Graphite Falls

The rocks around this little waterfall aren't really graphite, but they were very dark and wet, so I immediately knew I wanted to convert to B&W to enhance the tones.

Comments and critiques always welcome, and thanks for looking,

Morris

#2

#3

I Iike all three images a lot, but I would pick the middle one of the set just because it focuses much more tightly on the main subject (the waterfall), yet still has enough of the wonderful gritty rock texture to convey the feeling you wanted to get across.

Seemed like the perfect falls to convert to B&W. I also like the 2nd best because the falls dominate my focus. Wonder if it is possible to bring out a bit more brightness and/or whiteness to the water. Maybe its just my monitor but the water seems a bit dull and and maybe grayish.

The water is whiter on my jpegs on my screen before the upload. Looks like I'll have to adjust before posting again. Thanks, Ken and Glenn.

I think that #1 has a nice balance between rock and water. #2 is my favorite because it focuses more on the falls then the rock. In #3 the falls seem to get a little lost in the large rock on the left. Just my two cents worth.

This is a very good b&w study. My favorite is also #2 far and away, and I agree with Ken and Michael's assessments.
Consider cropping #1 in from the right to an almost square format, losing the weaker of the falls on the right.

Very nice BW conversions.
#2 certainly has the strongest composition with a well defined subject.

I love the lighting on all the rock fracture planes in #1.
Did you intend the central rock ridge to be your main subject ? That is how I view the composition.

Thanks, Michael and John. I appreciate your comments.

Thanks, Bill, and truthfully the only comp I tried to make the falls the main subject was #2. The other two were intended to be more about the rocks. So, yes in # 1 I meant for that large rock outcropping to be the main subject. #3 was to be more about the sheen of water on the rocks from that angle.

Beautiful - really like the B&W conversions.
#2 is also my fav.

The rock looks a lot like dark coal. Nice effect with the B&W. I am drawn to the left half of #1 with the diagonal flow and the jutting rock near the top of the fall. In #3, the water seems to get lost a little in the shine.

Very cool set of b&w. #2 is my fav of the bunch. I also agree with the others suggestion on cropping from the right for #1. That should balance the scene a lot better.