The Mix

There is foliage from at least seven tree species in this little cascade -- a mix of leaves getting mixed up by the current. I confess that I added a leaf (the crimson red maple) to this to balance the red of the sugar maple leaf in the upper right. I rarely arrange elements in pictures because I usually don't like the results, but I had to try this. It was pretty conspicuous when I found it, so I don't think adding another leaf made it look any more "set-up." Does it look OK?

I shot this at several different shutter speeds, from 1/30 sec. to 2.5 sec, and this is my favorite, showing motion, but preserving details of the water, too.

Canon 50D
Sigma 17-70mm. f/2.8; Circ. Pol.
1/2 sec. @ f/16; ISO 100
Tripod; Mirror up via LCD focusing; 2-sec. timer