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Waterfall
Dec 7, 2011 07:06:26 #
The secret is when the sun is low or a very cloudy day. Then its quite simple.
Turbo wrote:
Very nice !
waterfalls are one of the hardest subjects to photograph properly. The dynamic range is usually quite broad and the camera gets fooled into overexposing the water and/or underexposing everything else.
You did well in those pics.
waterfalls are one of the hardest subjects to photograph properly. The dynamic range is usually quite broad and the camera gets fooled into overexposing the water and/or underexposing everything else.
You did well in those pics.
Dec 7, 2011 07:08:15 #
Dec 7, 2011 07:48:20 #
Shutternut2 wrote:
Hi Nikonjohn,
I have the same pictures :-) was just there this past weekend.
NikonJohn wrote:
Here are a couple of waterfalls from Indiana; first is Williamsport Falls, highest free falling waterfall in Indiana at 90 feet. The second and third is Cataract Falls on the Ell river, largest by volume waterfall in Indiana. The drop on the third shot is about 20 feet.
Hi Nikonjohn,
I have the same pictures :-) was just there this past weekend.
Nice shots... Looks like the water is high again from all the rain. Were the lower falls underwater again?
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Dec 7, 2011 08:23:50 #
Bruce with a Canon wrote:
seems the trend is long shutter exposure to get that silky look from the moving water, I use a tripod, ND filter ( neutral density 4 or 8) and sometimes I use a polarizer filter and stop down to f16 or so. some exposures are up to 30 seconds depending on light
I usually shoot waterfalls with both fast and slow shutter speeds. I chose to post the Cataract Falls pictures with a fast shutter speed. If you were wondering what they looked like with a slow shutter then Shutternut2 posted those. :wink: Thanks Shutternut2, nice shots. :thumbup: It looks like we were standing in the same spot. :) I chose to post the fast shutter shots because that's what waterfalls look like when you are there looking at them. Not that I don't like the long exposure look, I just thought with the Cataract Falls it made them look smaller, like they only dropped a few feet not 20. But whichever way you like it now you have both! :wink: I imagine that Shutternut2 would agree that it is a fun place to shoot. I have several hundred shots from the last time I was there. :lol: I also use a ND filter when it's a sunny day to get the silky look.
Dec 7, 2011 09:29:42 #
I need to start using a ND filter for falls. Good tip. Here're a couple of waterfall images that gave me fits post processing because of the wide dynamic range.
Dec 7, 2011 09:52:54 #
These are beautiful.
Just remember that even with a N.D you will still have a wide dynamic range. It's just that everything will be a little darker than without. Where the sun is hitting most may still get blown out.
This is why I try to go at sun up or sun down. Then the whole image will be more evenly lit.
Have fun with it.
Just remember that even with a N.D you will still have a wide dynamic range. It's just that everything will be a little darker than without. Where the sun is hitting most may still get blown out.
This is why I try to go at sun up or sun down. Then the whole image will be more evenly lit.
Have fun with it.
greymule wrote:
I need to start using a ND filter for falls. Good tip. Here're a couple of waterfall images that gave me fits post processing because of the wide dynamic range.
Dec 7, 2011 10:00:15 #
Good point. Perhaps multi-exposures combined in PS with the HDR feature is the only answer if the sun is shining on the scene. I understand that the ND darkens everything and allows one to use longer shutter speeds in brighter light. Thanks for your suggestion.
Dec 7, 2011 10:56:29 #
greymule wrote:
I need to start using a ND filter for falls. Good tip. Here're a couple of waterfall images that gave me fits post processing because of the wide dynamic range.
Those are all quite nice. The third one has a film look to it. :wink:
Are they all in Colorado?
Dec 7, 2011 11:01:42 #
NikonJohn wrote:
Those are all quite nice. The third one has a film look to it. :wink:
Are they all in Colorado?
greymule wrote:
I need to start using a ND filter for falls. Good tip. Here're a couple of waterfall images that gave me fits post processing because of the wide dynamic range.
Those are all quite nice. The third one has a film look to it. :wink:
Are they all in Colorado?
Thanks. All were taken with film, then scanned. The "jungley-looking" one was in Australia; the other two were in Olympia area in Washington.
Dec 7, 2011 11:05:05 #
greymule wrote:
Thanks. All were taken with film, then scanned. The "jungley-looking" one was in Australia; the other two were in Olympia area in Washington.
NikonJohn wrote:
Those are all quite nice. The third one has a film look to it. :wink:
Are they all in Colorado?
greymule wrote:
I need to start using a ND filter for falls. Good tip. Here're a couple of waterfall images that gave me fits post processing because of the wide dynamic range.
Those are all quite nice. The third one has a film look to it. :wink:
Are they all in Colorado?
Thanks. All were taken with film, then scanned. The "jungley-looking" one was in Australia; the other two were in Olympia area in Washington.
Ahh, I have a few from Washington state as well, from a hike around Mt. Rainier in 1987, all shot with slide film.
And I would love to go to Australia!
Dec 7, 2011 11:15:24 #
Ahh, I have a few from Washington state as well, from a hike around Mt. Rainier in 1987, all shot with slide film.
And I would love to go to Australia![/quote]
There is an area in Australia not far northwest of Sidney in the Blue Mountains. There are literally dozens of spectacular waterfalls. I really made a mess of my photo op there. Boo hoo.
:cry:
A sample is attached.
And I would love to go to Australia![/quote]
There is an area in Australia not far northwest of Sidney in the Blue Mountains. There are literally dozens of spectacular waterfalls. I really made a mess of my photo op there. Boo hoo.
:cry:
A sample is attached.
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Dec 7, 2011 11:27:18 #
rjgjr
Loc: Sun City, CA
These are all great shots, really shows the diversity of waterfalls around the world. I'm a newby, having trouble downloading my photos, any help?
Dec 7, 2011 11:30:08 #
rjgjr wrote:
These are all great shots, really shows the diversity of waterfalls around the world. I'm a newby, having trouble downloading my photos, any help?
You have to save your photos as a jpg. Follow the direction at the bottom of the post.
Dec 7, 2011 11:47:13 #
Going to another part of the world; I took this last year in the Philippine.
The image was created in HDR.
The image was created in HDR.
In a jungle of the Phil.
Dec 7, 2011 12:28:28 #
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