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Te Waihou Stream

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture f/16 ISO 50 Shutter 32/10 Focal Length 24/1

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Sep, 2015

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo is taken on the Te Waihou Walkway which leads to the Blue Spring, located in South Waikato near Putaruru, New Zealand. The walk to the springs follows a track alongside the Waihou River, through wetlands, across rolling pastoral land and features views of small waterfalls, native bush and the famous Blue Spring with glimpses of trout along the way. The spring is fed from the Mamaku Plateau where the water takes up to 100 years to filter through; the resulting water is so pure and clean that it produces a beautiful blue colour while being virtually clear.

Time

11:12 am

Lighting

This part of the stream was mostly in shade which helped as it was a sunny day. I used a 3 second exposure so I needed an ND filter to reduce the light, 50 ISO and a small aperture of f/16 which also kept the fore ground sharp.

Equipment

Canon 5D III, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens @ 24mm, tripod, cable remote, Lightcraft Rapid ND filter

Inspiration

I like the tranquil effect of long exposure water photos. This combined with green moss covered rocks and native bush made the perfect location for me.

Editing

I shoot raw so post processing includes the usual Lightroom adjustments like white balance, exposure, sharpening, lens correction etc. I have also emphasized the green colour.

In my camera bag

Canon 5D III, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM, EF 50mm f/1.2L USM, EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X, cable remote, Lee Big Stopper ND Filter, spare battery, blower and cleaning cloth, all lenses fitted with UV filters, tripod (separate bag)

Feedback

Avoid direct sunlight by finding a shady area or an overcast day. The area must be calm (no wind) otherwise the leaves will be blurred from movement. Must use something to keep the camera absolutely still such as a tripod. A cable remote is a good idea to help avoid camera shake and necessary to operate the camera in Bulb mode for exposures greater than 30 seconds. Experiment with exposure time as the effect changes with water speed and volume of flow. It is recommended to cover the view finder, sometimes I forget to do this though. I recommend using a good quality ND filter. I now use a Lee Big stopper which gives 10 stops of light reduction. There is a useful App available to calculate the exposure time.

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