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    Tripod Canon 1DX Canon 24-105mm L @35mm
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    Image taken near Wrexham in North Wales. I was a bit unsettled regarding composition on this image. I think there is too much fallen leaves on the RHS, I nearly cropped to the first "step" on the RHS.

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    Hi Jon- I had the exact same thought of a crop as you before reading your intro, though not because of the leaves, more because the reflected sky draws the eye and distracts. Nice job on the ss.

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    I would have stepped to the left if possible and gone with a slower SS.......
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    Hi Jonathan. Nice image, SS about right for me. Agree about cropping to the first step. Is this a 'man made' fall? I photographed one near bye on the same river and the fall was man made.

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    Thanks for the comments everyone. I think he answer was to move further to the left, I have to admit I have recently purchased a book on landscape photography in North Wales and this is one of the images therein and the image in the book was further over to the left, trouble is I didn't have my wellies on.

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    Hi Johnathan, a lovely little stream and waterfall and nice balance of light and tones. If this were mine I would crop about half way to the first step
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    Very nice! Did you try bracketing composition? I'd love to see one with the camera pointed just a little higher and to the right, and a little wider angle, so that very nice tree wasn't right at the edge.

    I'd also consider lightening the darkest tones a little.

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    Hi Johnathon.

    Pleasing image... Shutter speed good for me, agree with a little off the bottom. My biggest grip would be the darkening you have done to pull the sky back. Sorry to say, but it looks a bit crudely done. Its also pulled back the leaf which should be glowing.

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    Hi Jonathon...this looks like a lovely spot and certainly worth repeated visits throughout the seasons...Dan's suggestion to step to the left was going to be my suggestion too...this scene could work nice as a square crop too by eliminating the white sky above the tree and cropping its reflection out from the bottom...I would like to see a little more detail in the shadowed sections too. I like the leaves on the riverbank rock as they add a nice touch, but because they are dried out perhaps adding a bit of warmth to them would make them pop a bit.

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    Thanks very much Diane Don and Andrew, I did bracket the images but I think this particular image is a single exposure and I used a graduated filter in ACR, there was a polariser on the lens. I attach a repost taking into consideration all comments, I think it looks a little better, I will have to revisit next autumn/fall.

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    Yep, Its definately better to me...

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    Yes, I like this! Worth many visits!! Keep us posted.

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    Prefer the repost, Jonathan. What a great location. Like to richness of color, and dark rock faces.




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    Thanks very much everyone for looking and your comments.

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