Near Bond Falls, Fall 2003 II

I like this a lot because it is different from what you usually see. I'm not sure this would work as well without the fall color though. It gives me a sense of standing in the forest and peeking out to see the stream. A lovely image.

Hi Ken, wonderful image, For some reason I like this version better than the previous one posted.

Well done
Peter

Another nice one. I like the cool colors and the mist rising from the water. Nicely framed with the trees in the foreground.

Another nice one, Ken. I wish the red leaves weren't at the end of the photo but more toward the center.

- Dan.

Very nice shot - the splash of red really adds a lot!

Nice one Ken, i dont know if you could have gotten a tad lower to add some near fg subjects or not, that would be my only wish here, very nice as is also!

robert..........

Ken,

I actually like this one better than the last, partly because there is no sky but also because of the rough and tumble river beneath the falls.

John

Hey Ken,

I've looked at this one for a long time, trying to figure it out .. I can't put my finger on it .. I like the idea, but somehow it doesn't hold me. My best guess is that the trees come up from nowhere .. I'm finding more and more I rarely like images where trees jut out of the bottom of the frame. I'm not even sure that's it here . just a hunch.

Actually, I think it's a few things .. I'd like some detail in the tree trunks (impossible, witha single exposure, I know) .. also, the red leaves might want to be more included in the picture.

Wish could be more clear.

Cheers

Carl

kinda agree about wanting the forground trees anchored to terra firma, but that's not why i came here.

the water. i live near a lot of running water. it has such power and force. i even run it on occasion in an open canoe to experience it up close and personal. what a rush - literally and figuratively.

so, what i don't understand here is the foamy, soft and textureless rendition of running water. what's up with that?

this image does evoke a sense of emerging from the woods, perhaps after a hike of some length. having done this many times, i am always lured/urged forward on the hike by the ever intensifying siren call of the rushing tumbling water. the water in this image has no "sound". it's foamy and ethereal. it's like watching tv with the sound turned off.

so again, what's up with that?

I like this, but don't find it outstanding. For me, I think it lacks balance. All the action is on the right side of the frame -- red leaves, the fall. The left side just has stark silhouettes and water like goose down.

I missed the first shot and haven't seen the other 3 yet, so you may already have done this, but I'd like to see this scene from s tep to the left and angled to the right, so the fall itself occupies more of the screen and the splash of red leaves gets a bit more respect. Hope this makes sense? It's a nice shot as is.