Niagara Falls Before & After

I decided to post the before and after - first one with no processing except the crop. Handheld, 1/4s, f/13, ISO 200, 8x ND.

This place had a hush and a roar at the same time - innocent and mesmerizing but also powerful and deadly.

In one place it was quite strange to stand 3 feet from where the water quietly glided over the edge.

I tend to not do a lot of post-processing, but I'm not a "purist" either. With artistic images, I don't have qualms about doing moderate or extreme things to an image to achieve a desired effect. I should experiment more than I do, just to see what's possible.