Small Waterfall

[Wanman]

I am looking for some tips on this shot, What could I have done to make this better. I personally think I have over sharpened it in post, but I was trying to make up for the some slight motion blur. I shot this from a post on the bridge going over it and not from a tripod, so its partially handheld I guess. But please tell me what else you see that would make this better the next time. Did I do ok on the water, to me it looks good but this was my first attempt at water falls.

Exposure: 0.167 sec (1/6)
Aperture: f/22
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

[Wanman]

Mods can you please move this one, my apologies I posted to the wrong section earlier

[FocalFrenzy]

IMO, you did a great job on the water "Flow" effect. The only thing I would wish for was more sunlight. Even without perfect lighting, this image is a wall hanger. You should be proud.

[wijew]

i find the plants distracting to be honest. maybe zooming in on just the bridge and the water will improve it (using the rule of thirds)? great work on the flowing effect though.

[Aperture Nine]

Yeah you should probably get in closer (as is always a good advice), and perhaps from somewhere further on the right. That way you could possibly get more of the tiny tree into the picture as well.

It is a very good first attempt! The shutter value is just right. You really do need a tripod for these kind of shuts. I never found an ideal shutter value for moving water, but start around 1/4 sec. Take several shots with several shutter values. It is just so hard to predict what works.

[KatiaMarie]

I agree with wijew that the plants are distracting. I feel like the concentration is more on the plants than the waterfall.

[Pshorten]

I'd get a little lower and fill the frame with the waterfall.

[slyder0244]

yea i agree getting closer and i'd also try to get lower to photograph it, it doesn't look oversharpened to me but i don't understand why you would have had any motion blur as slow of a shutter speed as you were using i'd have to say you were using a tripod to take this

[Demu]

The water flow blurring seems just right. A little more light would be good, but i think the framing is ok.