Almost Hidden
by giantmike

Comment by JakeKurdsjuk:
It's a wonderful scene, but there's too much pulling my eye away from the waterfall even after I see it. The easiest way to understand what needs to be fixed is to view the entire image and then slowly scroll down to the comments - when 1/3 the image disappears all of a sudden it pops. You could leave it the same width and you'd be fine. 5 as is for me, but there's a 7 or 8 in there.

It came from the earth
by giantmike

Comment by cutout:
very strong 8

Almost Hidden
by giantmike

Comment by ArnaMarie:
I understand that the waterfall is a hidden little treasure, which gives me an idea of how nice it probably was to be there in real life, but my initial thought when I first saw the image was as Ja-9 pointed out - the waterfall being secondary to the big rock. The waterfall becomes too hidden in my opinion. That being said I like the nice autum colors and that the images is a different from many other waterfall images :) I'm sure it will look nice on your wall!

Pontiac Fanny
by giantmike

Comment by MichaelC:
bumping to 8 'cause I really can't fault it, great light, tones, DOF, angle & subject

It came from the earth
by giantmike

Comment by Jules1x:
My favorite of the challenge. This is really creepy and powerful.

Subtle Morning
by giantmike

Comment by Jules1x:
I like the drama of the light in this image.

Almost Hidden
by giantmike

Comment by Ja-9:
I gave you an 8 as I know waterfalls are never appreciated on this site...I don't know why because capturing them isn't a walk in the park!!!

Here is my thoughts (run, run now...)

To me the waterfall is secondary because it is lost in the BG. The rocks in the front are more prominate and not as interesting. If it was my picture (wink) I would have "tried" cropping the top tier of the rocks out (right side - top) and cutting most of the first rock on the left out. Then I would have played with the shadows more because it would be pretty dark...possibly some dodge n burn??? Buy cropping it you would be bringing the waterfall forward and putting it in a better position IMO.

Subtle Morning
by giantmike

Comment by illini75:
Love the blue sky and the gold leaves.

It came from the earth
by giantmike

Comment by jayzundel:
one of the best!

First Lutheran Church
by giantmike

Comment by markwiley:
Nicely framed.