Light painting on a waterfall
Dec 9, 2020 20:53:11 #
I went out tonight about an hour and a half after sunset to a waterfall about 10 minutes from my house to try out an idea of light painting the waterfall while still being able to show that the shot was taken after dark. I got lucky that there was a decent amount of water coming over the falls even though it has been pretty dry around central Ohio for the last week or so. Being down in a gorge and getting there before the moon came up made for a really dark set up. The darkness made focusing difficult. From where I was set up on the viewing platform to the rock wall where the water falls is probably 30-40 feet and while my flashlight is strong (650 lumen Streamlight), it only lit up a small portion of the rock for me to focus on.
I am pretty happy with how these came out. What I am more happy about is that I have been picturing this shot in my head for about two weeks before I went out tonight, and they came out about what I was thinking they would look like. I was a little worried when I got down into the gorge and saw how close the streetlights were, but I actually like the color they add to the scene.
Hope you enjoy the downloads.
I am pretty happy with how these came out. What I am more happy about is that I have been picturing this shot in my head for about two weeks before I went out tonight, and they came out about what I was thinking they would look like. I was a little worried when I got down into the gorge and saw how close the streetlights were, but I actually like the color they add to the scene.
Hope you enjoy the downloads.
Hayden Run Falls near Dublin, OH.
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Both of these were shot with my Nikon D850 & the Nikon 14-24 mm. 30 seconds at f8 with ISO at 250.
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PJinOH wrote:
I went out tonight about an hour and a half after ... (show quote)
Great images!!!!
Streamlights are the greatest!!!!
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UTMike wrote:
Creative concept that was well executed!
Thanks, I appreciate it. Now on to the next idea.
Dec 10, 2020 09:30:23 #
You have to be more than satisfied with those images. Your technique was excellent and so the images.
If I may, I would clone the strong light among the trees in the second image. Something tells me it competes with the main subject acting as a distraction.
If I may, I would clone the strong light among the trees in the second image. Something tells me it competes with the main subject acting as a distraction.
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