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Supposedly, we see 24 "frames" a second. So there's your best shutter speed to compare to. When I look at a river or a waterfall, it isn't sharp, but it isn't particularly blurred, either. If you shoot faster than 1/24 sec ( say 1/500 with a flash ) you'll freeze the water, compared to how it looks. If you shoot slower than 1/24, you'll blur it compared to how it looks to you.

How bright the water is -- whether it's pure white, or a shade of grey -- is a matter of exposure, not shutter speed. If you want white, spot meter the brightest part of the waterfall, and overexpose a stop. This can be a challenge if you have sunlit foliage in your picture; you have to balance the exposure of the darker water with the brighter plants. But if it works, it looks great.

Here's my entry:



This was f/11 for 1/4 second, at 16 mm and about as close to the rock as I could get. It's not from an Olympus camera, but it was an Oly that tought me about photography and inspired me to take photos like this. The main challenge getting this photo was getting to the park -- 4,200 miles in eight days, by myself.
 
You did an excellent job shooting this and sharing it with us. I know from reading the thread where you posted this that all have said the same.

Thanks for including it here with your notes. Hopefully when a new person comes along they will pull this thread up... Hmm...wonder if we should cap the thread at the end with a keyword list and the link to the start of it???

Sorry thinking to myself out loud again...no one I can't sleep!

Any whooo...
I am very impressed with your work and your effort.

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RichO :)
San Antonio, TX
http://www.pbase.com/richo/
http://www.richo.org/LearningCenter/faq_olympus.htm
'Life is a dance, Love is the music.'
 
This I took with my oly brio150.
It was my only digital at the time.
Settings auto. Seeing that it is a point and shoot.

The waterfall is 1200' high. This is just a small portion that you can walk behind.



Bryan L

http://www.pbase.com/galleries/bryanl Pbase supporter
oly brio-150, C-700 - Uzi Love that zoom
 
I thought that exposure was a matter of shutter speed? I am not sure i understand this part?
Forrest said:
Supposedly, we see 24 "frames" a second. So there's your best
shutter speed to compare to. When I look at a river or a
waterfall, it isn't sharp, but it isn't particularly blurred,
either. If you shoot faster than 1/24 sec ( say 1/500 with a flash
) you'll freeze the water, compared to how it looks. If you shoot
slower than 1/24, you'll blur it compared to how it looks to you.

How bright the water is -- whether it's pure white, or a shade of
grey -- is a matter of exposure, not shutter speed. If you want
white, spot meter the brightest part of the waterfall, and
overexpose a stop. This can be a challenge if you have sunlit
foliage in your picture; you have to balance the exposure of the
darker water with the brighter plants. But if it works, it looks
great.

Here's my entry:



This was f/11 for 1/4 second, at 16 mm and about as close to the
rock as I could get. It's not from an Olympus camera, but it was
an Oly that tought me about photography and inspired me to take
photos like this. The main challenge getting this photo was
getting to the park -- 4,200 miles in eight days, by myself.
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Daniella
http://www.pbase.com/zylen
C700 FORUM: http://www.c700uz.com
 
Daniella68313 said:
I thought that exposure was a matter of shutter speed? I am not
sure i understand this part?
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It is ... but it's also a matter of the aperture you choose. Half a second at f/8 might blur a waterfall with bright white highlights in the water ... but half a second at f/22 will give you the same blur, but with all grey water. You can't think just because the shutter speed is 1/2 sec that you'll be happy.
Daniella68313 said:
Forrest said:
Supposedly, we see 24 "frames" a second. So there's your best
shutter speed to compare to. When I look at a river or a
waterfall, it isn't sharp, but it isn't particularly blurred,
either. If you shoot faster than 1/24 sec ( say 1/500 with a flash
) you'll freeze the water, compared to how it looks. If you shoot
slower than 1/24, you'll blur it compared to how it looks to you.

How bright the water is -- whether it's pure white, or a shade of
grey -- is a matter of exposure, not shutter speed. If you want
white, spot meter the brightest part of the waterfall, and
overexpose a stop. This can be a challenge if you have sunlit
foliage in your picture; you have to balance the exposure of the
darker water with the brighter plants. But if it works, it looks
great.

Here's my entry:



This was f/11 for 1/4 second, at 16 mm and about as close to the
rock as I could get. It's not from an Olympus camera, but it was
an Oly that tought me about photography and inspired me to take
photos like this. The main challenge getting this photo was
getting to the park -- 4,200 miles in eight days, by myself.
Click to expand...
--
Daniella
http://www.pbase.com/zylen
C700 FORUM: http://www.c700uz.com
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I know these aren't the greatest waterfalls in the world, but they are interesting IR pics, IMO.

Oly C-4040, 1 sec @ f4.5, R72 filter, ISO 100, -0.7 EV, noise reduction.

http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=880033&size=md

http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=873626&size=md
RichO said:
I have seen some recent really good waterfall photos. I thought it
would be good to collect those and others together in one thread
along with some "technical" information.

If you have a good waterfall photo you would like to share please
add it to this thread with a new title and add the following to the
message along with the link.

1. Where did you shoot the waterfall.
2. Settings
3. Special Challenges you faced and how you over came them
4. What feature of the Olympus camera helped you if any.

I'll post mine later when others have started.

--
RichO :)
San Antonio, TX
http://www.pbase.com/richo/
http://www.richo.org/LearningCenter/faq_olympus.htm
'Life is a dance, Love is the music.'
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very striking..i love the first one with the water lilly in white, it makes a great contrast on the black water.
Mike Klemmer said:
Oly C-4040, 1 sec @ f4.5, R72 filter, ISO 100, -0.7 EV, noise
reduction.

http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=880033&size=md

http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=873626&size=md
RichO said:
I have seen some recent really good waterfall photos. I thought it
would be good to collect those and others together in one thread
along with some "technical" information.

If you have a good waterfall photo you would like to share please
add it to this thread with a new title and add the following to the
message along with the link.

1. Where did you shoot the waterfall.
2. Settings
3. Special Challenges you faced and how you over came them
4. What feature of the Olympus camera helped you if any.

I'll post mine later when others have started.

--
RichO :)
San Antonio, TX
http://www.pbase.com/richo/
http://www.richo.org/LearningCenter/faq_olympus.htm
'Life is a dance, Love is the music.'
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--
Daniella
http://www.pbase.com/zylen
C700 FORUM: http://www.c700uz.com
 
RichO said:
Rich,
This is a great falls for the long exposures...this would really
look great with smooth waters. You should make a photo study of
this waterfall.

I'm serious. Do you live close to it?

--
RichO :)
San Antonio, TX
http://www.pbase.com/richo/
http://www.richo.org/LearningCenter/faq_olympus.htm
'Life is a dance, Love is the music.'
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Yes, I live fairly close. I'll have to go back and try some different effects. You have had some good pics posted in response to your thread.
Rich
--
RB - pbase supporter
 
Mike,

I really like these a lot. The IR effect looks great.

Bob
Mike Klemmer said:
Oly C-4040, 1 sec @ f4.5, R72 filter, ISO 100, -0.7 EV, noise
reduction.

http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=880033&size=md

http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=873626&size=md
RichO said:
I have seen some recent really good waterfall photos. I thought it
would be good to collect those and others together in one thread
along with some "technical" information.

If you have a good waterfall photo you would like to share please
add it to this thread with a new title and add the following to the
message along with the link.

1. Where did you shoot the waterfall.
2. Settings
3. Special Challenges you faced and how you over came them
4. What feature of the Olympus camera helped you if any.

I'll post mine later when others have started.

--
RichO :)
San Antonio, TX
http://www.pbase.com/richo/
http://www.richo.org/LearningCenter/faq_olympus.htm
'Life is a dance, Love is the music.'
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OlyBob
Olympus C-3020Z, C-2100UZ
http://www.pbase.com/olybob
 
I like the IR shot very much. This filter gives textrure to stone and rock as well as the effects on green planting. Thanx for posting.

Don
olybob said:
I really like these a lot. The IR effect looks great.

Bob
Mike Klemmer said:
Oly C-4040, 1 sec @ f4.5, R72 filter, ISO 100, -0.7 EV, noise
reduction.

http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=880033&size=md

http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=873626&size=md
RichO said:
I have seen some recent really good waterfall photos. I thought it
would be good to collect those and others together in one thread
along with some "technical" information.

If you have a good waterfall photo you would like to share please
add it to this thread with a new title and add the following to the
message along with the link.

1. Where did you shoot the waterfall.
2. Settings
3. Special Challenges you faced and how you over came them
4. What feature of the Olympus camera helped you if any.

I'll post mine later when others have started.

--
RichO :)
San Antonio, TX
http://www.pbase.com/richo/
http://www.richo.org/LearningCenter/faq_olympus.htm
'Life is a dance, Love is the music.'
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OlyBob
Olympus C-3020Z, C-2100UZ
http://www.pbase.com/olybob
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I'm not a big fan of IR, but I think it works great in your waterfally photos. They have a surreal look that draws the view into the photo.

Have you tried techniques to drive up the contrast more? Just wondering what that would look like.

Good work and thanks for sharing.

--
RichO :)
San Antonio, TX
http://www.pbase.com/richo/
http://www.richo.org/LearningCenter/faq_olympus.htm
'Life is a dance, Love is the music.'
 
From what we can see in the photo the top part of the falls is very tall, but it looks like there is a bottom part too?

Did you take these while visiting there? or do you live there?

I am wondering what this would look like with a vertical pano from top to bottom and a shutter speed of 1/15-1/25?

Impressive photo!
Seán said:
RichO said:
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http://www.pbase.com/image/3456529

I have really enjoyed and learned from the contributions. Here's
one of mine from Vietnam.

--
Seán
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RichO :)
San Antonio, TX
http://www.pbase.com/richo/
http://www.richo.org/LearningCenter/faq_olympus.htm
'Life is a dance, Love is the music.'
 
Thanks for all of the comments. The c4040 tends to produce very flat looking infrareds, much more so than my old c2020. It could be the neture of the camera not being as sensitive to IR light.

Thanks again!
RichO said:
I'm not a big fan of IR, but I think it works great in your
waterfally photos. They have a surreal look that draws the view
into the photo.

Have you tried techniques to drive up the contrast more? Just
wondering what that would look like.

Good work and thanks for sharing.

--
RichO :)
San Antonio, TX
http://www.pbase.com/richo/
http://www.richo.org/LearningCenter/faq_olympus.htm
'Life is a dance, Love is the music.'
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Hi Rich,

I enjoyed a great opportunity to work there for a couple of weeks in March 2001. The trip to Dambri (about 50 kM.) was made on a Sunday morning riding on the back seat of a moped, courtesy of Drayton (spelling phonetic) whose day job was a receptionist at the hotel where I stayed in the town of Bao Loc. The picture below shows the overall view. As you figured out there is a lower section too.

The attached picture shows it more clearly.

http://www.pbase.com/image/3463570

It would have been interesting to try a pano as you suggest but unfortunately i don't think that opportunity is going to present itself.

Thank you for your comments, hopefully one of these nights I will put up a set of my pictures from there on pbase. It was the experience of a lifetime.
--
Seán
RichO said:
From what we can see in the photo the top part of the falls is very
tall, but it looks like there is a bottom part too?
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RichO said:
I have seen some recent really good waterfall photos. I thought it
would be good to collect those and others together in one thread
along with some "technical" information.

If you have a good waterfall photo you would like to share please
add it to this thread with a new title and add the following to the
message along with the link.

1. Where did you shoot the waterfall.
2. Settings
3. Special Challenges you faced and how you over came them
4. What feature of the Olympus camera helped you if any.

I'll post mine later when others have started.

--
RichO :)
San Antonio, TX
http://www.pbase.com/richo/
http://www.richo.org/LearningCenter/faq_olympus.htm
'Life is a dance, Love is the music.'
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Ok RichO, let's see your waterfall shot (show us something - you always do!)
Rich
RB - pbase supporter
 
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