Shinny Creek

Meytre's grist mill was in the morning; the falls at South Mountains State Park was the goal for the afternoon. That was ambitious, anyway, and it didn't quite work out as intended. A detour near the closest park entrance delayed the start of the hike. It was another beautiful, well-maintained North Carolina park. We followed Shinny Creek until it flowed under the trail. The shots for this image were taken from a low bridge at that point.

Nikon D3S, ISO 200, f/22, nine-exposure HDR at 1 EV increments, zoom at 17 mm

processing highlights

• Topaz Simplify -- Watercolor II preset
• Nik Color Efex -- certainly more than one preset, but I neglected to record them (probably Contrast Color Range and Glamour Glow)
• Flypaper Textures -- five textures in six masked layers; Linear Light (twice), Multiply, Darker Color, Linear Dodge, and Normal blend modes
• Photo Filter Adjustment Layers -- Underwater masked, and Warming 85
• Fractalius -- three B&W presets at Multiply blend mode in four layers (one preset also used as a uniform gradient vignette)
• Alien Skin Snap Art -- two masked Stylize Line Art B&W layers, Multiply and Divide blend modes

Hi, Dennis, I'll be in the mountains next week and this makes me want to be there now. I love the rhododendron overhanging the creek and the lovely flow of the creek.:S3:

Hi Dennis, love the filtering and the river scene is lovely too!

Very lovely and relaxing scene, with your signature amazing treatment. Very nice Dennis. The flow of the water contrasts nicely with the stationary elements and gives a sense of timelessness to the viewer.

Lovely, as usual! Beautiful soft colors, and delicate lines compliment the flow of the water. You have a great eye and wonderful creative touch with your special post-processing.