The way your eye travels through the frame is very pleasing here: the foreground rocks and waterfall lead you nicely towards the treetops and mountain peaks. The level of detail in both the foreground and background is also great. However, the sky has been pushed too far in Photoshop and tweaking the shadows and highlights too much has given the image an unnatural feel. It’s definitely worth toning down the processing and producing a second version.
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This is a lovely, well-composed image with nice light and great colours, but unfortunately camera shake has resulted in significant blur. They might be a touch weighty and awkward to carry, but it really is worth investing in (and using) a tripod, especially when you are using slow shutter speeds to blur water.
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**This contest is open to photographers ranked between 251 and 1000 in this week’s <a href="https://www.photocrowd.com/photographer-community/">Leaderboard</a>.** Natural spectacles that are always worth a hike up a long path, waterfalls provide a wonderful blast of energy in a landscape scene that might otherwise appear relatively static. Whether you choose to shoot with a slow shutter and blur all of that moving water, or freeze the torrent in mid-air with a fast shutter, there will be movement and power inherent in the image.
