Interesting.. I do think that the stairs need a little bit more masking to get a more realistic result GL!

Really good idea. Water doesn't act like that though. With this perspective the water is really hard to get right. Trust me, I remade your entry so I could tell how the water would react. The water would actually travel further up the stairs than it would on the railings. Good luck!

The surface of the water should be parallel to the stair treads we're looking down at. If the water came all the way up to the second step down, then the edge of the water would follow the faint line that starts at the left edge of that step and continues up (literally up as you face the pic) the left railing. Note that the water would then touch the railing's top edge right where you show water lapping. Ergo, you should be showing water covering the stairs all the way up to the front edge of the second step.

You should also make the water transparant on the staps, the opacity is to high. Also the water would transform the stairs, create wrinkels in the stair part thats underneath the water. Good luck!

thanks for all your comments again, ive changed it the best i could, but couldnt use the same source so it looks slightly different. but thank you again for the help

Better luck next time.

Nice try on a difficult task you set out for yourself. It will certainly be something I will be experimenting with to see the most convincing way to achieve what you were going for. gl