CC: On the rocks

Took this picture over the summer on the "Mist Trail" in Yosemite. After looking at this again, it looks a little dark.

 

A little underexposed and I would like to see more of the scene. Good job on the water though!

 

Wow, that was fast he is a little wider crop of the same shot.

 

oh wow how pretty. it doesnt even look real.

 

You're about a stop under exposed.

 

Cool shot. Crop is a little tight for me, I'd like to see a bit more of the surroundings. A bit dark as well, easily fixed with levels/curves.

Great water though. What was the shutter speed on this shot?

 

Thanks, yeah I felt it was a little dark but I was having a little trouble keeping detail in the water while still lightening up the shot. This is one of my first shots shooting RAW, so I am still messing around with it.

ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/3 sec
Aperture: f/29.0
Focal Length: 100mm

I am also picking up a .6ND filter so I can get longer shots like this when I am shooting in the sun and not the shade.

 

The water looks great. I would have liked to see just a little more at the top of the shot to get a perspective on the whole scene.

 

Well since I seem to be adding a little at a time here is the full uncropped version.

 

Here is your photo and the one I edited side by side. I did a couple of things. It would look a lot better if adjustments were made before you edited it. This is what I did:

Add color balance mask
add saturation mask
add levels adjustment mask
--(not much to work with here. I think you may have done this already but it needed a little more brightening)
add a little sharpening
add a touch of vignette



If I totally messed it up, please let me know.

Just my 2bit, newbie suggestions