The trick to flowing water photography involves timing, equipment and technique. Timing in that you want to go out after a good rain when the rocks are wet ( thus dark), in the morning on a cloudy day to avoid sun spatter highlights throughout the scene. Equipment - you want a good prosumer or DSLR camera that allows you to control depth of field and has a large enough sensor ( APS) size or higher to limit noise. To blur the water you need to reduce the shutter speed to longer than 1/15 sec. Tips to do this are: shoot at ISO 100, not higher, choose f16 or f22 for aperture, adjust your meter or histogram to avoid scene underexposure. A tripod and polarizer filter are a must! Jeff
MORNING LIGHT IMAGES Selected photographs of Jeff Perkins. I'm both a physician and serious photographer. Accomplishments: Permanent Exhibit at The Albany International Airport entitled "Arrival", located at the Security Entrance. This is a 3 panel 18 foot long panorama of stitched images reflecting our feelings of safe journey after 9-11. Exhibits at The Soho Gallery in NYC and The Photo Center of Troy, NY Enjoy. Jeff
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
The Christman Sanctuary Lower Falls
The trick to flowing water photography involves timing, equipment and technique. Timing in that you want to go out after a good rain when the rocks are wet ( thus dark), in the morning on a cloudy day to avoid sun spatter highlights throughout the scene. Equipment - you want a good prosumer or DSLR camera that allows you to control depth of field and has a large enough sensor ( APS) size or higher to limit noise. To blur the water you need to reduce the shutter speed to longer than 1/15 sec. Tips to do this are: shoot at ISO 100, not higher, choose f16 or f22 for aperture, adjust your meter or histogram to avoid scene underexposure. A tripod and polarizer filter are a must! Jeff
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