Mohawk Falls +repost+repost

A very nice scene Ed with very nice fore ground details and color. Water flow looks very nice also. Probably something optical but it feels like it's tilting. Maybe just me. Very nice image.

Nice composition, Ed. The color looks very nice, and I like the soft water. It appears to be tilted CW to me, as well. The Autumn color comes across nicely.

--P

Lovely mood Ed as well as image. I particularly like the water processing/treatment in this but the leaves add a lot of interest for me as well. I agree that there is at least an illusion of a tilt. Beautiful Fall image as posted.

pat

Discretion is the better part of valor on the slippery slope
I like the comp and the SS for the water and the use of the naturally fallen autumn leaves. I could see a bit of a crop off the top to reduce the largest white sky spot. I agree with the perception that it is tilted CW. Nice work!

Thanks for your thoughts guys; always appreciated. Here is a repost with a two degree CCW rotation. I had thought about a rotation before posting but decided not to as I always use virtual horizon when composing. I guess I should have as it does appear that the scene is tilted. Let me know if this works any better for you.

Ed

Ed, the repost looks better, but I think it could use a bit more CCW tilt--perhaps a 1 to 2 degrees more. I prefer the framing as-is.

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Very nice image of the falls in autumn. , Ed. I like the comp with the colorful foreground and the ss works well. Good job. Chet

Wow, Ed, this is really pretty. Love the look of the falls; nice choice for shutter speed. Repost is way better but still looks tilted to me. Also might clone in the lower right corner as something looks blurred or out-of-focus there. I like this image a lot. Also think you were very wise not to complete the crossing being alone and all. This shot more than makes up for other shots lost.

Very nice color and composition. It makes me want to be there. The area above the falls looks relatively straight, but the falls are slanted so much that it makes me feel like I am falling to the right.

Love your low perspective Ed, and the colorful FG does a great job of leading the eye through the scene. Beautiful work .
John

Dear Ed,
I like the background (in the "corrected" version without tilt), I think you choose the right shutter speed to catch the water flow, I also like color treatment and the detail level.
Yet,there's something that doesn't win me over about the foreground: you decided to put in both the streams, that are directed toward the corners of the image and somehow they are "cut". In this way I think that the image looses something.
Perhaps, if you decided to include in the photo only one of them (the left one seems to be more interesting), the composition would have been stronger and more "incolving".
Obviously this is only my personal opinion.

I thought I would try another repost with an additional two degrees CCW rotation and a little perspective control. I have to admit it does look better visually but, it looks a little weird to me as I remember the falls having some tilt. Something for me to check out and take note of the next time I visit.

Thanks again for your thoughts.

Ed

lovely shot, Ed. I am 99.99% certain your first repost is the correct one. Both the falls and the foreground have a tilt to them. In some cases it's better to keep all your lines level even if in reality they're not, but I think this looks better with the actual tilt. I hate to be super nitpicky about such a nice shot, but one of my first thoughts was " I bet Ed left his polarizer in his other bag. But I see you used one. It's probably the glare from the open overcast sky that hindering the full effect.

Ed, I think this looks great and especially when looking at your large version! It is really an interesting view and works very nice for me. I think your first repost looks and feel right. I also think you choose a nice shutter speed for the water. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

I've never been there, but prefer the first repost Ed. Great fall color.

The first re-post is the winner for me Ed, and I enjoy exploring through the foreground leaves. The falls are beautifully captured with your choice for shutter speed. Very nice work!

Ed,

Another vote for the first repost.

pat

Ed, the NPN requirement of a perfectly flat horizon often leaves me scratching my head because there are so many instances (and it looks like this is one of them) where there's no reason for the horizon to be level. A prime example is a lake shore or stream bank that is angling away gently from the photographer...it should not be level. In this case, the way that seems best to level it is by looking at the bottom half of the falls. By then most of the water should be moving vertically. BTW, add me to the repost #1 = best crew.