The Professionals

It came to my attention that the professional photographers have a similar style, as seen in the two photographs. Same place in the stream, same slow exposure, same rock types, same lighting, same wide angle. The sameness is striking. This is repeated over and over in other type photographs. The 21mm to 24mm wide angle, the low angle, the slow exposure, etc. The first was no doubt taken with a full frame Nikon D800 with probably a 24mm 2.8 zoom, the second probably a Canon Mark 3 with the same lens from Canon.
Thus there is often the temptation to say, if I just go out and purchase the same equipment, my photographs will start looking the same. Perhaps. But more than likely not, as these guys are pro's, not only in the capture, but in the post process as well. I admire both shots, with a lean toward the bottom shot for the longer exposure and higher placement of the top of the stream. But the first is a close like as much with the quality of light and higher contrast on the rocks.