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How to Photograph Waterfalls
Waterfalls are one of the most beautiful natural occurrences on planet earth but attempting to take pictures of waterfalls can sometimes be quite ugly. Fortunately I am here to help, this article will hopefully help you to gain a greater understanding and knowledge of how to photograph waterfalls and the effects of shutter speed on moving water such as waterfalls. For this exercise you will need: 1. Any camera with full manual functions, compacts are fine although prosumer/bridge or Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras are highly recommended. 2. A very sturdy tripod, a monopod will not be sufficient, you need three or more legs! 3. Last but not least, a waterfall.
Let us begin! First thing you need to understand is shutter speed, this is basically how long it takes for your camera's shutter to open and close once you depress the shutter button. I have written an In-depth article on shutter speed, I advise you read it before you read the article. Whenever we are confronted with a moving subject in the world of photography we have two options, the first option is to use a very fast shutter speed in order to freeze the movement. The second option is to use a slow shutter speed in order to blur the subject slightly or to convey a sense of movement within your photograph. More than 75% of the time when we a photographer is confronted with a waterfall the best of these two options is number two. Because waterfalls are constantly moving, using a slow shutter speed will give a impressive sense of movement in your photograph, the water will seem to be calmly smothering the surfaces of rocks. You will have to practice with different shutter speeds in order to find the one that suits the waterfall you are photographing as they all fall at different speeds, but I normally stick between 1-3 seconds. The other 25% of the time, is when we come across a ferocious waterfall that has impressive splashes, sometimes these waterfalls look better when photographed with a very fast shutter speed in order to freeze the extreme splashes and give it a numinous feel.
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May, 2012
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