Flowing water

[gordon77]

Hey ppl this is my first attempt at shooting rivers with a grad filter, i tried to get some different shots than your standard 'water flowing down rocks'. this involved gettin a bit wet but it was fun (and cold)

1: ISO 100, Av 8.0, Tv 1/4 i didnt use the filter on this one

2: ISO 100, Av 8.0, Tv 1.6 using tripod and cokin ND8 (4 stops)

after viewing them a few times i think the second is better but lemme know what you think - i would love some feedback

NB: these are shot on canon 400d with 17-85 IS USM lens

 

[Sweetsomedays]

I think 2 is way better, 1 does nothing for me. But in 2 I almost wish you could get those rocks under water a little sharper. Not sure if thats at all possable with the water moving like that...but just a little observation. Love the way the water spills out in all directions. The more I look at it the more I like it lol

 

[gordon77]

thanks for your feedback! yes the rocks i think would be hard to sharpen up but if someone knows how....

 

[gordon77]

Bumpage

 

[ANDS!]

Those rocks aren't gonna get any more "sharp" because they appear to be out of the DOF. An unsharp mask applied in PS shows this:

 

[SatH^Raa]

Yh... Edited have too much USM. Try use different values (lower radius).

 

[Alex_B]

they look a tad dark to me .... the second one is by far better than the first one, the composition makes the difference here.

 

[dab_20]

The second one looks really good. The flowing water is beautiful.
Not much for the first.

 

[gordon77]

thanks for the comments ppl, i too like the second one. i agree it is a bit dark, maybe i will have another go at editing it

 

[Mystique]

Go figure. I liked the first one better.

 

[theRossatron]

I prefer the 2nd, better composition than the first. Nice shots though.

 

[gordon77]

thanks Mystique and Ross, photography is so subjective. i have had another try at edting and it has worked well, i will finish it off tonight and re post