This is a place near where I live called Elliðiáradalur. I've been to that waterfall a few times and I always get a nice picture, yes I sometimes shoot the same stuff but every time I find something new.
This is an 80 second exposure, I used a powerful flashlight to illuminate the waterfall. I did point the flashlight at the rocks but not nearly as much because I wanted the water to really stick out. I wanted the same blue color cast as in my landscape II entry (there I had to abide to those dreadful basic editing rules though). I pretty much did the same here expect I could use separate layers for the sky, the waterfall and the rocks, which I think gave the picture a "fantasy-ish" look, hence the name.
The post proccessing is too complicated to go into detail but I did count the adjustment layers and there were 7 of them (including one fill layer.
I dodged the stars, they were barely visible because of the bright sky. This place is pretty much in the middle of the city so the light pollution prevented the stars from being bright and shiny.
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6 - Ah, whilst I realize this size likely doesn't do this justice, especially the long exposure, just wish it had more detail. Looks like a unique shot, what I can discern. Possibly also a nudge rotation up on the right - but not sure (apologies in advance if wrong).
Ok. You captured my heart. Love fantasy looks. Love waterfalls. Love star shots. You got it all. I'm gonna give you a ten, even though I think the water is just a bit tooooo dreamy looking for my taste. :)
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