Brasstown Falls - 3 images

[WaterfallRich]

I recently paid another visit to this beautiful waterfall in upstate South Carolina. Unfortunately I picked a day with full sun and didn't get there until late morning. The waterfall is actually 3 falls in 1. When I got to the upper section, it was in part shade, part sun - and there was a lot of bright white water. I didn't even bother shooting. The path continues down to this point at the top of the middle section. I barely made it there in time -

http://www.pbase.com/waterfallrich/image/47792264.jpg

By the time I got to where I could get to a good frontal shot of that section, it was in bad lighting also. So I opted to continue down to the pool at the base of lower section -

http://www.pbase.com/waterfallrich/image/47793042.jpg

And finally, a closer shot of this section -

http://www.pbase.com/waterfallrich/image/47793461.jpg

All shots were with an ND stacked on a polarizing filter to be able to get the 1/4 - 1/2 second shutter speeds I like. Thanks for looking!

[annnna8888]

Really nice, Rich, as usual. I like the milky effect of the flowing water, too. You managed to capture the scene well regardless of the sun which was already trying to burn the highlights! :D

Ana

[WaterfallRich]

Really nice, Rich, as usual. I like the milky effect of the flowing water, too. You managed to capture the scene well regardless of the sun which was already trying to burn the highlights! :D

Ana


Thanks for your kind comments, Ana! Yeah, there are a few hot spots I had to try to deal with :wxwax Some people like the milky effect, some don't. I started a thread here - http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=148558#post148558 - to hopefully get some opinions on that subject.

[shaman]

Sweet falls, Rich.
Beautiful captures... even the hot spots, which don't detract from the scenes in any way.
Don't you just love it when a cloud covers up the sun, then, just as you open the shutter, out comes the sun again, brighter than ever!?!?:rolleyes:rolleyes

[Khaos]

That second one is really nice.:thumb

[WaterfallRich]

Sweet falls, Rich.
Beautiful captures... even the hot spots, which don't detract from the scenes in any way.
Don't you just love it when a cloud covers up the sun, then, just as you open the shutter, out comes the sun again, brighter than ever!?!?:rolleyes:rolleyes
Ah, yes - that has happened to me quite a bit. I use a tripod, but also use the timer to help reduce camera shake. That darn cloud can move quite a bit in that period of time. Thanks for your and Khaos' comments!

[monky]

you still shoot with an 828?

if you do, have you tried just picking up two cheap linear polarizers? you can then rotate them to dial in quite a bit of ND when you want it. very effective, i have found. not sure if you caught wind of it or not, but i used to use tha combination on my 828 for ND and for IR...

but as always, great shots. i am going to head off to ohiopyle state park here in PA later on this fall, hopefully ill have some to share http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/xzicon_smile_cool.gif.

ed

[WaterfallRich]

Hi Ed! Great to see you over here - thanks for the kind comments. I still shoot with a 717. Haven't been able to justify upgrading yet. Thanks for the tip on the polarizers! I have 1 linear and may have to pick up another to give that a try.

[monky]

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=10766618

more info therehttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif

Hi Ed! Great to see you over here - thanks for the kind comments. I still shoot with a 717. Haven't been able to justify upgrading yet. Thanks for the tip on the polarizers! I have 1 linear and may have to pick up another to give that a try.