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Scott -- You certainly got it all together in this shot: composition, detail and sharp focus in the important areas, and capture of the critical moment. If I had taken this, I'd be looking for photo contests in which to enter it. Congratulations!

With a slow shutter speed, I was trying to show the power and movement of the water in a way that the viewer could almost "hear" it crashing into, around, and over the rocks.

For me, taking this at 1/10 accentuated the power of the water against the rocks and log because "lines of movement" were visible. It also transformed the rays of evening sunlight from too-bright blotches to subtle highlights. This image was taken in late June, when the flow was significant but not heavy enough to prevent me from getting to the river's edge to shoot directly across to the log.

As mentioned by Ken, the detail in the dark mountainside is quite nice, and the sense of scale provided by the photographer essential to the image. But the light on the lower slopes, the contrasting cloud layer, and gradations of light and color in the clouds make for a very, very nice landscape. Certainly liked maintaining the color subtlety (resisting over-saturation). In the what-would-I-do-differently department, I'd crop ever so slightly from the right and top edge -- strictly a personal preference.