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New Forest mini-waterfall
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
I chanced upon this small waterfall in the New Forest, while walking through one of the many paths. It had rained heavily the night before which might have meant it was flowing faster than usual. This is one of the first photos I've taken with a neutral density filter (3 stops) and I like how it's come out, with the blurred motion of the water (shutter speed = 8 seconds).
I wasn't sure whether to crop it a bit tighter, perhaps to remove the bright bit at the top right? |
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- Keitht
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(1070) - [2008-01-13 5:00]
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I like the general composition with the water sweeping in an arc through the picture. The very long exposure has worked well on the water flow and surprisingly there is quite a lot of detail still visible in that area.
I certainly think the image is more 'focussed' without the light areas, particularly the one on the right, but cropping would create its own problems. Cropping would accentuate the sunlit area of the moss covered tree trunk in the centre and probably make that area even more distracting.
I suspect the Photoshop experts, of which I am not one, could darken down the corners and reduce the distraction that way. In its current format I think the sunlit tree trunk actually helps hold the eye to the centre of the photo.
Nice shot Tim;
I think this is quite a good long exposure, with the water almost taking on more of a 'plastic' look then a smokey water one... but interesting none-the-less. You're right about the slight over exposure in the top right corner. It might be worth looking into picking up a Graduated ND filter (Cokin on the cheaper side, Lee on the more expensive side). This will help you in controlling highlights while properly exposing the rest of the image.
All the best,
- Dan
I think cropping the top would make it slightly better. I like the effect. I am still anovice and would like to have the time to experiment this way.
I only have a D50 but with more practice I also want to upgrade.
cheers
