Turtleback Falls NC C&C

I photographed Turtleback falls this past weekend and these a few of my favorites.

C&C would be greatly appreciated.

Which composition works best?

Image 1

I like the composition of number 1 the best. Number 3 would be my second choice.

I think I prefer number 3. One would be nice but I think the rock in the lower left is distracting.

I like the scene / location, I agree that #1 has my composition vote.
I would consider trying to shoot this with different lighting conditions or do an HDR.

jcothron wrote in post #13309609
I think I prefer number 3. One would be nice but I think the rock in the lower left is distracting.

Thanks for the comments. I have looked through a lot of your waterfall shots and was hoping you would give me your .02 cents.

On a side note, I recently moved to Georgia and have been wanting to photograph some waterfalls/streams here, but I am not sure where to start. Any recommendations that you particularly enjoy shooting and what time of day is best?

I'm torn between 1 and 3. Though I do like the composition of #1 I think it makes the waterfall look secondary. #3 has a more serene feel to it, I think mostly because the water has somewhere to go in my minds-eye.

rlineberg wrote in post #13309687
Thanks for the comments. I have looked through a lot of your waterfall shots and was hoping you would give me your .02 cents.

On a side note, I recently moved to Georgia and have been wanting to photograph some waterfalls/streams here, but I am not sure where to start. Any recommendations that you particularly enjoy shooting and what time of day is best?

Be glad to give you some ideas, what part of GA are you in? Do you like to hike a lot or are you looking for something close to the road? There are many options here.

Crimzon wrote in post #13309865
I'm torn between 1 and 3. Though I do like the composition of #1 I think it makes the waterfall look secondary. #3 has a more serene feel to it, I think mostly because the water has somewhere to go in my minds-eye.

+1.

Thanks for all the comments! I am torn between 1 and 3 for the same reason.

All of these were shot with the 17-55mm 2.8 with the aperture at 20 or 22. I bring this up, because they look a little soft with these settings.

Does anyone have any post processing things I should try to help the photos?

Shoot at a slightly larger aperture. I believe diffraction will start softening your images on a crop sensor camera at f11-f13 if I remember correctly. You can kind of get by with f16 on FF. It could also be your focus point, but I"m not sure where that is. Do a search on hyperfocal point and read about that if you haven't already