JimFox
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Hey Norm,
Great creativity with these, but I do have a few suggestions.
#1 is my favorite, but I would use a layer mask and tone down the rocks on the bottom that are lit brighter than the waterfall is lit. They can be lit a little bit, but the eye will go to the brightest spot... so those rocks distract. Even with the star movement in #1 if you tone down those rocks, this will be one really killer shot!
#2 is just lit too much. Where #1 has a more natural lighting feel (Except for the rocks at the bottom), with #2, it really looks like you just shined a bright flashlight on the falls. Typically the idea of painting with light at night is to add just enough additonal light to make the viewer think that the light just might be natural. #2 just feels like a huge old spot light was turned on it. If you can tone down the light in your processing I would.
#3 is pretty cool, but like in #1 the old eye is going right to one place... that red rock that is lit up brighter than anything else in the shot. But that should be a very easy one to tone down that rock.
#4 is my 2nd favorite. Two things with this. It feels like ti's not level, and the rocks are lit up a bit too much again. Not as bad as #3 or #1, but I would still darken the rocks a little bit more. The stars look much nicer in this one, the hint of the Milky Way(?) looks cool too.
As for shutter speed, it does all depend on the focal length you are shooting at, but typically speaking you want the shutter speed to be in the 20 to 30 second range to limit star movement.
Again, great creativity, I do like your work here, just spend a little more time to tame the light in these, and I think you will have some super special shots! 
Jim
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