Nature
Waterfall near in Whitney Portals
Waterfall near in Whitney Portals
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Dec, 2017Views
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Location
Whitney Portals picnic area, from there it is just a short hike to the falls.Time
It was about 1:40pm, not the best time of day to be taking a landscape image.Lighting
The sun was nearly overhead, but the trees we were under put us and the camera equipment in the shade. Part of the image was in the shade, and the other part in the bright sunlight making it difficult to balance the exposure.Equipment
I set up using a tripod, Nikon D750, Nikon 24-120 F/4 @f/16, ISO50, 1/8 second average.Inspiration
I was working my grandniece to help her improve her photography skills, so after I took a few images, I got her setup on the tripod with her own camera, a Nikon D3100 so she could take some pictures as well. The running water always makes an interesting picture if you can use the slower shutter speeds to give the water that misty look. I regret I did not any nutrual density (ND) filters with me that day.Editing
Since I did not It have any ND filters with me, I took several images at f/16 using different shutter speeds to get the correct exposure for the water, and rocks in the shade, and than I used Lightroom to combine them into a single HDR image. I than used photoshop for some smoothing and sharpening.In my camera bag
I usually carry my Nikon D750, Nikon 24-120mm f/4, Nikon 50mm f/1.4, Nikon 85mm f/1.8, Sigma 17-35mm f/2.8, Lensbaby Velvet 56 f/1.6, carbon fiber tripod. Nikon SB 700 speedlight.Feedback
When shooting any water that is running in a stream, or the ocean rushing on and off shore, use a good quality set of ND filters, this will help get a smooth look to the water, and a graduated set of ND filter for balancing the exposure between the sky and the ground.
