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Posted by Cliff Dodge on March 2, 2009 at 5:57 PM
Forces
I dont remember the falls i was at, but thought it was a neat picture, does the bridge work in a sense of scale? This was taken some time ago, because it was with my 20d. And dont know what lens i used. Oh, meta data, f/22, 16mm (16-35 2.8 L) 20d. Thanks for good c&c's. Maybe a little soft in focus here? It printed decent. :)
Posted by Bryan Swan on March 2, 2009 at 8:33 PM
Some really good action on the falls Cliff, but the foreground rock is a bit too overwhelming to me. The bridge doesn't really add anything either, but I don't find it anywhere near as distracting as the rock. I think I'd almost go for a square crop, taking it all off the bottom.
Posted by John Williams on March 3, 2009 at 9:41 AM
It looks like the ponytail is taking a swipe at some flies :smile: .

I do think the bridge adds scale, but agree with Bryan that the foreground takes more than it adds.
Posted by Catherine Reilly on March 3, 2009 at 10:07 PM
I like the contrast of elemental forces portrayed here. It's challenging to show wind, and I like the way it carries the falls to the side. I agree with the others about the foreground and bridge- neither element helps too much, Cliff, imo. Maybe if the bridge were straight and had some architecture interest or history? In any case, this isn't a disaster as an image; I liked it with a proportional crop from left and bottom…
Posted by Marc Dilley on March 5, 2009 at 11:26 AM
I wouldn't touch it; works well as is, and the dark stone mass helps the falls appear white.
Posted by Darren White on March 5, 2009 at 12:32 PM
its Elowah Falls
Posted by Cliff Dodge on March 5, 2009 at 11:07 PM
Thanks for the comments and for where i was Darren.