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    I visited the park yesterday and took this image in the morning... the condition is still winter like with low water flow giving a much nicer reflection on Merced. The settings were

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    1/15 sec, f/22 Mode: Av Metering: Evaluative Live view: active ISO: 200 AF mode: One-shot AF White balance: Cloudy, Cable release

    For processing, increased saturation, applied multiple selective color adjustment layers for rock face, sky and snow. Your c&c will be appreciated...

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    Hi Indranil, I feel you did a good job compositionally by showing a foreground, middle reflection and minimalising the sky. For some reason the image appears a bit flat to my eye. Could possibly need a contrast adj to give the image more dimension...

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    Know the falls and the trail up the side of the falls very well - much easier going down!

    Agree with Dave's comments; needs a bit of punch.
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    Dave, Jay, thanks. When I look at it now, i too feel the image being flat. Here is a repost after some adjustment layers...

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    Hi, definitely like the RP better. Thanks,
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    I agree that the second post has more pop.

    I am unsure about a curious looking gray cloudy look to the trees along the bank. Overall, the image looks soft (needs sharpening).

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    Indranil, this is a lovely scene. repost definitely has more punch. I see what Robert notices in the "gray cloudy look" to trees along river bank. I think it may look a little more pronounced in the repost than the original. Nicely captured!

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    Robert, Andrew, thanks. Appreciate it a lot. I have not been able to figure out the gray cloud look of those trees but I can fix that in the final repost.

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    Hey Indranil,
    Still in Florida on tour so a bit late to the party! The comp is classic with the low water providing a nicer reflection! I do agree with the others on the funkiness in the trees.....perhaps a color balance on the neutrals and blacks there?......all in all some minor tweaks to make the comp shine!

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    I like the scene a lot. Considering it is still winter a fair amount of water is flowing. We all agree about the funky cloud effect on some of the trees. Perhaps a local contrast enhancement?

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