Valley Of Dreams

Very nice scene, and the vertical pano. format works well to show it off. I like the view of the straight waterfall and how it turns into the dynamic cascades at the bottom. The 'development' looks good, but I do sense your concern as the true blacks only appear at the very bottom. Perhaps masking those out and then setting a shadow point for the rest of the scene independantly might work better?

Beautiful shot Lace, your composition couldn't be better to me. I would consider a little dodging and burning to darken the top half and especially the top right of the frame, but I also think it looks great as is.

Lace,

I like the pano format, too. The composition works, as well. I agree with John about the black point. In the large version, there is some detail visible in the pools at the bottom, but I don't know if it's possible to make it more apparent without creating a lot of noise. Also (and could be just my old eyes) but I think the sharpness could be bumped up a bit. I also agree about burning down the area at the top just a bit.

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Hanakapiai? I tried an image here last year but the constant drizzle kinda killed it for me. I like the comp a lot. Agree to fine tune the exposure on the highlights and shadows. Maybe also crop just a little from the bottom to rid of that little sliver of white. All in all, I think it's a nice representation of an impressive waterfall

Nice composition and I like the pano format Lace. I agree with the other comments and agree with Preston about the sharpness. But a very nice image as is. Very nice.

I love the twist on the adventure photographer narrative: creepy naked jungle men and pig hunting dogs are much more interesting than the long hike, dangerous rock, freezing or boiling temps, short window, perfect capture trope.

Perhaps simply a bit more contrast or lowering the middle of the curve a little?