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Dettifoss, the most powerful waterfall in Europe. The sound, the water speed, the landscape, the mist... everything around can make this place look like "Hell" on a dark and cold day like it was when I visited this waterfall.This picture is a "normal exposure". You can have a look at the "long exposure" here . Which one do you prefer ?
Exif datas of this one to compare to the other one : 1/40 sec, f10, iso 800.
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I prefer this one. I think the sort of natural water flow looks more powerful and hard, more suited to the waterfall. The other was good as well, and I would have been happy with both, but this one just has a nice kind of "real" feel, if that makes sense. And if you don't mind me saying so, at first glance the long exposure one kinda makes the water look like sand
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Β <-- Β Β hehe, that oops emoticon was supposed to be this one.
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Thanks for you answer and comment !
I don't know if it looks like sand on the second one, but it looks "unreal" for sure 
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No problem 
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They're both good shots -- better than good, actually -- but I prefer this one. I think there are three reasons for this preference: (1) Long exposure waterfall shots are so common, which makes a "normal" one like this stand out more. (2) The long exposure gives the photo a softer quality -- which is fine if you're shooting a small waterfall or a small rapids -- but Dettifoss is anything but soft and small. There's a lot more reality in this shot. (3) Where there is a lot of power involved, say in a shot like this or in a Class V rapids, the photo itself is stronger if you work at capturing that power.
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Perfect explanation
This is exactly why I decided to take different kinds of shots of this waterfall : too huge, too powerful !!!
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Je préfère un peu celle-ci, je trouve qu'on ressent encore plus la puissance qu'en pause lente !
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CΓ΄tΓ© puissance je suis d'accord, c'est pour Γ§a que j'ai voulu faire plusieurs versions de chaque image de cette cascade.
Un endroit incroyable!
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The normal exposure shot gives much more drama to this set of falls. The power and energy in the flow of water as it goes over the edge of the falls is captured and makes it much more obvious that this is very dangerous water.
Excellent shots, both of them, but I prefer this one
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Thank you for your answer !
I can see that people are divided on this pictures, that's great
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Although I like the 'silken' look for water, you can't beat the raw power of nature...sometimes we need reminding of this
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In contrast to what everyone else is saying, I think I prefer this one. I just happen to like higher shutter speeds in general, to use a term from filmmaking.
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Thank you for your answer !
I understand your point of view, especially because in landscape photography we all tend to use too much slow shutter speeds for water.
It is good sometimes to capture the "real" flow of water.
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Agreed. In nearly all waterfall photography a long exposure is used, to the point where it looks strange without it. I personally like the realism of this sort of picture.
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Comparing your two photographs, which are both lovely, I have things I like about each more than the other.
The mist on this one, the definition and waves and lines, the shadows...stunning.Β The long exposure in the other makes the water smooth, which is somewhat more appealing to me. But the water here has a rugged, natural feel.
Nice work!
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Thank you for your comment and answer.
As for me,I still don't know which one I prefer. I just know that I like the strength and the shapes of this one, which is exactly like it is in real.
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they both have a poetic appeal. 
the textures are stunning.
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