Moss Glen
Moss Glen falls in Granville Vermont.
Moss Glen falls in Granville Vermont.
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Location
This image is of the Moss Glen Falls in Granville, Vermont, Supposedly the most photographed waterfall in Vermont.Time
It was taken at 11:38 am.Lighting
The light finally got over the mountain to shine some light onto this waterfall, which is nestled in a beautiful little valley, but being so late, there was a bit of heavy shadow in the forest along the sides, but it did provide some rather nice illumination of the water.Equipment
I shot this image using a Pentax K-5 camera on a tripod with a smc PENTAX-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL [IF] SDM lens equipped with a polarizer and a neutral density filter set at 18mm with an aperture of f/22 and a shutter speed of 6 seconds. The tripod and I were in the water at the time the image was taken.Inspiration
I travel a lot across Vermont for my work, and this spot in Granville had always caught my eye, and on this particular day I had my gear with me and the timing was right-I was done working! Pulled off the road and crawled around taking images, dodging the other tourists and photographers and found a different angle on the falls, so I plunged into the water with my gear and took this image.Editing
I processed this image using Adobe camera raw and Photoshop CS5.In my camera bag
I shoot with Pentax gear, which allows me to play with a lot of classic old glass which is always fun. I carry a number of lenses into the field, my filter kit so I have access to some neutral density filters and such, remote trigger, tripod, extra lens cloths and towels since the spray from the waterfalls can muck up your glass in a hurry!Feedback
For me, shooting waterfalls is just lots of fun. I love playing with time, adjusting the exposure to capture what I want out of the water and the flow. In this instance, I wanted to see into the depths of the water, so I put a Circular Polarizer on my lens to deal with the light refraction off the water, and since the light was pretty bright I used a couple of Neutral density filters to slow things down a bit to get the clear water in the pool. I always try to find interesting angles to shoot from. Getting underneath a waterfall provides some interesting images, but it means getting wet. Be committed! Bring good waterproof boots or waders and be willing to get in the river, into the flow. Always bring extra socks and dry clothes! Be extra vigilant with your gear around water-lens adapters and caps and such really seem to like to learn to swim at the most inopportune times. Always "gear up" on dry land, and if using a circular polarizer on your lens, always turn it in one direction-if you turn it the other way, it may unscrew off of your lens and end up in the river! The use of a tripod and neutral density filters to control exposure times to get real long exposures and a polarizing filter to cut the glare around the water are real big helpers when I shoot waterfalls.
