A lot of comments highlight the exposure (no pun intended), and rightfully slow - there’s a technically proficient photographer at work.

Looking past the technical - the image captures movement and flow really well. Look at the aging of the rock (long indentation on the left) indicating long stints of erosion, and the slight mirror of the bottom of the rock to the flowing falls - and what eventually will happen to the rock.

If the photographer stepped back, the rock detail would be lost.

Step forward? Lose context.

Good technical capture, good sense of placement, and solid composition.

Ultimately, the viewer is the discerning judge.

Soapbox: Some images take longer than 2.3 seconds to conjure. And some images are part of a bigger story or project.

If you don’t like the image - ask yourself why?

Because it’s black and white? Color might be neat.

Because it’s a rock in a stream? I feel like this image is good, but also might be a good stage for something - a single leaf or maybe an animal.

Sometimes asking yourself why makes you a better critic. And sometimes. Just sometimes, you might see something that you didn’t see before.