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One important aspect about shooting waterfalls is knowing the waterfall itself. That in mean by that is knowing the lighting conditions in each year and day; know what time you will get the best.
Here are some useful tips to get beautiful waterfalls images.
Lighting for the waterfall is best when it just finished raining s-like storm that just passed. You can take advantage of this to get the right picture to get soft and dim light that brings out the dramatic nature of the waterfall. In order to get a slower shutter speed in a car, you will need to capture the waterfall after a rain, especially at this time.
There are some successful tips to get two types of waterfall shots. The first is the effect of soft smooth flowing water, such as the water looks like silk blanket on a rock. If you want to get this look, set your shutter speed of 1 to 2 seconds. To get the right exposure on the speed you set the aperture on the stop ff/16 or less say, f/22. You will see that with these settings you will get the depth, bigger is better from the field. The entire frame will be in focus this way, which is always a bonus. If you find you have too much light, just change your shutter to 2 seconds or just a few. You can also use a polariser or a neutral density filter.
Here are some useful tips to get beautiful waterfalls images.
Lighting for the waterfall is best when it just finished raining s-like storm that just passed. You can take advantage of this to get the right picture to get soft and dim light that brings out the dramatic nature of the waterfall. In order to get a slower shutter speed in a car, you will need to capture the waterfall after a rain, especially at this time.
There are some successful tips to get two types of waterfall shots. The first is the effect of soft smooth flowing water, such as the water looks like silk blanket on a rock. If you want to get this look, set your shutter speed of 1 to 2 seconds. To get the right exposure on the speed you set the aperture on the stop ff/16 or less say, f/22. You will see that with these settings you will get the depth, bigger is better from the field. The entire frame will be in focus this way, which is always a bonus. If you find you have too much light, just change your shutter to 2 seconds or just a few. You can also use a polariser or a neutral density filter.
Filter for waterfall shots? I have found that the ND filters provide some fantastic effects. If you invest in one to photograph waterfalls, you'll find that the amount if light on the lens is reduced. After the light is reduced (provided you are shooting in daylight in the auto), shutter speed, will change accordingly. You will find there is no reduction in color at all.
It's also wise to use a tripod when taking waterfalls. When you use a shutter speed of 1 to 2 seconds (depending on the light), you must remember that this is a fairly slow shutter speed and you do not want to take risk. So many times a customer has sent me a photo if they waterfall with several significant image blur, leaving them disappointed in the process.
Also, with such slow shutter, try to get yourself a cable shutter release. A remote shutter release is even better because of the opportunity knocking on your camera go from 10% to absolute zero. This is a must when taking a slow shutter speed such as this because even the most beautiful photo is ruined by a little movement.
If you do not have a remote release cable, you can use the camera self timer. This is something I have been mostly used when I started photography. This will get the same, if not the same effects, such as using a wired remote shutter release. When you set the timer, press the shutter, you still have a few seconds before the shutter will open and take a picture, a few seconds During this window, you can take your finger from the shutter and then the picture will be taken after this set amount of time. (Usually three to ten seconds depending on what you set in. Some cameras may have a timer set for this window.)
Just remember that time of day you are shooting your waterfall-watching is very important to enhance the color of storm clouds and catch that beautiful water with slow shutter speeds below 2 seconds. One more reason why it's good to have low light is because it offers high contrast of the water came on the photos when taken in mid-afternoon sun. Low lamp will soften any potential rough contrast.
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