photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Quite appealing.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Thank you Anvil. Yes, I was standing on the left bank but I didn't need to use any jiggery-pokery to get it looking the way it is here. The stream took a sharp turn to the right just below where I was standing. All it took was some precarious perching.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Thank you Karin. Glad you enjoyed.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

I like it a lot. Maybe would want just a tad more light on the far end.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Thank you jederic (sorry I missed your post ). There's not much room for casting, but just after a spate the fish would be peckish for some worms.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Good point, David. The whole gully need brightening, but extra light at the far end would draw the eye.

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

Yes, we would then be “Alaska, Hawaii, and “the contiguous lower 47”.
‘Tain’t likely to happen though. It’s mostly the wishful thinking of a few with wistful longings for a the fancied past, rather than hoping for economic benefit from reunion of two sparsly populated states of similar economies, cultures, and histories. And, of course, were that to make sense, might as well throw in Montana,, and Nebraska,...and negotiate with Canada about Manitoba and Saskatchewan!

Y’r Coz, not holing his breath in anticipation!

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Beautiful.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Thank you DJ.

Kaib795 Loc: Maryland, USA

I like the shot.

The foreground and background are very appealing. I do wonder if shot at a different time could the water look less white and in the depths look something otherwise to the dark color it is? I've seen this effect before and it's about those mid-day shots of water. Not to sound snobby but here are two shots illustrating this effect. Though I don't see hard shadows in your shot. Pictures shown, one at 9 am and the other around 1 pm in the same place. Now note the look of the sky in each shot to see the exposure is very close to each other but what a disaster is the second shot. Look at how much more texture is in the trees across the river and the colors pop out more. Sometimes I find the shot but keep going back to catch the right light. Think about those sunset shots and that photographer probably was there many days before catching the light just right. I just wonder what this would look like with side lighting, softer light that has shadows but glows somewhat. With me, I'm always looking for the shot with whipped cream on top! I think this shot could have that Wow appeal with the right lighting.

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R.G. Loc: Scotland

Hi Kaib. Thanks for commenting. I don't think sidelighting is a possibility here because the stream is at the bottom of a narrow gorge. On a brighter day the light would be dappled at best. And I suspect that the mixture of dark and light is just how it is and not dependent on the lighting. The shallow parts are light and the water is so peaty that with any depth it just turns dark. Visibility in water like that is typically less than 10 ft (more like 4 or 5 ft). That's very typical of highland streams.

Kaib795 Loc: Maryland, USA

Yeah, it might just make the water darker. Maybe there's no fix for it. If it's a place you can go often to see the different light that's great. Often such is not the case.

The shots I displayed for you were at Niagara Falls and light was everything there. Here's two more shots, one from above and the other from below the falls. All taken with a pocket camera shooting jpgs at the time so quality is low but I got the shots. LOL It was fun.

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R.G. Loc: Scotland

Nice shots. Bright light and blue water are a luxury I don't always have in Scotland . And it's not just the small streams that can be peaty. Here's a shot of a fair sized river with noticeably peaty water.

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