My eye goes straight to the horse(?) on the hill, is this the intent? I wish I could see more detail in the rocks in the water.

I'm no expert, not by a longshot, but I must say that these are definitely an improvement over others I've seen from you here. I can tell that you "looked" - looked for lines that lead somewhere, shapes that have a graphic element of their own... I really hope you enjoyed your photo fieldtrip!

I agree with George about #1. It's my favorite, although I would like to see the cables in focus (as they are), leading to an OOF boat, in portrait format perhaps. I feel you've chopped off too much. Just an idea.

Thanks for the tips, I have some reading and research to do.

Yes, of course, Av is what I was using. Typo (it was late when I posted this)!

So there's a pretty waterfall that I want to photograph. The sky is overcast in the afternoon. I'm thinking I'd like to have as much as possible in focus. Camera is set to Tv priority. K100d with 18-55 lens, no tripod. Took multiple shots as I started at f/11 and ended at f/4. Everything except f/4.0 blows out the highlights in the water. After checking the LCD at f/5.6 (first pic) the water is still obliterated and I'm thinking "how far do I have to go?", well the second pic is as far as the lens will go and even then I'm not so sure about it.



f/5.6, 31mm, 1/10sec, iso 200



f/4.0, 31mm. 1/30sec, iso 200

How should I have done this to get it right? Or is it right at f/4? I'm stumped, any advice will help.
BTW, I realize this is not the best perspective, it would be much better if I had shot straight up the falls, but that water was COLD!!! Oh, and if I had taken the plunge and shot these long, low falls, how would I have reconciled f/4 with such a deep landscape?

Woohoo! Set it up in about 5 minutes and landed an H.M.! Thanks! And congrats to the deserving winners!

Completely agree about the fabric background. Never set up a scene like that before, so I was griping about it not being quite right. No photoshop for me, so to bring up the red in the cherry, I boosted saturation a bit in Picasa - I guess the stem suffered in the process. Thanks for the comments.

With a cherry on top...

In general, I like the (camel/llama/alpaca?) pic because of the attitude he's giving. You captured that and the detail of the fur well. But I think the highlights are a bit blown and the roofline above him takes away from the composition.

Really like #1 - the veins give a fun path through the picture and the droplet gives the eye a rest. Very good, IMO.

Not a fan of the red splotch in the background. But the subject is very interesting. Whatever it is, it's pretty.

Had no idea when I joined this forum it would serve as a wildlife special as well. Insects/tadpoles/icky creatures pooping and mating...how did I ever survive without it?