Example for the Old Waterfall ss Debate

[drr1531]

It all depends on the story one's trying to tell.

1) A quiet spot with the gentle hiss.

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2) Or a splash...

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3) Another view.

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4) And another.

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[ac12]

Agree.
I don't shoot waterfalls enough to develop a feel for the appropriate shutter speed to use.
And because I don't know how it will look, until I look at the pic on the comptuer, like you I vary the exposure.
Sometimes it isn't the planned one that looks best.

 

[Butlerkid]

I really like the composition in #1 and 2! The background in #2 is not quite as bright....but I like the difference in the water. Can't pick a favorite...

 

[drr1531]

Agree.
I don't shoot waterfalls enough to develop a feel for the appropriate shutter speed to use.
And because I don't know how it will look, until I look at the pic on the comptuer, like you I vary the exposure.
Sometimes it isn't the planned one that looks best.

IMO large, fast flows look better with fast ss. Gives a sense of noise and power. Smaller flows work better with slow ss to give the misty feel and a sense of a gentle flow.

I really like the composition in #1 and 2! The background in #2 is not quite as bright....but I like the difference in the water. Can't pick a favorite...

Thanks, Karen. You can see the sky was partly cloudy so the sunlit area was constantly changing. I exposed with the foreground and lived with what happened in the BG and did the best I could in post.

 

[Mike Buckley]

IMO large, fast flows look better with fast ss. Gives a sense of noise and power. Smaller flows work better with slow ss to give the misty feel and a sense of a gentle flow.

Exactly my thinking

 

[jbird]

Just based on composition, I prefer #3. I do agree about the faster shutter speed though.

 

[Phil K]

Agree with you.

I like #3.

 

[Binnur]

All nice images Dan. My preference is #1 with the composition and the exposure for the silky look of the water.