Rocks, Waves, Chaos + rework

Image Critiques Weekly Challenge
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Critique Style Requested: Initial Reaction

Please share your immediate response to the image before reading the photographer’s intent (obscured text below) or other comments. The photographer seeks a genuinely unbiased first impression.

Questions to guide your feedback

Can you feel the tension?

Other Information

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Image Description

This narrow channel in the North Fork Payette River, filled with boulders, creates fast moving water that crests some rocks yielding chaotic yet fanciful spray patterns that can be captured with very high shutter speed.

Technical Details

Canon EOS 5D II; Canon EF 70-200mm @ 70mm; f/9 @ 1/2500 sec, -1 EV, ISO 2000; Gitzo tripod, RRS BH 55, remote trigger

Specific Feedback

Whatever you wish, positive or otherwise.

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Bob, I feel the power of the waves. Yes, there is tension there.

I have one observation. The top of the frame seems heavy with the dark rocks. It would not be so overpowering if the shadows were opened up a little. Just a thought. This is a powerful image.

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Thank you @Barbara_Djordjevic for your comments. Those wet rocks do get dark. I thought the subject rocks balanced the shore adequately but you disagree. I will explore the options to opening the shadows.

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@Barbara_Djordjevic I reworked the image to open some shadows. Let me know what you think.

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Bob, perfect. It blends nicely with the rocks in the river. It is subtle, but powerful and dosen’t overpower the composition in my opinion.