Bond Falls in B&W +

I really like the differing flow directions in this image. The black tones look perfect to me. Maybe the only thing to suggest would be bringing some more brightness to some of the water, particularly in the foreground. Just a few more streaks of brighter water rather than any global change?  

This intimate look works rather nicely in B&W, Nick. You captured a nice range of tones and that FG section of water is particularly striking with those lines created with your SS choice. Excellent image.

Ed

I really like this in B&W, Nick. The tonality is very nice with excellent separation. The shutter speed was perfect for this, and I really like the alternating light and dark bands in the foreground.

Well done!

--P

Well composed - the foreground flow really balances the falls nicely, Good tones and shutter speed.  

I like shutter speed, the two directions of the flow and the light in the water. It's a B&W and it's black or white.

Nick,
Very dynamic image. SS works great to express the movement and power of the flowing water. Comp. and processing look great - no suggestions.

Very nice Nick.  You handled the dynamic range very nicely here and I like the composition a lot.  Excellent conversion.

Boy this is a sweet image. Such wonderful shapes and tones. I feel this feels more like water than an earlier one that shows a waterfall more realistically. That sharp dark crest holds it all together. The strong white on the left weakens the image a bit. Adding a bit more detail to it would help. There is a fine composition of the right half of the image that includes everything from the top down to about 2/3 rds.

Very striking and well seen. B & W works well and the SS works really well for the FG water.

Nice! The detail and flow in the foreground water is especially appealing to me. This is a very nice B+W conversion, and I prefer this over the color version.

Beautiful falls and excellent B&w rendition of it.  I like this a lot.

Thanks much to all of you for your comments. As always it is good getting your thoughts.
Ken, When I finished processing this one I did have the brightness a little higher in those streaks of hghlighted water in the foreground. It did look good to me that way too, but then I actually toned them down a bit when I posted it here. Thanks for your comments and suggestions! Nick

Outstanding b&w imagery Nick.  I really like the juxtaposition between the fore and background elements - yes, both flowing water, but the difference in flow, lines and direction let's them be different and apart; yet combined wonderfully.

Hard to find any complaints or suggestions here.  Minor, but there is a small splash (dot) of water near the ULC that could be cloned out. No biggie though, splashing water is part of the bg scene.

Well done!

Lon

The second version works indeed better for me, Nick. Great dynamics, and I especially like the multidirectional flow together with the steady rocks anchoring the scene.

I am just thinking about a bit more texture in the whites at the left, but this is only a minor matter for me.

Peter

Fantastic, dynamic image Nick.  Wonderful range of tones and contrast.

What an inspired choice to do this in black and white.  I rarely see waterfalls in b/w, and the lines in this one are just fantastic.  I agree on perhaps lifting the exposure in the foreground spray.  I think it would add some sparkle to an already wonderful image.
ML

Lon, Peter, Eva and Marylynne, Thanks so much to all of you for your comments on this. Very much appreciated. Nick