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SotosPanteliPhotography
February 28, 2014
Millomeri waterfall is located very near Platres village at the Troodos mountains of Cyprus. This particular photo was shot in November 2013, after a few weeks of good rainfalls. It was shot with a standard zoom (28-70mm) on a Nikon D90 (DX/crop), at a relatively long shutter speed (30sec) utilizing an ND filter.
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The photo of "Millomeri Waterfall" located near Platres village at mount Troodos (Cyprus) was taken in October of 2013. This was my first attempt at capturing this fairly small waterfall and tyhanfully it came out "right" because since then I have visited the waterfall only once again, last Saturday actually with friends from my local Photography Club, only to find the small bridge that leads to destroyed, so reaching close to capture it at this time of year when water flow is at it's peak was ot of the question.Time
Right after lunch time with friend photographers from "Strovolos Photography Club", I decided to visit the Millomeri waterfall as it was just a couple of kilometers away from where we just had lunch (Platres village). So I "dragged" along my two friends that came with me in my car, on this Photo Excursion...Lighting
The position of the waterfall and the surrounding cliffs did not allow any direct sunlight to come through even though the sun was not low at the time and therefore it was all in the shade.... The use of a tripod was essential especialy since none of my lenses had VR capability. Shooting in RAW format means that I don't have to worry about White Balance settings at the time of shooting, although I did take notice that the Auto White Balance setting was giving a correct rendering of the colors...Equipment
This was shot with a Nikon D90 and a Sigma 28-70mm F2.8D lens in Manual mode. The focal length was 28mm, aperture f/13, shutter speed 8sec and ISO 200. An cheap ND filter was used and of-course my old 25+ year old tripod. Very subtle editing was done in Lightroom 4 as I had very little experience with it at the time, not that I know now that well!Inspiration
After taking shots from various angles of the waterfall I opted for a more close-up shot that emphasized and "framed" the waterflow! I especially liked the "trianglular" frame of the waterfall formed by it's rocky sides... and tried to capture just that.Editing
Primarily because I tried to capture a correctly exposed image in-camera, minimal post-processing was needed to be used on this photo using Lightroom 4, on my old notebook and my non-calibrated office LCD display...In my camera bag
I always have my Nikon D90 with me and at least a zoom lens, "just in case". On planned photo excursion (either alone or with friends or with the Photo Club), I carry nearly everything I have in one or two photo bags (again, just in case). Based on the location I take what I believe would be needed, tripod included and leave the rest in the car. My kit comprises of a Nikon D90, that I bought secondhand, a Sigma AF 28-70 f2.8D EX lens, a Nikon AF-S 80-200mm f2.8, a Tamron 18-200mm, a Nikon AF 60mm f2.8 Macro and a Nikon AF 50mm F1.8. Of-course various cheap ND, ND-Grad and PL filters (77-82mm) with step-up adapters are also included, as also are a couple of speedlites (SB-600 and SB-24) and RF Triggers..Feedback
I don't consider myslef experienced enough to be giving advise to others about capturing waterfalls, but in my opinion, waterflow is best captured if a long exposure is used. How long this exposure shuld be would depend on the force the water flows and how much light reaches your subject (waterfall and the surrounding landscape in your frame).. As with all landscape shoots, mid-day harsh light should be avoided, a tripod is a must and if the desired shutter speed can't be reached otherwise (i.e. lowering ISO, widening the aperture to acceptable f-stop for the lens in use), an ND or ND Variable filter and even a Polarizing filter should be used..
