Alca glen

[richardquinn80]

C and c please dig in

 

[leeroix]

The light is extremely harsh. Too dark in the foreground. Sky and clouds are blown out. Shadows are interrupting the waterfall. You should go back and reshoot with different settings, and better light.

 

[tirediron]

To expand a little on what leeroix has said: The light is very harsh, usually caused by the sun being high in the sky (near to mid-day). Many feel that the ideal time to shoot landscape is during what's known as the "Golden hour"; that is shortly after the sun rises above the horizon or before it sets. This produces a warm, soft light which often is much more appealing. That said, often this sort of scene can't be shot at that time of day because rivers and streams are often deep in ravines and the only time they get any light is at mid-day.

The foreground is very dark, a result I assume, of the local geography. This may prove a challenge, but there are two ways to deal with it. One would be with the use of a graduated neutral density filter (G-ND) which will block some of the background light. The other way would be by taking several images, exposing each for a different area of the scene, and then blending them with software (High Dynamic Range Merge, or "HDR").

You should also invest in a polarizing filter which will reduce some of the harshness, cut down on reflections and generally give the scene a more pleasing look. Also, don't forget to level in post!