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Motion within a waterfall and stream
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Following advice given in this forum here is 2 attempts at getting motion within water. The first hopefully subtle and the second (waterfall) more of a ethereal effect. All comments and critique welcome :)
iso 64, f8, exposure 1 second, no flash, auto WB, spot metering. tripod at late afternoon evening.
iso64, f4, exposure 4 seconds, no flash, auto WB average metering, tripod late afternoon evening.
HI Connie, you need to get yourself an ND filter to enable you capture these shots at their best. Well worth the investment and saves you having to wait around until it gets dark. I bought the P Series cokin filters, cheap and do the job . I prefer the secon shot of the two above. Nice colouring in the water
hi ,im no expert and everyone will have a different view but, i would like to have seen more of the surrounding area on the second one .i feel its a little too cropped.
derek :shock:
Hi Ras, I was given some info and links in another thread regarding filters for my camera, but after chatting to my husband I may well be getting an DSLR sooner than I hoped :D but had to try this out :)
Derek I agree, however it is man made and does not have all the lovely natural edges of a normal waterfall. :( just concrete sides. So I tried to angle it slightly to make it more interesting.
here is another as far back as I could go without stepping into the road or including the fence :? really appreaciate all the input :)
Thats a better shot!. The stick gives a nice foreground interest and leads ur eye to whats in the background. The background is a little soft though. I like th glimmer of sunlight on the right of the weir
I especially like the last one and agree with a lot of what Ras has said. What I especially like is the very smooth layering of the water motion and that stick in the foreground gives some added interest. I think that a zoomed in shot just of the water minus the sky would also work quite well.
Many thanks thebigbejaysus. Just scrolling up so I can’t see the sky, I have to agree it does look better. Off to the beach today if the tide is in. I know I don’t have filters yet but good to practice ;o)
I like the different types of “wooly” water, connie. It makes it all worth it.
Hi Connie,
I also love the colours in 2nd pic but I’d actually crop in slightly more to give an almost abstract feel to it. As Derek says – everyone will have a different opinion. I love images that make you look closer to see what they are. For the first shot Id have zoomed in / cropped it to just include the 3 stones in the foreground. Again, all this is just one persons opinion.
I spent a long time taking shots with compact or bridge cameras and yes, you are a bit limited but that should never mean you cant take a nice photo (and you have). Composition is very often a huge factor in how well a shot looks and no camera in the world will sort that out for you. Theres a huge amount of people that own DSLR’s but never move them beyond Auto or Programme mode so basically they have a very heavy and expensive compact camera.
Cheers,
MarkThanks Dan.
Thanks for all the tips Mark. I love my wee bridge camera lol Street lighting and the sun starting to set worked in my favour as far as colours go. I am constantly practicing composition and think I sometimes overthink it too much, and looking at what you suggest with the first one definately works for me. I was so worried about losing what it was. I like pictures that are taken at odd angles and make you look twice to work out what they are. If I practice like a demon now, when I get my DSLR it won’t be as intimidating to me lol.nice set, i would agree with above about getting filters, get them cheap on ebay and you dont have to get the expensive ones, i use cheep ones and work fine.
http://cgi.ebay.ie/Filter-box-set-for-Cokin-P-Series-ND-Gradual-Adapter-77_W0QQitemZ110499552954QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CamerasPhoto_CameraAccessories_CameraLensesFilters_JN?hash=item19ba495ebathis is a shot i did 3pm using filters, them just used levels in photoshop.
keep up the good work
phillipThank you for the link and the encouragement :) love the effect in your picture.
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