Gulf Hagas Revisited

I like this one a lot better than the first.
It has a flow to it that works for me despite what looks like a challenging scene.
Funny that the small leaf, which I assume is natural, makes  the large rock in the foreground look good without being intrusive.

I think this may be better than either horizontal. I prefer the water more and I like the green round rock on right. In general I feel this is a more cohesive statement in that it has fewer elements that are 'extra', if that makes sense. Normally, I like wider verticals but any crop from top or bottom diminishes the image, hence its cohesiveness.  I might dodge the shadows and rock in the llc. 

A dizzying POV for sure, Harry. I like your treatment of the water and your handling of a difficult lighting situation. Is ths Screw Auger Falls in Maine? I ask because Mike and I were there once and it looked pretty inaccessible as far as getting down below the falls.

Ed

Ed - There are 2, maybe more Screw Auger Falls in Maine.  This is probably not the common one you will see if you Google Screw Auger Falls Maine that has a huge parking area.  This one is more near Katahdin and Greenville, Maine off the Appalachian Trail.  It did require some iffy down climbing, but was not the main falls - a smaller drop below the main falls.  Lighting was tricky, but the spotlight on the rushing water really caught my eye.

Harry,

Thanks for posting this version.  Works much better for me from a lighting and technical point of view.  I do see though that some of the mystery is taken away.  The shadow areas are much less of an issue now and just like your previous image, you did a great job processing the highlights in the water.  Shutter speed is excellent.  And despite being in the vertical format, I like that there is just enough room on the left to give the viewer a hint of scale, perspective, the drop-off, etc.  Beautifully executed, excellent capture.

The only small suggestions would be a slight burn of the rock in the LRC. I really like the green leaves, the shadow, moss, pine needles in that corner; just a tad bright which of course is a personal preference as clearly it's not overexposed.  The second suggestion is a slight crop from the top to remove the slanted "u" and a little bit of the bright foliage in the ULC.  There's good room up top and a slight crop just tightens things up.  very minor suggestion.

Lon

Very difficult lighting conditions here Harry , but I think you've done about as well with it as one could. Normally most people shoot waterfalls from the bottom, and have the water flowing towards the viewer. You broke both of these "rules", but in this case I think it actually works and creates a sense of depth that you often don't see in more traditional waterfall images. Given the harsh lighting here, this might be a good candidate for B&W conversion.