p.1 #1 · Waterfalls at Lake Catherine National Park
My first real attempt at some waterfall pictures. Critique please! I'm heading out for some more waterfalls in the morning so pointers beforehand would be awesome! Reworks are always welcome.
p.1 #4 · Waterfalls at Lake Catherine National Park
@Ben, I've got to add that to my arsenal. I never think about using a longer lens like that. Thanks for the tip!
@Bobster, I agree. The odd thing is I didn't add saturation. Rather, I decreased it on a couple. These are blended exposures so maybe that is part of it. I'll do some more adjusting. Much appreciated!
p.1 #5 · Waterfalls at Lake Catherine National Park
I love waterfalls...it is one of the things I have shot the most.
#1 is overexposed, you have lost all detail in the water, and the rocks of the escarpment are too bright IMO, even if they are that light colored, I would selectively dodge or darken them in post, to make the water separate more.
#2, a bit overexposed to me here too. The reflections seems to be the element you are capturing, but the dead leaves on the left are competing.
#3 is just too busy to me, I might have tried to isolate the small water features in their own images. The same probably goes for #4.
p.1 #6 · Waterfalls at Lake Catherine National Park
FWIW I prefer #2.
To me, along with landscapes, a really "interesting" waterfall image is extremely difficult to capture. Most fall in the seen-one-seen-them-all category (slow shutter speed, blurred water, stopped down lens, etc., etc., ~trying to do too much), lacking the essence of actually being there. So, I go back to #2 - albeit it a bit hot.
That said, the crispness in great. Knowing the Exif would be most informative.
p.1 #7 · Waterfalls at Lake Catherine National Park
I can see the potential here... BUT... In #1 the water has lost all detail... #2 Appears to be under-exposed... #3 has all of the hanging stuffin the way (I realize you took what was available)... #4 Has the most potential (IMHO)... Water too silky for me...
