[Soupdragon]

No floating heads or cups of java today.
I think I botched the sky

[Charlotte]

Good compostion

Yes, the sky looks a bit fake (although you did a good job of blending it in, it doesn't seem to fit with the light falling on the ground, particularly the FG) + seems a bit busy, i.e. the clouds are lovely but are competing with the water for attention.

I'd like the FG rocks to be sharp.

Otherwise, I like it Particularly the splashing water, it looks so cool + refreshing.

Edit: But looking at it again, I'm wondering if the only reason I thought the sky looks fake is 'cos you indicated that it's fake, i.e. you put the thought in my head + I felt obliged to figure out why it looks fake

[Soupdragon]

Perhaps I need to learn when to shut up!

[AQ]

I quite like this. I guess that the "waterfall" was just a small rock but the view point you chose is very good.

I think that the sky looks OK. If you had not said anything I would have accepted it. I have seen (and created ) much worse new skies.

Initially I thought that I agreed with C. that the foreground rocks should have been in focus. but the more I look at the picture the less "wrong" they seem. Perhaps a crop might help a bit .

Finally I wish you had removed that stick on the right hand side and cloned the dead flower stalks in the top right.

[Charlotte]

Originally Posted by Anthraquinone

Initially I thought that I agreed with C. that the foreground rocks should have been in focus. but the more I look at the picture the less "wrong" they seem. Perhaps a crop might help a bit

I pondered on that point as well AQ + have now decided that I'd like just the very front ones to be blurred (to add to the perspective) but for most of the rocks to be sharp.

You can please all of the people some of the time + some of the people all of the time ..................

[Soupdragon]

I had hoped the stick would not get noticed,

Note to self:

Look round the viewfinder.