Waterfalls

Many of Iceland's waterfalls have become so popular with photographers that a photography competition titled 'Waterfalls' is inevitably going to contain multiple Icelandic scenes. Because these locations frequently have limited access, many of the photographs are taken from the same standing point and have repetitive compositions. It can therefore be a disadvantage to enter images of over-photographed, iconic scenes because the image must be outstanding, unique and beautiful to have a chance of winning. This image is outstanding. It shows great technical skill, artistic style and possibly most importantly - it tells a story. I would love to have this photo hanging on my wall - and I hope you do. A deserved winner.

What an amazing photo of an amazing location. I love the colour, detail and sharpness of the moss covered rock, surrounded by silky flowing water. I've spent a few weeks in Iceland but haven't managed to get to Godafoss yet. When I do I'll be sure to scout out this composition. In my opinion I would have opted to include slightly more of the foreground rocks and less of the fairly flat cloudy sky. Regardless of my opinion however this is still an epic photo, well done.

What a powerful image! You've created a great composition with amazing foreground interest - the overlapping roots are fantastic. Exposure control is also excellent, maintaining detail and texture in the movement of the flowing water. Makes me want to do a photo holiday to Croatia. Great job!

The simplicity of this image is stunning and you've done a great job in seeing this detail composition, even if the waterfall is only small. If I was editing this photo I think I would have removed the stone in the top left corner (or cropped differently if this image has been cropped). My eye tends to get stuck on that stone as it feels a little awkward being so close to the edge of the frame. That however doesn't detract from the amazing texture and colour that you've managed to capture. Well done.

A very interesting waterfall which you have managed to capture very well. Adding some foreground interest to the composition with the rocks and the colour of the wet moss really makes the image interesting from front to back. Long exposure photography of waterfalls presents some challenges and one of the most difficult is to maintain detail in the brightest areas of water. Some detail has started to be lost in the white area at the top of the fall making the area overly bright. When I take similar photos I like to 'bracket' my exposures, giving me multiple versions of the same photo at different exposure values. I can then choose the photo which has the most detail throughout and avoids overly bright areas. On the whole a great photo, well done.