Richard, first of all this is an impactful image. The water silky water and lush green background create a very calming scene. I do think there may be a use for a third element in the scene. The water is one, the foliage is two... My minds eye wants a fly fisherman in the scene or some critter on the opposite bank.
Something I would do is crop up some. I think there is a little too much water in the bottom of the frame.   Posted: 05/02/2025 21:33:11

Yep, we are on the same track. I had been playing with cropping. The fly fisherman came later in the day! It needs someting for more impact. Thank you!
  Posted: 05/02/2025 22:50:46

Richard, this is a tranquil very realistic image due to your masterly use of the built in ND filters in the OM1 system. Have spent a lot of time on the Shenandoah and in the Smokies so this is my kind of image. Everyone has their opinions, so I actually like the foreground rapids because it makes you feel like you are in the water. I tried putting several stock fly fisherman into your image and none looked real. To me this image has no distracting elements in the frame and is a true landscape image. I wish other camera manufacturers would do the internal computerized ND filters. I have a bunch of these lens mounted ND filters and because of inconvenience they are highly under used.   Posted: 05/04/2025 13:55:45