water water everywhere Spring Falls

I'm interested in your comments, particularly on exposure. Is the

rock at the top too dark? Thanks for your time.

This is a BEAUTIFUL shot. Wonderfully thought out...framed nicely...good exposure. The rock at the top could have a bit more light along the top to define the edge. A quick dodge would do that. It looks like it adds to the picture...so show it! Very nice water movement...I LOVE it!!!

how did you do that???

Very good composition, great shutter speed, 6/6

I like this photo - but the shutter speed was just a little too slow for my taste making the water just a little over blurry.

Hannah, I played around with this and a lighter rock did not make that much difference. Good like it is. Nice colors and textures.

Thanks to all of you for your time. I see it's a mixed reaction and we all have different tastes when it comes to blurred water. In this case I think the water needs to be smooth to let the leaves stand out. Textured water would have "drowned" them.

 

Brett, I don't remember the exact details but I shot this with a polarizer, small aperture, probably at close to 90mm and serveral seconds exposure. Sorry I can't be more specific. I know I should keep records but am just too disorganized.

I like all the cris-crossing shoots of water. It's a beauty.

This is a really beautiful shot. Nicely framed, good shutter speed, fine light. Did you shoot this last year from a different angle?

David and Robert, thankyou for your encouraging comments. Yes, I did shoot this, probably last autumn, possibly from a slightly different angle. Manoevering in this area usually depends on where the most recent trees have fallen, but it's one of my favourite places and I return frequently to try something different.

Yeah, the slower than 'usual' shutter speed makes it stand out for me. I was playing with the crop by scrolling the image. I might remove that last bit of white water at the bottom but an excellent image as is - jaaaa

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Nice side to side movement of the stream of water.

The rock is not specially too dark in my opinion, but I find the water a bit too "milky" for my taste. I don not detest this kind of effect, but here it is really too much.

Somebody has used my passport to make rating without criterion. Him request excuses to me for that reason, I finish changing the previous rating (3/3) by 6/6. I cannot use the 7/7 for the same reason. Best regards

 

No the top rock if fine. I'd say the exposure if fine all around. I prefer this type of look for water. Compositionally I feel it is a bit unbalanced, my eye wants to stay on the left side of the image...

Thankyou all for your comments and suggestions.

 

Jose, I'm sorry you're having problems. I hope the abuse team can sort it out. Unfortunately there are people who can't resist irritating others.

Hanna, I usually don't like the long exposue on water, but it works here. Unfortunately for me, the really interesting part of the picture is the upper part with the leaves. I don't think that the overall composition works too well on this one.

 

I think that, if you cropped off the bottom 40%, the picture would be better overall. Obversely, if you crop off the top 20% or so, then the picture of the falls would work better, in my opinion. There are just too many points of interest for me as it is, but it might produce two pictures which are not quite as complicated but still very interesting.

Lannie, thanks for your critique. I hadn't thought about cropping at all but your suggestions are certainly worth considering. The fresh young leaves really make it for me and I'm amazed they've come out fairly clear considering the exposure time. You would think the movement of the water alone would have blurred them. I'll go shopping and see how your ideas work out.

Obversely ... ?!

 

Is that an allowed Scrabble word Hanna .... ?

 

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Natuurlijke, Ken!

Naturally ...........

At first I did not agree with Lannie's comment, about having two images, but then I took another look at it. Yes, the focal point/interest is the green leaves.

 

LOVE the blurred white shapes, contrasted with the pebbly-grained rock. Good job!

Vicki

Well Vicki, you have to listen to Lannie; he's a wise man. Thanks for dropping in.

I hate to do it, but I'm going to disagree with Lannie. For me, I like the depth the tall crop gives this. You may be able to crop a little at the bottom without losing that feeling, but I think making this square would lose the depth. Usually I find blurred water a little cliche (for lack of a better word), but it works well here to make those leaves stand out. Nicely done, Hanna.