I have always wanted to capture this mood and location. Mission accomplished!
I have always wanted to capture this mood and location. Mission accomplished!
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ERitzFoto
March 07, 2017
Hi Elle, thanks for following me. This is a beautiful shot!! I was curious if you have your meta for this image. I'm working on a shot of water coming over a dam and really struggling with it. Would love to see your meta on this and see if I can identify where I may be needing to think about adjusting. Many thanks, IchthysPhoto (aka Erik).
sarahmirkin
March 09, 2017
So gorgeous! I love the contrast between the smoothness and color of the water and the texture and color of rocks and leaves! What settings and, if necessary, filter did you use?
chipmunk1959
March 18, 2017
Well done, really like your work with water. Takes a good skill and you obviously have it
Coveboy53
June 01, 2017
Great slow speed shot of great sunny day rushing river contrasting so well with the golden Autumn show of gold (We in Australia have mainly evergreens as natives)missed by many whe have seen in traveling )) Beautiful well framed top photograph.... Patrick from Tasmania
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a great water view. The deciduous tree
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a great water view. The deciduous tree
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Location
American Fork Canyon in American Fork, Utah, USATime
Nearly 11:00 AMLighting
The day was in and out of being cloudy. I brought with me my neutral density filter so that I could darken the scene and have the water slow enough to look silky. When the clouds appeared I worked quickly to get my exposure correct.Equipment
Nikon D800 with a zoom lens. I used a tripod for sure because I needed a slow shutter speed to capture the water's flowing nature.Inspiration
When I first fell in love with photography film camera's were still a huge deal. I saw an image from an amazing photographer that was inspiring. Their image was water flowing down a creek. I loved how the water looked. Immediately I bought more film and went to a creek to try it out. It was noon day, I didn't have a filter or tripod. Needless to say none of the shots turned out. I was deflated. I actually tracked down the original photographer of my inspiration image and asked how they took the image. It took me a while to learn enough about photography to get my images to look like that but when I saw this scene I knew I HAD IT!Editing
I bumped contrast and darkened the background a touch.In my camera bag
Usually just what I need for the scene. My favorite lens is my 85 1.8 prime.Feedback
Bring a good neutral density filter and a tripod so that you can slow down your shutter helping your water to reach it's best. Try all kinds of settings like 1/2 a second and others to find your best speed. Every creek and river flow at different rates and you need to keep shooting until you find out when your shutter speed and the river sync together to find that silky moment. Too much 'silk' will wash out your whites, to little 'silk' will not look like the water is flowing. Oh, also, I have found that rivers are best shot from above if you can help it. Use a tall tri-pod, or stand on an upper bank looking down. That way you will get the twists and turns of the river to be an artistic element (instead of looking flat).