Rickett's Glen, PA

That's a neat slab of stone and the stream angling in the background works well and adds a fine sense of depth. I'm torn over the trees at the top, liking the additional context, but wondering if cropping to just above the large rock urc doesn't work better by putting more focus on the slab.

Very interesting rock slab you found Ronald. I like the tones and colors and nice depth to the scene. Well done.

I like the shine coming off the ledge. A question- Is it really necessary to do an image blend with a wide angle that has such a short infinity focus? I think I can get infinity at around 1 foot @ 11mm with my Sigma 10-20.

Bob - According to my DOF calculator, closest subject for "acceptable" focus with 10 mm @ f/8 is 1.9 feet which, yes, may have covered those nearest leaves, if "acceptable" is acceptable. But for the distribution of subject distances in a scene like this, masking for three distances is so trivial, it's become my standard approach. Also, for this scene I could live with 1/10 s, but, if there had been any wind, a shorter shutter speed would have forced a larger aperture and decreased DOF. Thanks for asking.

That is an unusual and cool looking slab of rock, Ronald. I'll have to be on the lookout for it on another visit to the park as I like those graceful curved lines. My only suggestion would be to tone down the hotspots a bit on the right topside of the rock. Looks like you came back with some nice images from your trip.

Ed

I think the composition works very nicely here Ronald. I do wish for more atmosphere.

Great shot.
Color sells.
I would increase either saturation or contrast on the leaves against the grey.
the fisch