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Nikon D750 and Tamron 15-30 f/2.8
Main image-
15mm
F/8
1/4 sec
ISO 50
4 stop ND
Shot for highest of highlights- hand blended with Lumenzia.
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F/13
1/8 sec
50% scaled .jpg
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Thatās magnificent how the sun rays light up the far wall, and the waterfall and stream are a lovely underpinning. Very nice. I do wish the bottom left corner held more interest, but I donāt see how you could have kept all the good stuff above without including it. Nice job leaving it darker so it doesnāt distract from the show above.
I tried a few similar comps here. Ideally I was trying to get the falls closer to the 1/3 line of the frameā¦ One was slightly lower and a few feet closer to the stream. The biggest issue I found doing that was it put the steam exit in an odd place or cut too much of the light out. Iām sure with a little more time, I couldāve figured out a way to get it. Thank you making the effort to look it over and provide good input.
This is great! My only suggestion would be to burn the rock wall in the upper right hand corner (while keeping the trees in front bright). I think thatād direct the focus even more to the waterfall/river/lit trees.
Iād not even thought of thatā¦ Iāll try it out and see what itās like. Just to make sure Iām understanding youā¦ The upper right where itās bright and the round portion protrudes from the wall?
I recall you using the term āamateurā in a previous post. Iām here to tell you that Iām pretty sure you can stop referring to yourself as suchā¦ This is a finely crafted composition and I think processed beautifully.
The flow from the falls, thru the frame and including the wonderful light rays thru the mist just make for a wonderful flow. The rocky riverbed on the left and trees and mossy rock on the right complete the framing of the scene.
No nit picks really, although a couple of small suggestions that are just tweaks. Very, very minor, but if it were mine I would tone down the surface of the rock face along the lower left edge. Not a biggie, but I think because itās on the edge it draws the eye a little.
I would also agree with Brent in burning down the rock wall area on the right. Itās not overexposed by any stretch, but I would treat it like creating a slight vignette just to help keep the eye in the frame. And just limited by personal choiceā¦ you have some leeway to perhaps play with color/saturation of the mossy greens on the right as well. Not necessary, especially given the direction of light, etc., but just a thought.
This is quite wonderful as presented btw. Excellent.
A very fine image, Josh. I think opening up the shadow on the LL corner will make the transition nicer and I agree with Brent about burning (just a little) on the UR corner area.
The light sure is beautiful ā both as it goes through the mist, but also as it strikes the river. The image has a really nice cinematic and almost painterly feel to it. I do wish that the waterfall wasnāt so close to the edge of the frame. My instinct tells me that if you would have taken a step to the right, it would have brought the river and the waterfall more in line, then you could have shifted the camera a bit to the left to give that side a bit more room. I donāt know what kind of other distractions you were working with though, but that is whatās going through my mind when I look at this beautiful scene.
Lovely, really well done. The shadowed area tales up a significant portion of the image, Yet it holds itās own very nicely. For me, the middle sun drenched tree is the central point of focus.
Really nice image Josh, with very dynamic light. To echo Lons point, this image has a nice composition and great light, nothing amateur about this. Technically, most of us here at the NPN landscape critique forum are āamateursā, but we are all interested in improving our work, and helping others to improve theirs. You have received some comments about doing some localized dodging and burning to balance the light out in this image. Itās the small, subtle touches like those that are often the difference between good and great images. You have a strong foundation in the composition and light here. with some of the tweaks discussed you can take this up another notch.
Thank you, Benā¦ I really tried to get it over. Unfortunately there was no more right steps to take, I was about ten feet up on a boulder pile right at the edge of the stream. It was a sketchy scenario for my cameraā¦ Had to keep one hand on the camera at all times.
I was going through Instagram earlier and your profile came up. You have some really nice stuff and I see weāre both 4Runner guys.
Great composition and great light here. Have you considered using a polarising filter? Mine stays on my lens almost perminantly when Iām in the bush. Using one here would really take the reflections off the rocks on the left and emphasize the greens and yellows of the right.
I do use one on my other lens, but with this Tamron the options are limited. I have the filter holder, but youāre right, I should bite the bullet and get one.
This is a finely crafted composition and I think processed beautifully.
