Long Exposure.Waterfall. First Attempt: This is my first attempt at long exposure/waterfall. Took multiple shots at different shutter speeds. Do not have a polarizing filter. It would...

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Feb 9, 2017 11:07:04 #

Rloren

This is my first attempt at long exposure/waterfall. Took multiple shots at different shutter speeds. Do not have a polarizing filter.
It would be better if I did??.. Before and after photos.

Feb 9, 2017 11:10:43 #

lloydl2 Loc: Gilbert, AZ

a neutral density filter would allow for longer shutter speeds increasing the smoothing effect.. sometimes taking multiple shots and then merging them into a single helps to fill in the water too

Feb 9, 2017 11:16:38 #

strike3

Looks to me that the sun was out in the first shot. Cloudy day is best for waterfalls - no bright spots to deal with. Just my humble opinion.

Feb 9, 2017 11:21:06 #

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

You have the idea, but the second photo has quite a lot of blown out areas. As suggested, and ND filter would help, along with use of proper exposure techniques.
--Bob

Rloren wrote:

This is my first attempt at long exposure/waterfall. Took multiple shots at different shutter speeds. Do not have a polarizing filter.
It would be better if I did??.. Before and after photos.

Feb 9, 2017 11:37:47 #

Rloren

rmalarz wrote:

You have the idea, but the second photo has quite a lot of blown out areas. As suggested, and ND filter would help, along with use of proper exposure techniques.
--Bob

Settings were: Aperture f/16, ISO..100, 1/8 second shutter speed. Guessing shutter way too fast. Use a filter to slow it down?

Feb 9, 2017 11:40:37 #

Rloren

Rloren wrote:

Settings were: Aperture f/16, ISO..100, 1/8 second shutter speed. Guessing shutter way too fast. Use a filter to slow it down?

Haven't gotten into processing yet PS. These are just unprocessed shots.

Feb 9, 2017 11:48:03 #

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

lloydl2 wrote:

a neutral density filter would allow for longer shutter speeds increasing the smoothing effect.. sometimes taking multiple shots and then merging them into a single helps to fill in the water too

Feb 9, 2017 12:34:01 #

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Rloren wrote:

This is my first attempt at long exposure/waterfall. Took multiple shots at different shutter speeds. Do not have a polarizing filter.
It would be better if I did??.. Before and after photos.

You absolutely do not want a CPL when photographing moving water. It's the reflections and movement you are after.

Feb 9, 2017 12:39:38 #

catchlight.. Loc: Wisconsin USA- Halden Norway

Adding detail in Photoshop:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZYas6VmVXU&t=212s

Feb 9, 2017 13:34:31 #

G Brown Loc: Sunny Bognor Regis West Sussex UK

Your camera software should be able to alter the exposure in Post Processing.... For long exposures use a tripod, plus you can go at dusk or dawn to stop some of the bright light and get an even longer shutter speed.
Look at using N grad filter when you want the sky in the image and a full filter to slow everything down if no sky or bright bits.
have fun

Feb 9, 2017 13:46:51 #

Star Shotz Loc: Weeki Wachee Fl

Gorgeous

Feb 9, 2017 14:40:17 #

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Rloren wrote:

This is my first attempt at long exposure/waterfall. Took multiple shots at different shutter speeds. Do not have a polarizing filter.
It would be better if I did??.. Before and after photos.

You can use an ND filter,

Or . . .

You can use a series of shorter exposures and use stackmode in photoshop to merge the images.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeFvtjmLid0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=camWIvVZlbU

These two images were an experiment - disregard the blown out area at the bottom of the waterfall.

I used a series of 14 exposures at 1/25 sec, F11, ISO 50 and merged them in Photoshop to produce the final. So the first is a typical single image, and the second is the stack.