vernal fall

[vermenton]

please don't be afraid to critic. Thank you

[fishlips]

wow! i really like this shot. the shutter speed captured the water (in my opinion) just about perfect. i mean it feels like i could be standing there.

the rocks may be a little dark, but i kind of like them the way they are. they look mystical.

the upper left corner though, is dark enough to be distracting. my keeps going up there and can't figure out what is there.

overall though, i really like the image.

[wxwax]

Hiya, V. :wave

I think you've done a super job making the water look magical.

I think you have a good start and could make the shot a lot better. The waterfall caught your eye and you certainly filled the frame with it.

But as I've learned, a really good landscape puts the thing in a broader context. So you don't simply zoom in on the waterfall, you give us the setting in which the waterfall exists. The trick is to make the broader picture appealing too.

So I'd suggest going back, if you can, and putting your camera on wide angle. Make sure you have good light, if possible. Then try to compose a pleasing shot that gives us the bigger picture.

[Andy]

please don't be afraid to critic. Thank you

we won't, but please follow the whipping post rulez, only one photo for critique in this forum per week.

you may post as many shots as you like in the other shots forums.

:deal

[vermenton]

we won't, but please follow the whipping post rulez, only one photo for critique in this forum per week.

you may post as many shots as you like in the other shots forums.

:deal
no problem and thank you for everyone for the good coments

Vermenton

[Higgmeister]

Hi Vermenton,
Overall it's a nice shot. I really like the shapes and texture ( from what I can see) of the rocks. I think your shutter speed is right on for this shot. It's a bit dark for me for being a waterfall shot. The subject is the waterfall, but I only see part of the waterfall (you cut the head off). If the subject is the water and the shapes the water makes, then a closer crop would help. I'd say kick the contrast up without losing the rocks and maybe even lighten the pix to see what it looks like (hard to visualize).

What I see here is that the effect of the water and it's patterns are the subject, not the waterfall and not the rocks. It's cool, but it doesn't hold my attention. I want more. Either more detail of the water or more overall scene (waterfall context). Your exposure seems pretty good as I can make out faint detail of the rocks under the water, good catch.

It's always so tempting to describe a different shot, but so often we cannot do a retake. I too started down this path, but decided that I'll just critique what is in front of me. I see lots of possibilities with this location and looks like a fantastic place to shoot.

Always just my .02,
Chris