Ed O’Rourke
October 2025 - Sweet Creek
Original
Original 2
About the Image(s)
I took this shot just about 15 yards upstream of the waterfall shot I shared last month. I like the serenity of the scene and I wanted the two mossy rocks in the center to be my main point of interest. I had low diffused light, as the forest has a heavy canopy. For post processing I did a lot of haze removal and sharpening. I also worked on the color contrast with just a little bit of saturation to bring out the green.
For the "Original 2" I just cropped down from the top to give in more of a PANO look. I'd like your opinion on that.
I took the shot with my Canon R, 50mm prime lens; aperture f/16; shutter speed 1/2.5 of a sec (on a tripod) and ISO of 400.
1 comment posted
Dawn Gulino
I think you could have cropped this in multiple ways Ed. For how you did it, I think I might cut the bottom a dad more as that rock on the bottom left is a distraction, then you'd have that first mossy rock leading into the main ones in the middle. I also like the center leaning to the right tree a bit and you might think about cropping it in portrait mode? Just a thought.
The rocks on the right bottom look a tad too bright to me (not by much and my eye gets stuck there instead of on the mossy rocks.
Might I suggest darkening the background a tiny bit (maybe a vignette) and brightening the mossy rocks a bit as well to further bring the viewers eye where you want it?
I think you've done a good job of capturing the serenity of it and good choice of shutter speed and nice DOF. It makes me want to go visit there! Posted: 10/10/2025 22:44:12
The rocks on the right bottom look a tad too bright to me (not by much and my eye gets stuck there instead of on the mossy rocks.
Might I suggest darkening the background a tiny bit (maybe a vignette) and brightening the mossy rocks a bit as well to further bring the viewers eye where you want it?
I think you've done a good job of capturing the serenity of it and good choice of shutter speed and nice DOF. It makes me want to go visit there! Posted: 10/10/2025 22:44:12