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02/20/2010 06:14:32 PM |
The layout of the building makes it hard to get a good full shot of the waterfall. You can't really get it all in the frame without stepping off the path and they get mad about that. I have some other shots of the falls that may work better. I have to admit I like shooting in raw! Ill post some more later tonight. Thanks again for the comments and help.
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02/20/2010 04:28:27 PM |
Lots of good comments you've received... If you want more milky water, set your shutter speed at 1/2s and up. Your water will appear very white although it could pick up some blue tint from the heavy shade. Also, be aware that you don't want the water blown out, preferably you would still be able to see some detail/texture in the motion blurred water.
Would you be able to take a gorrillapod inside without paying the fee? |
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02/20/2010 04:28:00 PM |
| I would echo the sentiments so far, and would add -- I get no sense of scale from this. Being familiar with ferns, I get the idea that this waterfall is probably only a few feet high, at the most. If it is bigger than that, a portrait orientation, and something else to give it a sense of scale might be helpful. |
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02/20/2010 04:09:31 PM |
Not an expert on waterfalls, but I would have been tempted to use Portrait rather Landscape layout. This would have prevented clipping the top of the waterfall and shown the water landing in a pool or whatever, rather than capturing a bottomless waterfall.
It looks as if your PP is too saturated giving you blue water and overgreen foliage. Your detail is very sharp. With a slower shutter speed, obtainable by dropping your ISO, you would have smoothed the water to appear like milk. Increasing your shutter speed and you would have stopped the water midfall. Of course, if you are using Auto with camera settings for saturation you might want to try some of the different settings as the camera may be oversaturating your shot.
A good effort and worth trying again with different settings and see what results you get:) |
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02/20/2010 04:09:00 PM |
| Saw your request for critique so I'll give you my take. I feel the blue in the water is off, you don't usually see blue in running water, as Citymars stated it looks artificial. The composition seems awkward and unsettling to the eye. I feel this is in part to the negative space on the left side of the frame and the landscape orientation used. I would try cropping the left side off and allow the flow of the water lead you from the left side of the frame to the right side, or re-shoot the fall in portrait orientation and try to include more of the water, possibly where the water meets the ground. I do like the stop action of the water, usually you see long exposures with smooth water, this is bit different and I could go either way. Hope this helps and it's just my take. |
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02/20/2010 04:04:01 PM |
| The lighting in there was terrible. And I didn't want to pay the extra fee to use my tripod. So I had to use a faster shutter and higher ISO. I may try again when I get paid and go ahead and use my tripod. Thanks for the comments! |
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02/20/2010 04:00:29 PM |
| I agree with the colour comments, the water colour seems a bit artificial. Also, to get a silky look for the water, a longer shutter speed is required. Shooting at a lower ISO would allow for that. |
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02/20/2010 03:47:02 PM |
not a pro nor a nature photog, but it seems to me either longer exposure or shorter might have worked with this shot, as to see more fluidity of the water motion with less detail, or less fluidity with more detail. im not sure if im making sense or explaining myself very well...i hope you get the idea.
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02/20/2010 03:43:39 PM |
Hey, Kent. Since you requested feedback... I don't know what's "right" or "wrong" about shooting waterfalls. The first thing that jumps out at me though is the water color seems too artificially blue, with almost a colorized look. As for the other things (length of exposure, etc.) hopefully you'll get some feedback from nature photogs.
It wasn't clear from your forum description if you ended up using a tripod or not, but since the leaves seem fairly sharp I'm guessing you did. |
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