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Frozen waterfall with ice ring in central washington
Frozen waterfall with ice ring in central washington
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Location
This shot was taken just north of the city Ellensburg in Washington State. The waterfall is located in Coleman Canyon.Time
This was an a late morning shot. I'm wanting to say between 10am and 11am.Lighting
I do remember that it was an overcast day and the lighting was pretty evenly displaced over the frame thereby negating the need for an bracketed shot. Lights and Darks were at a minimum.Equipment
Camera: Canon 7D w / 2 second timer set and mounted on tripod Lens: Tamron 10-24 w / Polarizer Filter Shutter speed: 2.5 seconds F-stop: 22 ISO: 100 And due to occasional mist coming off the pool, I kept a lens cloth handy and wiped just prior to shooting.Inspiration
My family has owned property and a cabin in the area since I was a teenager and I had been hiking down to this waterfall for decades. So it held some sentimental value and I always thought it would be a great photo.Editing
I did minimal post processing in Lightroom. Mainly just a little contrast, brightness, shadow, clarity, sharpness, and a little temperature adjust.In my camera bag
My current equipment list: Canon 7D Tamron 10-24 (Landscape) Canon 24-105L (Landscape) Canon 400mm 5.6L Prime (Wildlife) Canon 1.4x extender Canon wired remote Polarizer, 8ND, 13ND filters Manfrotto tripod Extra memory cards and batteries Lowepro Medium Size Bag and Lowepro BackpackFeedback
For shooting waterfalls and creeks, I always use a tripod. At least for me, I usually run 2-3 seconds on my shutter speed to get that nice milky water affect. Overcast days are the best for shooting as it will require very little filtering to get this kind of result. And of course pushing the F-stop up will reduce light and allow for those longer exposures and unless you are shooting in the evening, ISO levels can remain at 100. If you are shooting on a sunny day and wanting to achieve the same result, you'll want to have some filters with you. 8ND or even 13ND to get the light down to a reasonable level. And if you find that there is an extreme contrast between light and shadow in your waterfall or creek, you'll most likely want to do a bracketed/HDR shot and then post process in Lightroom and Photoshop to blend them all together like I did on another more recent waterfall I posted on Viewbug. Now I'm sure there are a million different methods to get this kind of affect, but this is the technique I use to pull it off. :-)
