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<blockquote data-quote="Joseph Bautsch" data-source="post: 10537" data-attributes="member: 654"><p>The eye is drawn to the highlight areas of any photo. In this one the eye is drawn to the bottom left. Problem is, that area is out of focus. An out of focus area pushes the eye away from it. You also put the waterfall in the center of the shot dividing the shot in half. These situations create photo distress and may be the source of what you can't put a finger on. If there is a time of day that the sun will cast more light on the water fall that would improve the shot greatly. (I know, being on vacation better light timing may not have been possible. Been there.) I'm assuming the waterfall is the subject? It's in the shadows and that makes for a difficult shot. The shot would benefit from cropping out the lighter, out of focus, areas and bring up the contrast of the waterfall. Also making the exposure at the waterfall a little lighter and correcting the white balance may help. This is a case where an HDR three shot bracket might be a good choice. An HDR would bring out the water flow and give you more detail in the rock formation. The contrast between the two would make an interesting composition. I would also go with a vertical format to follow the lines of the flowing water.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Joseph Bautsch, post: 10537, member: 654"] The eye is drawn to the highlight areas of any photo. In this one the eye is drawn to the bottom left. Problem is, that area is out of focus. An out of focus area pushes the eye away from it. You also put the waterfall in the center of the shot dividing the shot in half. These situations create photo distress and may be the source of what you can't put a finger on. If there is a time of day that the sun will cast more light on the water fall that would improve the shot greatly. (I know, being on vacation better light timing may not have been possible. Been there.) I'm assuming the waterfall is the subject? It's in the shadows and that makes for a difficult shot. The shot would benefit from cropping out the lighter, out of focus, areas and bring up the contrast of the waterfall. Also making the exposure at the waterfall a little lighter and correcting the white balance may help. This is a case where an HDR three shot bracket might be a good choice. An HDR would bring out the water flow and give you more detail in the rock formation. The contrast between the two would make an interesting composition. I would also go with a vertical format to follow the lines of the flowing water. [/QUOTE]

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