Sabbaday Falls, North America USA, NH

[ralph257]

I like this photo But:
The lighting is gray,
The underside of the ledge could use a little more attention,
The bottom of the photo , Where does it lead ?
other than that I like the way the photo leads the viewer into it.

[Glen]

Hi Ralph, interesting image with appeal, I wonder how it would look if taken more to one side, maybe the left with the overhang creating a leading line into the falls? Looks like a nice spot.

[biggerry]

Its a shot that has potential, I suspect a longer shutter speed and larger f number may have helped, however I reckon a portrait crop to isolate the waterfall and remove as much as the underside of the overhang would go a long way! With the portrait crop I think your original idea of leading the viewer would work better also, the eye would be led up the falls to the forest above..

Also think about the possible use of a Neutral Density Filter and/or polariser in this situations, the polarizer will bring out thos lovely greens and often remove the surface reflection of the water and enable the viewer to see the bottom of the pool (no so much in this case..but)..

anyways..hth

[biggerry]

I also think some of your other shots from Vermont are quite good too...

like this one

[ralph257]

Its a shot that has potential, I suspect a longer shutter speed and larger f number may have helped, however I reckon a portrait crop to isolate the waterfall and remove as much as the underside of the overhang would go a long way! With the portrait crop I think your original idea of leading the viewer would work better also, the eye would be led up the falls to the forest above..

Also think about the possible use of a Neutral Density Filter and/or polariser in this situations, the polarizer will bring out thos lovely greens and often remove the surface reflection of the water and enable the viewer to see the bottom of the pool (no so much in this case..but)..

anyways..hth

Thanks for all the responses everyone, quite helpful.
I looked at your gallery Biggery the Falls mostly, and judging by the exif
I think I have to slow my shutter speeds drastically while bringing up the stop to f16 and up.
by slowing the speeds down though the water becomes very silky
Any reccomendations for capturing lush greens and maintaining texture in water.
Enjoyed your galleries
Thank You

[biggerry]

Any reccomendations for capturing lush greens and maintaining texture in water.

I think the polarizer (circular) would definitely help, it makes the colours more saturated (due to the removing of teh light reflections). If you want to keep the action texture of the water just keep the shutter speed fairly high.

f16 and up.

yeah thats a fairly good area to be in if its the middle of the day and your trying to get the silky water effect.

Enjoyed your galleries

I enjoyed looking through yours also, you have some nice waterfalls over there!