St. Vrain Creek

This week I was with Dave Bartlett on St. Vrain Creek, Wild Basin Area Rocky Mountain National Park. The high contrast snow with shadows made for a challenging shot here, but I really liked the depth the comp provided. Some of the snow is blown out. Does that ruin the shot? I love this time of year when the snow is receding and we begin to see the water and the new plants emerge. Your comments are welcome as always.

Rod I did manage to wander up there today, and as you describe above the creek is very nice right now with the receding snow!. I like how the snow on the near bank in this image curves through the scene, and the shadowplay is appealing too!. Only nit is the blown out snow in the bottom right!.
Most people today were using/carrying snowshoes - we made it to Copeland falls, and as you described it was a little icy.

I don't think the little portion of blown highlights bothers this shot much. It's a well-done shot in difficult lighting conditions.

Very difficult lighting situation to get the exposure right in one shot. If you bracketed, you might try combining two exposures. It's a nice enough shot, but lacks a real strong focal point as to what you are trying to tell me. It lacks some depth also. What was it about this scene that appealed to you? What is drawing you to take the shot? Questions like these help us narrow in on what we want to communicate. I don't mean to be preachy or to pontificate like I know everything, because it's easy to tell I don't. But these are thoughts of others who I respect their work have posed.