Smokies Cascade

I like this intimate scene very much, especially the violets. I am not a big fan of water as smoke, but to each his own.

Very nice, Steve!  The foreground works well in this scene and compliments the cascades nicely.  I could wish for a faster shutter speed to retain more detail and texture in the water, but understand this was a compromise to get the optimal DOF, although with the D4s you have plenty of room to bump up the ISO if you were so inclined.

I haven't made it to the Roaring Fork area.  I need to get out there sometime to explore.

I like having the flowers in the FG. It's not something you see very often, and I think it really adds to the image here.  Those little violets are gorgeous. Good job of getting it all in focus!
Good exposure on the scene, too. It might have been interesting to see what a different shutter speed would have done, but this is sweet.
 

Steve,

You've crafted an intimate and lovely little scene.  I like the perspective giving emphasis to the foreground and delicate little plant, while including the broader view and cascades in the bg.  Looks like you handled the dof quite well; looks sharp front to back.

Not a nit really, but often times there are tiny things that can make good images even better.  While the exposure is pretty spot on, I might want to brush/paint down the exposure level a tad in the foreground rock/moss. That might bring out more color, without having to play with saturation.  Also, very minor, but you might consider cropping (slicing) just a tad off the bottom - say striking through the middle of your name watermark.  also, you have some room to crop in from left to remove the brighter moss-covered rock creeping in on the left edge.  Even perhaps burning that down would help; it's a slight eye magnet for me.

Otherwise, this is just a beautifully crafted image.

Lon

Sweet image, Steve.  Very nicely done.  I think Lon has some good suggestions about subtle tweaks to make it even better. Beautiful work.

I like the repeating arcs in your composition. 2 possible suggestions. 1) crop from up top just below the trees thus making that bg even less important. 2) I would experiment with making the yellowish greens a tad more cyan just to see how that looks. 

Great find to have the violets and the falls counterpoint each other. I agree with the suggestions above. Although I am not a fan of milky water, I really like this image.

Beautiful summer view of these cascades.  I do like the comp.  You may get overall sharper images if you focus stacked just 2 images at f16 instead of f22.  I think It would be minimal computer time for this type of image and maybe better sharpness due to diffraction at f22.  I guess it just depends on how big you might want to enlarge/ print the image down the road.  I also think that the color balance might be a little too yellow or warm.  May be worth playing around with.

This is a fine comp, Steve.  Roaring Fork is a favorite destination of mine.  I see what you mean about the mimic, and a good low angle to get you up close and personal with the scene.  I tend to agree that a bit more detail in the water would make a stronger presentation.