In the far south of Laos, we visited spectacular Tad Fane Falls, a pair of waterfalls plunging 800 feet into a forest gorge. The sheer drop of water is so breathtaking that Tad Fane would be among the most popular waterfalls in the world if not hidden in a remote section of Laos. The light and color in the surrounding foliage brings the image to life. I also found two thin tall trees that seemed to mimic the narrow twin cascades of water, and moved my vantage point so that the two trees separate the two falls. This greatly improves the structure of my wideangle composition. When I first photographed these twin falls without the trees between them, I produced a visually beautiful yet static picture post card image, crippled by the abundant amount of negative space nature had placed between the cascades. Inserting the twin trees between the cascades, I not only create rhythmic repetition, but I also tripled yet narrowed the overall amount of negative space, energizing the picture. Each of the three narrow strips of negative space adds vertical tension to the image. I also framed the falls both top and bottom in foliage to shift perspective and give an illusion of depth. (The mid-flow crater in the right hand cascade was particularly impressive. I made a close-up image of that crater with my long lens, in back and white. You can see it in my black and white gallery by clicking on the thumbnail below: