horseshoe Falls, taken from Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls, Ontario.  October 7, 2014

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens  f/8.0 at 1/250 sec  Aperture Priority  31.0mm   ISO 100  Three bracketed exposures (+2.0. 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro and finished with Photoshop Elements 9 

American Falls - Bridge

American Falls and Rainbow Bridge, taken from Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls, Ontario.  October 7, 2014

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens  f/8.0 at 1/125 sec  Aperture Priority  18.0mm   ISO 100  Three bracketed exposures (+2.0. 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro and  finished with Photoshop Elements 9 

Treasure Falls

Treasure Falls along US 160 between Wolf Creek Pass and Pagosa Springs, CO   June 15. 2009

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/10.0 at 1/318 sec  18.0mm  ISO 800   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Mountain Creek

This waterfall is in the Colorado's San Juan Mountains.  The "creek" is actually the Animas River near the ghost town of Animas Forks.  At the ghost town, the Animas River divides inti West and North forks.   May 24, 2004

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/8.0 at 1/101 sec  43.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW and tone enhanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Calypso Cascades

Calypso Cascades - Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado   June 28, 2006

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/3.5 at 1/15 sec  24.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11 

Fish Creek Falls

Fish Creek Falls near Steamboat Springs, CO.    June 21, 2006

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/6.3 at 1/79 sec  28.0mm  ISO 100  Tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further processing in Photoshop Elements 11

Ruby Falls

Ruby Falls in Lookout Mountain.  Chattanooga, TN  June 18, 2010

Canon EOS Rebel T1i  f/3.5 at 1/13 sec with on camera flash. Shutter Priority  18.0mm  ISO 800   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro and finished by Photoshop Elements 11

Tom Branch Falls

Tom Branch Falls in the Deep Creek section of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.   June 30, 2010

Canon EOS Rebel T1i  f/29.0 at 1/13 sec  Shutter Priority   30.0mm  ISO 800   Processed from RAW and tone enhanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro with finishing with Photoshop Elements 11.

Artists Point View

Another view of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River from Artist's Point,  Yellowstone National Park, WY   August 29, 2013

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens  f/8.0 at 1/160 sec  Aperture Priority  28.0mm  ISO 160  Three bracketed exposures (+1.67, -0.33, -2.33 EV) processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro and further processing by Photoshop Elements 11

Artist Point

Artist Point, Yellowstone National Park, WY   August 29, 2013

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-22 mm lens  f/8.0 at 1/400 sec  Aperture Priority  54.0 mm  ISO 160  Three bracketed exposures  (+1.67, -0.33, -2.33 EV)  processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro with further processing with Photoshop Elements 11

Lewis Falls

Lewis Falls, Yellowstone National Park.  Near the South Entrance of the park.  August 30, 2013

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens.  f/7.0 at 1/200 sec  Aperture Priority  50.0mm ISO 100  Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0. -2.0 EV) processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2.