Rush

Very cool dude!

Wow, very graphically appealing and well-exposed, good use of shutter speed as well. I might try to bring out the whites just a tiny bit in the lower half, as the 'dappling' effect of light in the top half is very appealing.

Nice shadow/light and motion/static play in abstraction. Very cool.

Jim

Better than wildflowers, IMO. Excellent textures both locally and globally.

Nice effect Justin. The tones are great for a B&W. Lovely image.

Justin,

This is fantastic! The cascade of water, the patterns, contrast and light are just fabulous. AND it's really got me guessing because I can't figure out if this has some nice dappled light on the scene, or is it simply a matter of variations in the cascade over the rocks, the shutter speed etc. - I can't tell if there's any direct light or if it's all diffused. But no matter, I'm really loving this capture. Of course we've seen a gazillion images of waterfalls, cascades, silky water, etc. etc., but this I think is pretty unique. Congrats, very impressive work.

Lon

This is like the water version of crazy paving. Great idea to use BW to emphasize the patterns. Superb!

Beautiful study of tone and motion Justin. Excellent work.

very good composition and choice of contrast levels making for a fabulously interesting image.

Brilliant in its simplicity Justin!!! A comp often overlook or missed....executed perfectly!

Great waterfall abstract

i like it

Hamed

Deserving of more replies in my opinion.

Clever idea and well exected.

Mark - Thanks man! I rely so heavily on this forum for images like this one. The feedback that I have received has been terrific. i did hope for a better response but it's from comments like this and comments from Tony and Lon and others that really help me to gauge the critical acceptance of my image!

I like the detail and texture throughout the image Justin. One thing I feel would make it better would to watch the web sharpening where parts of the water begin to look like rough cotton instead of the silky look that slow shutter speed waterfalls usually have.

"...it's from comments like this and comments from Tony and Lon and others that really help me to gauge the critical acceptance of my image!"

In some ways that MIGHT be a good thing. But I can tell you that if you enter (or have entered) the market (anything like the fine art market) what gets rave reviews and accolades here on this forum is NO reflection of the rave reviews accolades and most importantly the purchases of your work out in the market! The images I post here that get almost totally overlooked are often the best sellers. The ones that dazzle and amaze here, are almost always not the great sellers. I think we often love to try to out do each other (and I include myself in that statement) but lose track sometimes of what is just simply beautiful to many or most. I can never forget what my mentor Ken Duncan (AU) told me a few years ago: "don't shoot for photographers!" Even today that still rings in my head, and I now see the wisdom. But sometimes I like to do both types.

Mark - Great advice! I am in the fine art market and couldn't agree more! Photographers and fine art buyers are often in two very different camps!