just a few photos of various waterfalls and water

any constructive comments welcome

I can't really give any constructive criticism as I don't take those sorts of photos (at least I don't go out of my way to do so), but I do like the first and third one in particular. . I had a look at your exif data and it says you used f32 on the first one (I assume to give you the long exposure), but as far as I know, most lens go soft and suffer from things like diffraction at those sort of small apertures. I think you would take sharper images with more 'clout' if you used an ND filter and opened the lens a little. Hopefully Scuff will be a long to advise you properly on it all.

Anyhoo I like water shots

Edited 26 October, 201114 yr by Lady Elanore

I know nothing about photography, but I think the 1st picture looks great.

I can't really give any constructive criticism as I don't take those sorts of photos (at least I don't go out of my way to do so), but I do like the first and third one in particular. . I had a look at your exif data and it says you used f32 on the first one (I assume to give you the long exposure), but as far as I know, most lens go soft and suffer from things like diffraction at those sort of small apertures. I think you would take sharper images with more 'clout' if you used an ND filter and opened the lens a little. Hopefully Scuff will be a long to advise you properly on it all.

Anyhoo I like water shots

Thanx for the feedback.

I'm not that good at the more complicated technical aspects, I just sort of do it and see what turns up.

Thanx for the feedback.

I'm not that good at the more complicated technical aspects, I just sort of do it and see what turns up.

she's right, stop the lens down much past f20 and things deteriorate, so to lose that much light (and therefore get the blurry water) fit an ND filter. Get a 10x ND (search for big stopper) and then you'll be able to take all sorts of lovely shots of water. I agree though shots 1 and 3 are really nice

she's right, stop the lens down much past f20 and things deteriorate, so to lose that much light (and therefore get the blurry water) fit an ND filter. Get a 10x ND (search for big stopper) and then you'll be able to take all sorts of lovely shots of water. I agree though shots 1 and 3 are really nice

Would that filter be a screw to the lens job or one of the slide in Cokin type?

Would that filter be a screw to the lens job or one of the slide in Cokin type?

You should be able to get a screw in one like a normal filter (it is a filter anyway). They are not cheap though, but if slowing things down is your bag they are worth every penny.

Thanx.

So where's scruff?

just a few photos of various waterfalls and water

any constructive comments welcome

AWESOME, thank you for sharing.

GREAT use of colour, saturation, atmosphere and slow shutter speed to blur the moving water. :yes:

I pick no1

I got some ND filters from ebay. set of ND 2,4,6 and 8 for about £30

They arent anything special, but if they only come out the bag occasionally thats my best bet.

Nice shots... the only criticism I would have is that some are a bit underexposed... Viewed on a calibrated iMac 27

First one is good, especially considering the method used! I assumed you'd used ND filter. You can pick up some for cheap, up to about ND 8, but they really aren't that great for daylight use, get about 2-5 seconds max with a narrow aperture. If you're willing to shell out, get a decent 10 stop filter. I got the B&W one, it's awesome for daytime long exposure!

This was ingleton falls in the summer, beautiful bright day, but could still easily get 30 second exposures with the B&W 110.

That pic is stunning Lolly (that's another name to add to your extensive list )

Thanx for your comments

My first photo was taken at devils bridge in Wales and it was late in the day and quite dark, which is why I probably got the result I did ?

I looked at those B+W ND filters, how much?!?!

As I'm currently heading for unemployment, I think I'll wait.

I am going to invest in a cheaper alternative though.

Another thought on ND filters is Colkin's drop in filters. You need to buy a a kens adaptor (£10) and the filter holder (£10) then you simply drop in the filters. You can stack up to 3 filters, so you can combine ND with other types and the 'drop in' filters are quite cheap as you are not having to buy the screw fitting ring with them. They go from 52mm to 77mm iirc. The only downsides are your lens hood won't fit and if your lens rotates when zooming, it might be a bit of a pain. I bought one for a fiends daughter and she has had great success with it.

I think it is called the Colkin P series?

Nice photos,but is it just me or can you see a dogs face in the centre of the water in pic 3? lol maybe just me.Keep up the good work ,like looking at photos from others as it gives good ideas for some of my own.

Edited 14 December, 201114 yr by fikes75

Nice photos,but is it just me or can you see a dogs face in the centre of the water in pic 3? lol maybe just me.Keep up the good work ,like looking at photos from others as it gives good ideas for some of my own.

Hehehe, you're right.

Hadn't noticed it before you mentioned it though.

It looks like a Yorkshire terrier sort of thing.

Lady E, I have a couple of cokin square filters already. A grey grad and a UV so that seems the logical choice.

I feel a trip to the camera shop coming on

Lady E, I have a couple of cokin square filters already. A grey grad and a UV so that seems the logical choice.

I feel a trip to the camera shop coming on

I think the filter size is specific, so you would have to check they are compatible with the P series mounts. Good luck

It is P series, I have the ND8 by Cokin, but that's as dark as they do, no good for bright daylight, and I've heard stackign them starts to create a few optical problems, which sounds like a fair point. I have also heard bad reviews of them, some people say that their ND by cokin gives a haze on the photo (mine doesn't) but it might be worth researching. They are a pain to carry around though with the big mount and different ring adapters, and I do half wish I hadn't bothered and just gone for screw on filters as I feel I would use them a lot or often if that were the case. Just my experience with them though.