waterfall (kinda)

I t doesn't have to be BIG to be well captured.

Looks like water to me... Well done Scotty.

You cut off it's feet!

Good colors though.

MLKstudios wrote: You cut off it's feet!

Good colors though.

lol thanks, you can be more brutal than that. I welcome the harsh criticism and insight please.

Actually you go the shutter speed about right for that shot. No blowouts, good contrast, good colours. Can't say much bad. Darn it.

I agree w/MLK... you cut the feet off. It's just a bit too tight of a composition for me. Tightly framed compositions are good but just think it's too tight. I think there's more to be told by the falls surroundings... Even if you opened up just 15% wider.

Good shutter drag though. It's not too slow or too fast.

Karl Wertanen wrote: I agree w/MLK... you cut the feet off. It's just a bit too tight of a composition for me. Tightly framed compositions are good but just think it's too tight. I think there's more to be told by the falls surroundings... Even if you opened up just 15% wider.

Good shutter drag though. It's not too slow or too fast.

Thanks the for the honest criticism. I agree with everything you said. I didn't have a GND that day so I escaped some of the short comings like this. My compositions that are tight I think are relatively good. But as for large scale landscapes i'm still finding my niche.

Thank you

No problem.. you asked so......

That would have had to have been a hard edge grad ND. I dont have any of those but need to get some asap. I only have the soft edge for blending.

Karl Wertanen wrote: No problem.. you asked so......

That would have had to have been a hard edge grad ND. I dont have any of those but need to get some asap. I only have the soft edge for blending.

I'm thinking about picking up a Lee set.

KINDA???!!!! Scotty, this is beautiful! Fantastic shot!

I was anthropomorphizing your waterfall. I saw it as two wet legs hanging over the edge, with feet dangling on the ends, and the toes were cut off.

A full critique will cost ya. I charge $100/hr for portfolio reviews.

But, since this is your first one...

I see two combined pics, in a good way. If you were to draw your comp on a piece of paper, I bet you'd start with that strong diagonal line from the upper left corner. That's the line that cuts through the two pictures. Above is a bright sunny forrest picture and below is your waterfall picture.

The good thing, like nature always does for us, is they work together well. I also like, the shutter speed you chose (that Karl mentioned). It has just the right amount of "flow". More gets too blurry.

Another thing I like is that due to the slow shutter, you needed a small aperture, and the focus in the trees (the upper portion) is attractive (to me).

To agree with Karl one more time -- you cut off the feet! Not that you should always do a thirds rule picture, but I prefer to use the term "breathing room" instead. Give your subject some room to breathe. A bit of air around it.

You can break that rule too, when you want to add tension to the image. Ex. someone looking out of the frame. Everyone online will blast you for it, but there are times when it works.

The last thing I would look for are the highlight and shadow details. Well, not always LAST. But, I want you to get to really looking, as Shadow does in his magic editing mode. He pushes to the limits of the medium. You can see into his shadows.

Anyway, thats a quick CC (Constructive Criticism). I tell you how I see what you did -- using line, shapes, colors (includes tones) and textures. Those are the building blocks of all art.

Any suggestions I offer are open to change. I often let my students tell me WHY they wanted it their way and not mine. Convince me, and I'll believe you.

Later I might ask about the emotional and psychological elements in the image. That's after your work becomes more personal. The camera is not just your eyes (how you see things), it is also your voice, or how you speak to the world.

Each picture contains 1000 words.

MLKstudios wrote: I was anthropomorphizing your waterfall. I saw it as two wet legs hanging over the edge, with feet dangling on the ends, and the toes were cut off.

A full critique will cost ya. I charge $100/hr for portfolio reviews.

But, since this is your first one...

I see two combined pics, in a good way. If you were to draw your comp on a piece of paper, I bet you'd start with that strong diagonal line from the upper left corner. That's the line that cuts through the two pictures. Above is a bright sunny forrest picture and below is your waterfall picture.

The good thing, like nature always does for us, is they work together well. I also like, the shutter speed you chose (that Karl mentioned). It has just the right amount of "flow". More gets too blurry.

Another thing I like is that due to the slow shutter, you needed a small aperture, and the focus in the trees (the upper portion) is attractive (to me).

To agree with Karl one more time -- you cut off the feet! Not that you should always do a thirds rule picture, but I prefer to use the term "breathing room" instead. Give your subject some room to breathe. A bit of air around it.

You can break that rule too, when you want to add tension to the image. Ex. someone looking out of the frame. Everyone online will blast you for it, but there are times when it works.

The last thing I would look for are the highlight and shadow details. Well, not always LAST. But, I want you to get to really looking, as Shadow does in his magic editing mode. He pushes to the limits of the medium. You can see into his shadows.

Anyway, thats a quick CC (Constructive Criticism). I tell you how I see what you did -- using line, shapes, colors (includes tones) and textures. Those are the building blocks of all art.

Any suggestions I offer are open to change. I often let my students tell me WHY they wanted it their way and not mine. Convince me, and I'll believe you.

Later I might ask about the emotional and psychological elements in the image. That's after your work becomes more personal. The camera is not just your eyes (how you see things), it is also your voice, or how you speak to the world.

This is what I was looking for. Check is in the mail. I will take your advice and next shoot out will redefine the same shot and get it perfect.

Thanks.

Instead of a check, I'll trade you your opinion for mine. Late last night I did much reading, and found some articles I thought were important. They got buried here quickly, after a few snide remarks were added.

But, I still believe the topic to be "topical", and would like to hear your viewpoint.

Are you interested? No drugs are required.