I've driven past this tiny stream a hundred times, I'm sure. I finally stopped and photographed it within a few yards of where it crosses a major highway. Weather was light rain showers.

• Camera: Canon A1
  
• Lens: FD 50mm f/1.4 lens
  
• Filter: Polarizer
  
• Film: Kodak Elite Chrome 100.
  I used the polarizer primarily to allow a longer exposure, as I didn't have any ND filters in the bag that day. IIRC, the resulting exposure was on the order of 1 second.
  

-- Alan Davenport (w7apd@home.com), April 18, 2001

Answers

Exposure, lighting, and clarity perfect While I would be very proud to have taken such a picture, something bothers me that I quite put my finger on. I would classify it as an "almost." I think I would like to see more of the water. Still, it's very striking.

-- M. Huber (rurpho@tele-net.net), April 18, 2001.

As I look at it again, I find it growing on me. I think the distraction is that I need to scroll to see the whole picture. I really like it.

-- M. Huber (rurpho@tele-net.net), April 19, 2001.

Really well done. Can't find anything to criticize in this image. I bet you're glad you finally stopped.

-- Mark Castiglia (mark@redcloverstudio.com), April 19, 2001.

Alan, This is very nice and I'd be proud if I took it because I really like this type of picture. The ONLY thing I wish is that it had about 1/2- 1 more stop of light to get a little more shadow detail. Maybe that would ruin the nice saturation in the greens, but I'd at least like to compare that version. If I drove by this a lot, I'd try all kinds of things - exposure bracketing, shooting in different light situations, vertical/horizontal, zoom in/out, etc. Great Work. Rod

-- Rod Sorensen (sorenser@mfldclin.edu), April 19, 2001.

Some more shadow detail would be nice, but then the water would almost certainly be burned in and you'd lose detail there. As the water is the main focus here, I'd say that keeping them as is works better.

I like the composition and the photo is very sharp. Would like the moss a bit greener but often you have to take Nature the way you find her.

-- Christian Deichert (torgophile@aol.com), April 19, 2001.

Very nice, well done, prehaps a warm up to knock out the magenta/blue tones in the water and to add yellow to the greens otherwise well done.

-- Aussie Brent (photosyn@bigpond.net.au), May 21, 2001.