Water fall in Alberta

I'm a little on the fence with these 2 shots. I like them both but there's something that I feel they're lacking. What do you think of them? Any CC is appreciated no matter how harsh. I'm here to learn

The 1st is of the upper falls at Johnston canyon just before sunset and the 2nd is lower down the falls.

Maybe a little more saturation and contrast in both. Boost the green in the trees in #1. The fallen tree in #2 spoils the composition for me by presenting an almost artificial barrier-line in the scene, like someone put it there to create a swimming hole.

Thanks for the CC! I bumped up the saturation and the contrast slightly on the first one and I think it made a big difference, what do you think? I know what you mean about the log in the 2nd shot. I will give it a go cloning it out, though I might have to go back for a re-take.

Damien

Congratulations on being willing to accept some harsh critique, the best thing anyone did to help me improve, was to tell me my shots sucked,,, and why!
#1 has some good composition however it is soft and washed out. You have 3 pools all with a different shade of blue, I've been there many a time and have never seen that.
Curses and fist shaking to parks Canada for putting those gard rails up in the second shot, try and map them out! You live in Albirda, keep this shot and reshoot when you can,,, and notice the differance

The framing and color are nice; like Jack, I love the multicolored pools. And I kind of like the log in that second one, as it makes a visual divider between the clear water and the blue.

However, both shots look like focus wasn't locked properly; there's no fine detail in either of them. Are these in a location that you can go back and re-shoot easily?

Did you use a tripod and turn off the IS for these?
Where were you focusing when you set these up?

neimad19 wrote in post #15055093
Thanks for the CC! I bumped up the saturation and the contrast slightly on the first one and I think it made a big difference, what do you think? I know what you mean about the log in the 2nd shot. I will give it a go cloning it out, though I might have to go back for a re-take.

Damien

Yes better, but I was thinking of more like this:

Snydremark wrote in post #15056054
The framing and color are nice; like Jack, I love the multicolored pools. And I kind of like the log in that second one, as it makes a visual divider between the clear water and the blue.

However, both shots look like focus wasn't locked properly; there's no fine detail in either of them. Are these in a location that you can go back and re-shoot easily?

Did you use a tripod and turn off the IS for these?
Where were you focusing when you set these up?

I still had IS on, on a tripod for both of these I just realized. Do you think that's why they look OOF?

I live in Canmore, about 35-40 mins from there and go quite often so Il do a retake next time I go out there.

neimad19 wrote in post #15067047
I still had IS on, on a tripod for both of these I just realized. Do you think that's why they look OOF?

I live in Canmore, about 35-40 mins from there and go quite often so Il do a retake next time I go out there.

That's almost certainly what happened, then. I learned that one the hard way on some long, night shots I took at one point

Snydremark wrote in post #15067169
That's almost certainly what happened, then. I learned that one the hard way on some long, night shots I took at one point

I wonder if canon will ever develop a 'smart' IS that turns off when the lens is'nt moving. Maybe I should just stop being lazy, all it takes is a flick of a switch after all :P

neimad19 wrote in post #15067230
I wonder if canon will ever develop a 'smart' IS that turns off when the lens is'nt moving. Maybe I should just stop being lazy, all it takes is a flick of a switch after all :P

A number of newer lenses have "tripod sensing" IS to do just that; I don't, however, trust it. I'd rather flip the switch and not have to worry about it.

Snydremark wrote in post #15067434
A number of newer lenses have "tripod sensing" IS to do just that; I don't, however, trust it. I'd rather flip the switch and not have to worry about it.

Really? There you go, you learn something new everyday. I probably wouldn't trust it either.