 Eli Boschetto |
Photographing Waterfalls Hi All. I've been spending a lot of time in the Columbia Gorge photographing the spring runoff in the countless waterfalls out there. I've been experimenting with switching my white balance between sun (which gives me deep greens and cool, blue-toned water) and shadow (which gives me warmer, richer greens and white- to gray-toned water). Is there a "right" exposure for this kind of shot? Thanx ~ Eli
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Pete H |
Eli, Othere than HDR, the difficulty with waterfalls isn't so much white balance, but rather proper exposure; which is next to impossible to get right with one shot. The water is almost always pure white...255-255-255 on the RGB scale. The best way to capture this would be with one, two or 3 exposures; then simply layer them and erase away the blown out water so the properly exposed water shows thru. Or reverse the proceedure and go for everything except the water.
Pete
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W. |
Have you tried polarizing yet, Eli?
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- Carlton Ward Contact Carlton Ward Carlton Ward's Gallery |
I use a tripod and set ISO at 100, my DOF to f/18 or f/22. I also use a circular polarizer (B&W Kaeseman) so you can control water reflections and allow for slower shutter speeds and use a remote shutter release. Most of my waterfall images on my website are done this way. Have fun - Carlton
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