Re: Waterfall photography

Very nice, one of the times when shooting on a cloudy day works great.

> On November 1, 2017 at 12:19 PM 'Jeff Perkins' via Schenectady Photographic Society <spslist@googlegroups.com> wrote:
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> These photographs were made this morning at Chittenango falls in Madison County New York. The falls are near the town of Cazenovia.
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> Some tips: it is always great to go to waterfalls either during a very light rain after it’s been raining for several days or just after the rain which was today’s case. The water is flowing and you have an opportunity to make beautiful photographs
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> The camera should be secured on a tripod because of the slow shutter speed required
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> The aperture should be narrow about F 16, polarizing filter should be used to reduce glare from the rocks and deepen the color of the water. The shutter speed depending on the ISO used. In this case, ISO 100 needs to be slow between 3/10 and one second long.
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> A cable release or in the absence of that, using the timer mode of two seconds works just fine for this type of photography
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> The editing of these photographs was done in one of my favorite iPad applications, Snapseed.
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> Snapseed allows you to create a wide color dynamic range to bring out details from the shadows and really cause the image to pop, if it is not over done..
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> I hope you enjoy these images as much as I do, Jeff
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Waterfall photography

These photographs were made this morning at Chittenango falls in Madison County New York. The falls are near the town of Cazenovia.

Some tips: it is always great to go to waterfalls either during a very light rain after it's been raining for several days or just after the rain which was today's case. The water is flowing and you have an opportunity to make beautiful photographs

The camera should be secured on a tripod because of the slow shutter speed required

The aperture should be narrow about F 16, polarizing filter should be used to reduce glare from the rocks and deepen the color of the water. The shutter speed depending on the ISO used. In this case, ISO 100 needs to be slow between 3/10 and one second long.

A cable release or in the absence of that, using the timer mode of two seconds works just fine for this type of photography

The editing of these photographs was done in one of my favorite iPad applications, Snapseed.

Snapseed allows you to create a wide color dynamic range to bring out details from the shadows and really cause the image to pop, if it is not over done..

I hope you enjoy these images as much as I do, Jeff

Safari of the Weeds

Great bugs out his AM.  With insect macro photography, you really get an appreciation for the detailed functional design of our insect companions

I love the structure of the ants, the robber flies and especially my little buddy, the jumping spider.  He kept on turning toward the lens!  What a subject!

Gear: Nikon D500 with Toking 2.8 ATX VR Macro and a 1.4 Converter.  ISO 1000, F9-10, Tv 1/1250 sec and a little flash burst through a soft box mounted on camera for the spider. Enjoy, Jeff

Nature Outing

Five Rivers was very productive this morning.with young deer, goslings and a Blue Heron.  I was thrilled to capture the Heron in flight!

Tech details: Nikon D500 w Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary Lens, ISO 2500, F7.1, Tv 1/1500 second.  Enjoy, Jeff

Bleeding Hearts

I shot these in our garden today.  I love these flowers, their design and symmetry.  Shot with a Fuji XPRO-1, Tamron 90mm 2.5 Macro lens.  Tv 1/1000, F5.6, ISO 400. Handheld and manually focused. Enjoy, Jeff

BIRDING

TRIED MY FIRST BIRDING TRIP THIS MORNING AT OAKWOOD CEMETERY WITH A GROUP OF BIRDERS. BEAUTIFUL DAY AND SOME NICE CRITTERS.  I LEARNED THAT BIRDING IS NOT FOR ME AS IT REALLY HURT MY ARTHRITIC NECK- ALL THAT LOOKING UP IN THE TREES TO SEE SOME TINY BIRD.  GEAR: NIKON D500 WOTH A SIGMA 150-600MM LENS, 1/1250 SEC, F8, ISO VARIED WITH THE LIGHT FROM 800 TO 2000. ENJOY, JEFF

Open Aperture

The standard way of shooting flowers is with a narrow aperture to achieve everything in focus.  Often I like to do things a little differently.  Here I was looking for a shallow depth of field, focusing on just one section of these backyard flowers shot near sunset with the sun behind.  I used a Fuji XPRO-1 with an old Tamron 2.5, 90mm Macro lens shot at 2.5.  On an APS-C camera, this gives an effective aperture of 3.75 when shot at 2.5, lens wide open.

Shutter speed had to be fast at 1/1000 sec and ISO was 1000.  All shot hand held with flowers blowing all over the place!  Notice on the third image the reddish blur on the left side of the composition.  That was a red flower behind the daisy that I used to contrast the yellow petals.  Enjoy, Jeff

Times Square

Times Square pretends endless people street photo opportunity!  These were shot recently over two days using a Fuji XPRO-1 and a Fuji 18-55mm lens.  Just great to engage and shoot!  Enjoy, Jeff