Smoky Mountain Stream

Hi Don,  I like the contrast of the leafy twig against the sweep and swirl of the stream.  Compared to the earlier post, this is more intimate showing less of the stream and fewer leaves.... which is nice to see more the spritzers and churn.    There is a spot just to the lower left of the rock that looks like a clone boundary in the stream ...brighter lines as if a clone were done to cover something.  And a bright spot in upper rt corner...I might try this in cloudy weather were the softer light will eliminate that contrast to give more light to dark spots too.  

I like the contrast of the leaves against the flowing water. I also like the light on the water. Nicely composed.

Beautifully composed with that fg spray leading the eye nicely towards the flow of the water.  I like the high contrast very much - it imparts a slightly disturbing mood to the image which grabs me.  The tiny specks of white on the R side rock I find a little distracting, but that's a very minor nit.  Nice work !!

Beautiful light and water. I wouldn't change anything.

Don, I really like the concept and the moody feel, but two things bother me a bit. First, the rock on the bottom edge is distracting to me. Second, I also see the density difference just left of the central rock--not sure what caused it. I also have a further suggestion: Use the clone tool at a low opacity to put a little detail in the bright water in the upper right. The leaves look very nice.

--P

Welcome to NPN, Don!
I second Preston's comments particularly regarding the rock on the lower edge. There should either be more of it shown or it should be cropped or cloned away to avoid the distraction.

Interesting image. Besides the other suggestions I think a greater DOF so that the background rocks are in better focus would have been nice. The water movement is well done. The dark/light quality gives it a bit of a moody quality which I like the most about it. The sharply defined leaf works well against this background.