the creek at Batcave

This one i like better than the 2nd version. In my opinion it shows more dynamic and depth.

Thank you very much for taking the time to view my photo. This was

taken early morning in the mountains of North Carolina. Hand held

with natural light.

The light is very nice indeed, the front of the rock is slightly underexposed and the darkness is distracting though

Overall I like it except, that it really doesn't seem to draw my eye into it.

Hi David,

 

To my eye, the lighting seems a bit harsh. I think this would have worked better in softer light. Also, if you could have positioned the camera a bit lower you could have left out the patches of sky (that in my mind don't add anything to the image) as well as captured more of the stream (and possibly some nice reflections). Still, you've captured a nice image and I especially like the way the foliage is layered from the foreground through to the hazy bacground at the left. I'd like to see it in a larger scan.

Interesting foliage. Backlit leaves on the left side adds to it. I'm a little disillusioned about the main subject of this pic, though: is it the boulder in the front or the tree behind it?

I like the layered composition here. The exposure is the best that probably could have been done in this situation, but as others have said, the contrast in the rocks is less than desireable. The blown-out sky, while certainly not an overpowering aspect of the photograph, bothers me. I might like to see the photograph panned down, perhaps to eliminate the sky and include some foreground. That coupled with soft light such as that from an overcast day would probably make for quite a pleasing image. I really like what's here and hope you can go back on an overcast day.

I think you probably got the best you could with the light, the contrast between the bright foliage and the rock make this a difficult shot. I'm not sure an overcast day would have been better - perhaps a different time of day?

David, I like the feel of the shot but agree with earlier comments about panning down to eliminate the bright sky. Another thing I would suggest is to consider moving to the right enough to show some separation between the rock and the tree behind it. Like portrait photography be conscious of what "grows" out of your subject.

Autumn colors is what makes this picture. Relatively large shadow under the rock in the foreground is not doing any good.

Nice and peacefull counterlight effect. Is it only my monitor or it's slightly soft?

The above comments cover most of the points about this image.I feel that the large rock is somewhat overpowering & dominates the picture too much.Having said that I like the picture for the atmosphere it conveys.Regards Pete.

Alot of shadows - may be due to scan or just the posted image.

Beautiful spot and nice composition. Perhaps it's just because I'm from the Northwest where most of the year the light is diffused....but I think that there's a little too much light on the subject. I especially don't like the center boulder burning out on top.