Thank you all for the feedback! I'd already tried darkening the sky on #4 so that the mist would be revealed, but it wasn't tweaking subtly enough. :sigh: I'm not a real purist unless I'm doing documentary work. I've moved stray grassblades before shooting and lens flares afterwards... but twiddling ought not to show. Shooting into the sun was easier with my old manual cameras because I could lower the f-stop a few steps. However, I'm lucky to have this camera (it was a gift), and it's just a matter of hoping that it sees something of what I'm seeing. So it looks like #2 (with a bit of cropping to fix the balance and remove the distracting tree on the right) will be a keeper. Then play with #3 as a long lean image, and see if I can evoke some motion. Note to kimariehere: the rock was VERY wet with a thin film of water over most of it, but the ripples of the granite give it form. It is the same as #4, but about 30 feet to the right and down a little. I used to be a climber, but the footing wasn't the best (understatement). With this much water, it should be a incredible year. :) Thanks again for the critical eyes! Carolly