COMMENTS:

Maurees Kramer	Good sepia image of the waterfall, good milky tone to the waterfall in contrast to the stream, the rocks are sharp and also the stream, nice composition, the falls on the right third cascading down from the stream, the image is sharp. I did a screen shot and imported into CS5, did a levels adjustment, which improved the brightness globally and of the rocks somewhat, I then used Viveza 2 and was able to lighten individual areas of the rocks and this brought out much more detail in the rocks.
Nick Palmieri	I love how the water flows from the top right corner to the bottom. Beautiful place and very nice conversion. I am on the fence regarding the rock in the lower right corner being a distraction, but either way a nice image!
Ruth Holt
Eric Schweitzer	This photo takes an ordinary brook and turns it into an interesting photo. Was it shot in monochrome or did you convert it from color in CS4? Also what is PhotoKit 2? Several suggestions for improvement; 1) the little bit of rock in the bottom center is distracting, crop or clone it out; 2) the falls in the left center look a little blown out. I also wonder what the photo would look like if the camera was lower, about even with the pool of water. I realize this may not have been possible. Well done.
Audrey Waitkus	I find the choice of sepia tone unusual for nature shots, but it does allow one to focus on the elements of the scene rather than just giving the feeling of standing there observing. Normally I'm not a fan of smooth water because I think it often just looks like out-of-focus water, but in this case, because of the sharp definition in the rocks, it is clearly an intentional choice. I like the way the vertical fall in the background also brings definition to the scene. I played with the "recovery" and "blacks" sliders in Camera Raw to bring out the texture in the flowing water (see the thumbnail).
Nancy Seferian	I think the tripod helped keep all the rocks and land areas in good focus and made the roiling water makes a nice contrast in the still parts of the photo and the moving water. And it looks like the water is rushing right toward the photographer. Did you take it in black and white? Or change it to sepia. A small suggestion would be to get rid of the rock right in the middle of the foreground bottom. It is slightly distracting and would increase the sense of water rushing down.

Ed Gervais

Not until 1980 did Ed turn serious about photography. Building his darkroom and processing film, modifying – building tooling to do color prints and monochrome prints opened a new field. Ed enjoys teaching Darkroom Etiquette, printing and shares his knowledge of photography with youths and adults as well. He is a Lifetime Member of the Boise Camera Club, a member of the Siuslaw Valley Finders Club and the Photographic Society of America (PSA). Ed had been a print chairman for the Boise Camera club for several years, color print chairman several years for the Columbia Council of Camera Clubs (4C’s) and past president of the 4C's which have 34 member clubs. He is the Director of International Club Print Competition in PSA and a past chairman for the Pictorial Print Division of PSA. Photography has been changing very rapidly with the introduction of digital cameras and inkjet printers. However there will always be an interest in Monochrome Print Process which Ed really enjoys best.