Was out scouting Elowah Falls for the upcoming Fall Foliage change in a few weeks...and was playing around in the early AM. Just getting my bearings straight so when I do have the time to get out there when the leaves change...I know just where I want to be instead of hunting for compositions when the time comes.

This isnt one of my chosen fall locations...as further down stream are the trees branches hanging over the stream and where the majority of the color will be coming from....but it was a new composition I wanted to try out.

But thought it would be fun to get some feedback as I am often one of the cretiquers....guess it is time for some payback...LOL!!!



Lemme Have it!!!

My amateur critique, just for fun...
The comp draws my eye to both the mustard color in the center of the shot and the place where the bridge and waterfall might meet. Perhaps you could swing left and off-center the mustard moss?
Overall though I think it is a great picture.

Just my $.02. My shots don't turn out near that good.
Andrew

Roman,

My opinion of this image is that technically it is superb and is of the caliber that you produce regularly. On the other hand - creatively/aesthetically - I think it's lacking. Specifically it seems too busy - too many things to be looking at and not one dominant subject to center the image on. I would think that you could make the bridge the main subject with the waterfall as a secondary subject. And other than the large yellow-greenish spot of (moss/lichens?) I'm not overly crazy about the rest of the rocks. So maybe a different angle, if possible, on this scene would help?

Glamson...thanks for the feedback. Me I am ok with the bridge. But I can totally see what your saying. Combined with the other response I have a diffrent shot that really minimizes the bridge, still shows the falls and uses the rocks to frame both the bridge AND the falls .



Roman

Roman,

This really works so much better for me. I really get anchored on the big moss covered rocks and the bridge seems to blend into this composition. I also like the way the green foliage on the right side frames the water stream. The colors are to die for. I love this one.

Thanks for posting this one too. Sorry to be a bit of a PITA.

George

Roman,

I always love looking at your work and this one is no execption. I also like the second post better than the first one.

In the first post, while I like the bridge, for lack of a better term I do not think there is enough depth. It may be that there is no distinction between the foreground, midground and background. This then makes all the detail a bit busy. Nothing really draws me into the picture. There also is what looks like lens distortion on the top of the shot - the trees on the left and the rocks on the right seem to slant inward and seems a little odd.

The composition of the second posting really makes me wish I had that kind of scenery around here (but then it would not be a desert, now would it??). The composition draws me into the shot - up to the bridge and the waterfall and back. This perspective also provides a greater sense of scale - which I really like.

The colors, WB and PP of course are fantastic.

Thanks for posting.

Dave

Roman, I am terrible on critiques, But I know what I like,, I think the first one is way too busy,, Love the second one though, I think that the bridge sticks out as the focal point of the first one, Have not been to this waterfall, I want to come up and shoot some more on the Columbia, DAve

Roman, youre very good at photographing large, tall landscapes. And, as you know, your PS skills are outstanding!

I believe the first shot suffers from either distortion, or the wrong angle. It makes me feel uneasy about going or seeing that place. The second shot I would prefer it cropped much higher, like above the rocks. I think that while they anchor the corners, there is enough going on in the foreground to distract from the subtleness of the bridge and the falls. I'd stick to the bridge and the falls as the power of shot. . .

It's a tough place to photograph well!

get a sherpa to carry in for you a tree stand, or a scafold. . .

Take care, love your stuff no matter what my comments sound like! Remember I'm being picky and oppinionated. . .

Roman,
Part of the process of photography is to invoke emotion. The first shot works because of the emotion it evoked into the reviewers. It made Tony feel uneasy going or seeing that place. The first photo gives the feeling of uneasiness or foreboding and if that was your intention, then that shot is a success. The second shot is a "safer" photo.

They both are great for different reasons. Keep up the good work.