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#1 by Elsie Walbrook on August 21, 2010 - 3:58 am
I really liked your pictures. I am new to photography and am reading books, looking on line etc to find out all I can. My husband and I are headed up NOrth Michigan in October and going to find waterfalls. can you tell me what I need to set my camera at to get good pictures. I noticed you had taken some waterfalls and they turne dout good. I have a Canon slr t1i and am learning to take pictues in manuel. Please tell me what I need to do to take good waterfall pictures Thank
#2 by Gautham Pai on August 21, 2010 - 10:11 pm
Hello Elsie,
I typically try to get long exposures of about 1-3 seconds when I click waterfalls. A tripod is a must. In order to ensure that you don’t overexpose the shots, you need to keep the ISO as minimal as the camera allows (100) and aperture as low as you can go (22 or more).
The time of the day matters – it is better if there is no direct sunlight on the falls or on portions of your image or else some part of your image will be overexposed. I prefer early mornings.
I have read elsewhere that a ND filter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_density_filter) can help make these pictures look really good, although I don’t have first hand experience.
With regard to full manual photography, please refer to my post on Steps to follow to get the right snap everytime.
Please share your experiences and let me know if this was useful. All the best!