Buttermilk Falls: This is my first post to the gallery. I thought I'd give it a try to see if I could do it. This is a shot of Buttermilk Falls on the Raquette River in the Adirondack...

Charles P Loc: Southern Central NY State

This is my first post to the gallery. I thought I'd give it a try to see if I could do it. This is a shot of Buttermilk Falls on the Raquette River in the
Adirondack Mountains near Long Lake New York taken on last Sunday.

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Hal81 Loc: Bucks County, Pa.

Nice capture. Looks like water as it should. I see a lot on here that shoot water much too slow and it looks like milk. Good jpb.

Charles P Loc: Southern Central NY State

Hal81 wrote:

Nice capture. Looks like water as it should. I see a lot on here that shoot water much too slow and it looks like milk. Good jpb.

Thanks, Hal. I too like water to look like water, and in this case it is very powerful and shouldn't look like cotton candy, IMO.

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

Charles P wrote:

This is my first post to the gallery. I thought I'd give it a try to see if I could do it. This is a shot of Buttermilk Falls on the Raquette River in the
Adirondack Mountains near Long Lake New York taken on last Sunday.

Nice shot Charles. A suggestion if I may, re-take this and drag your shutter and create the pattern on the water that does resemble "buttermilk." Start by using 1 second and see what results you obtain. It is strictly personal choice so work until your get what you find acceptable and go from there. The longer you are opened the more "buttermilk' you churn.

Charles P Loc: Southern Central NY State

davidrb wrote:

Nice shot Charles. A suggestion if I may, re-take this and drag your shutter and create the pattern on the water that does resemble "buttermilk." Start by using 1 second and see what results you obtain. It is strictly personal choice so work until your get what you find acceptable and go from there. The longer you are opened the more "buttermilk' you churn.

Thanks, davidrb. I'll give that a try the next time I get up there, but it might not be this year. It's about a 4 1/2 hour drive from where I live. So many great things to shoot and so little time!

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

I, too, like your realistic water.

troutbum Loc: north central pennsylvania

So my question is the Butter Milk Falls of the north more impressive than the one in the southern tier? My 2nd question is why did you wait so long to submit? Keep snapping

Charles P Loc: Southern Central NY State

jaymatt wrote:

I, too, like your realistic water.

Thank you, John.

Charles P Loc: Southern Central NY State

troutbum wrote:

So my question is the Butter Milk Falls of the north more impressive than the one in the southern tier? My 2nd question is why did you wait so long to submit? Keep snapping

The falls near Ithaca NY is also very nice, just different. I have not been over that way for quite a while and should make it a point to go there. Why did I wait
so long to submit here? I'm not sure, but probably because most of my pictures are just snap shots, and this one is really no exception. I wanted to make my way to the base of the falls and get a shot from that perspective, but the rocks and granite boulders I would have had to walk on were covered with wet pine needles and were very slippery. Maybe next time I'll be braver. Here's a shot that I took in 2007 with a Fujifilm bridge camera that only shot jpeg. It was the beginning of my digital days, and I blew out the sky and probably over cooked the shot as well. That's why I wanted to shoot it again with better equipment
and a lot more knowledge. Oh well.

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troutbum Loc: north central pennsylvania

I am no pro myself and not a perfectionist I judge pictures by their content and yours allow us all to enjoy places we others may never make it to. I have many old old pictures of families and such and they are all way less than perfect, but they still have a great story.

vicksart Loc: Novato, CA -earthquake country

jaymatt wrote:

I, too, like your realistic water.

Count me in.

Charles P Loc: Southern Central NY State

troutbum wrote:

I am no pro myself and not a perfectionist I judge pictures by their content and yours allow us all to enjoy places we others may never make it to. I have many old old pictures of families and such and they are all way less than perfect, but they still have a great story.

Thanks troutbum, and thanks for the thoughtful reply.

Charles P Loc: Southern Central NY State

vicksart wrote:

Count me in.

Thanks for looking, vicksart.

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

Nice effort. I agree about the water needing to look like water is seen by the naked eye. The special exposures have their place as well, but I like your take on this scene, very much.
Thanks for sharing.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Nice job!