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your comments and suggestions are welcome.

I like your idea of placing the waterfall in its environment, with the mountain in the background. However, photographing moving water in direct sunlight is hazardous. The highlights burn out (as in the left side) and you can't get a slow enough shutter speed to make that "artistic" blur. You shouldn't have much trouble finding a cloudy day in the Northwest, so you might reserve your waterfall photo time for one of those. Either that, or wait for the water to be in the shade. Keep trying, waterfalls are harder than they look.

Great trail - I'm jealous! I am really anxious to get out on a hike! Steve had some good points about the overexposure on the water, but as he pointed out, this will be an easier shot under overcast skies. On your next waterfall shot, I would also think about what would make an interesting foreground to draw the viewer in. Most "good" shots can be made much better if there is an interesting foreground element (like a rock, log, or clump of grass) strategically placed at the bottom of the frame. Good luck on your next hiking/photo trip!

thank you both very much for suggestions. we had an awesome time on the trail.

we also hiked slate rd. to a place called dead horse point. the trail has a 10% grade and we ended up climbing 1200 vertical feet. not real happy with the shots

so i don't know if i will post them.

natalie