Water and Stone +alt

Pretty shot Preston.  I'm on an uncalibrated monitor at the moment but from what I see the shadow detail looks great and your chosen shutter speed produced beautiful syrupy water action.   No suggestions for improvement.  We're watching hurricane Irma carefully but I think Pensacola might get skipped entirely (at least I hope so!!).  P'cola is the most westernmost city in Florida (we're basically in Alabama).

Excellent techs and exposure, Preston, and no blowouts in the falls. I think the shutter speed is perfect for emphasizing the right amount of detail in the powerful flow (the silky water effect would ruin that). As an alternative I'm wondering if panning right a bit would also work for more room at the outflow - just my thoughts.

Pretty little waterfall scene. Shutter speed works beautifully.  It is down to personal preference, but I might try brightening the mids just a bit? Nicely done, for a bum. :)

Thanks for the suggestion, Harley. I bumped the mids up a bit. Any better, folks?
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Looks better to my eye.

Preston,

This is fantastic!  Very true to the scene and I'm impressed how you were able select such an intimate comp out of these impressive and unique falls.  I think this is what we call Split Falls - and for those reading this, what Preston has composed here is just a small section off to the right of the main cascade(s.)

Love the natural processing here as well.  I gotta say though that your repost is even better! Good call from Mr. H.  I think the shutter speed is perfect here - and not for the cascade itself, but to allow the detail, texture and patterns come through in the pool. Anything much slower and the water/foam in the pool would just blend out.

Detail in the granite is excellent.  No nits or suggestions from me.  Well done!

Lon

Perfect shutter speed Preston.  I agree with Harley and Lon that the repost is best.

I agree with others that the shutter speed is about perfect. Judging from your previous images I think you're really dialed in on SS for moving water. I would suggest cropping off about 2/3 of the water at the very bottom for a wider and more pleasing composition.

Shutter speed about perfect.. repost is better to my eye, I might to bring out even more color in the water.

I really enjoy the comp here Preston, the two sloping rocks showcasing the falls works nicely!

Preston, I really appreciate your framing of the cascade by the steady rocks. To my eye, brightening the midtones in the second version indeed helps balancing tonality. Your choice of shutter speed is perfect for the bottom in my opinion and shows a lot of dynamics in the cascade. Maybe a slightly longer exposure would have shown the streaks in the fall without these minor disruptions, but this is a matter of taste of course. An intriguing image for me as is.

Peter