I might crop a bit off the top and bottom..you nailed the movement of water..again, my thought is this would make a stunning b&w..the textures of the rocks and light would stand out..
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27-Jul-2010 08:29
In my opinion the foreground and crop work just perfect. The "contrast" between flowing, smooth water and hard edgy rocks, plus also the questionmark, where the water actually goes, make this picture to differ from a basic waterfall/stream shots seen so often.
Anyway, I might have changed the color tone a bit. Even the water isn't so fresh colored, does the whole picture have to be yellowish? Could a colder whitebalance have worked?
I see you use the same type of whitebalance solution in the bridge-photo, but in that one it works better as the blue sky balances the colors.
The waterfall is so beautifully exposed Kevin. I too agree with everyone else, a little too much foreground, however I would leave some of the rocks in the image...they add a great deal of interest.
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08-May-2010 19:50
It would suit a tired walker with sandwiches and a flask to fill the foreground
I'm with you on this one Kevin. The foreground tends to stop the eye rather than lead it into the image. A square crop of the top portion will focus on the falls. That said I boosted it up to original size and much prefer a 5-4 ratio getting rid of almost all of the bottom portion.
I'm not sure about this one myself, its in my Critique Gallery so please feel free to let rip with any criticism. I was trying to create a lead in with the foreground but I'm not sure it has worked 100%. I also pondered if a square crop would have been better?