Canadian Rockies Trip: Sunwapta Falls
Sep 13, 2015 06:38:45 #
tbell7D wrote:
I enjoyed looking at these as much as your others from Canada. And what a surprise when the water actually looked like water and not cotton candy or Cool Whip! My thanks to you for using a shutter that was fast enough to "freeze" the flow of the water. In my most humble opinion, the use of slow shutter speeds to create a fuzzy or lacey appearance of flowing water seems to be a much over used technique. Anyway, great work on these and I will be watching for more. :thumbup:
I appreciate your feedback, tbell, and am delighted that you have been following much of the trip. I am nearing the end, though, and will miss all the 'conversations' of these past few weeks with other members.
I've confessed before that around home I often use silk (not cotton or cloud) effect on the high falls, and did so on the Tangle Falls post, but most of the falls there in Canada had such intricate twists and turns and churns that I really wanted to reveal that power. With so many members like yourself expressing the preference for frozen motion I have resolved to continue that approach when I go out to photograph the waterfalls here in WNC in a few weeks. I was reluctant at first because of the need to use a higher ISO, but the D5300 manages even 1600 quite well. That was the tricky part of freezing the motion for me, the dark cloud cover we encountered early in the mornings meant turning up the ISO to keep the shutter fast.
Sep 13, 2015 06:54:34 #
Sep 13, 2015 07:00:50 #
Granddad wrote:
Superb images.
Dave.
Dave.
Greetings from across the pond, Dave, and thank you for dropping in--so glad you enjoyed some of the Canadian scenery!!
Sep 13, 2015 07:13:55 #
rlaugh wrote:
Fine shots Diane!! :thumbup:
Good to see you, rlaugh--the tumbs up is much appreciated!
With the Canada trip winding down, it's getting to be time to head out to the mountains here at home to photograph the autumn colors at the waterfalls. It looks like a promising year for a spectacular color show. I've done most of the WNC falls in silk, but with the enthusiasm for frozen motion on so many of these Canadian falls, I've decided to go that route this time out.
Sep 13, 2015 09:04:44 #
Sep 13, 2015 09:32:23 #
Nice images. And I second the comment about whipped-cream water! This is really nice.
Sep 13, 2015 12:09:54 #
Photobud
Loc: Palmetto, Florida
Great photos and it is nice to see water as it actually flows and looks. I do not like the "out of focus" look that seems to be trendy.Nice work
Sep 13, 2015 13:01:44 #
Sep 13, 2015 13:28:15 #
Rathyatra wrote:
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Thank you very much, Rathyatra--so glad you enjoyed this leg of the trip!
Sep 13, 2015 13:31:16 #
AzPicLady wrote:
Nice images. And I second the comment about whipped-cream water! This is really nice.
Well, I have been quite surprised at the number of viewers who have shared that sentiment, AzPicLady! Since I've done the waterfalls in my own area mostly in silk to date, I plan to freeze the action when I get back to WNC in a few weeks. It will interesting to see how that works on the tall narrow drops.
Sep 13, 2015 13:34:39 #
Photobud wrote:
Great photos and it is nice to see water as it actually flows and looks. I do not like the "out of focus" look that seems to be trendy.Nice work
Thanks a bunch, Photobud--enjoying frozen motion seems to be the NEW trend judging by the number of comments I've had throughout the series!!
Sep 13, 2015 13:36:23 #
Sirius_one wrote:
Beautiful shots.
Glad you liked this set, Sirius_one, and thanks for following so many of the posts from this trip!!
Sep 13, 2015 14:22:54 #
dmeyer wrote:
Sunwapta Falls is one of the most accessible falls along the Icefields Parkway and, as such, has the biggest crowds! This was another one of those places we abandoned on first drive-through until we could return in the early morning.
On reaching the falls, I was glad the water flow was moderate because I quickly got caught up in catching the water splashing through the "pitcher spout" like I was playing pinball! (I've seen other photos where the falls obliterate the spout.)
On reaching the falls, I was glad the water flow was moderate because I quickly got caught up in catching the water splashing through the "pitcher spout" like I was playing pinball! (I've seen other photos where the falls obliterate the spout.)
Beauties
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Sep 13, 2015 15:59:14 #
greymule wrote:
Beauties
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Thank you, greymule--the thumbs up are really appreciated!!
Sep 13, 2015 22:36:55 #
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