anybody call for ice water?

[Andy]

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[cmr164]

Andy;
Those are spectacular shots!

[Mike Werner]

Wooow. Love that 1st shot. Are they recent ??

[Andy]

Wooow. Love that 1st shot. Are they recent ??

thanks mike - yes, i shot these yesterday afternoon, in the fading light of the day.

andy

[wxwax]

:thumb made me go "Whoa" when i saw them. Excellent stuff, Andy. Enjoy the weather!

Is the green tinting natural or an add-on?

[Stunt Clown]

Sweet! Especially like #1.

[DoctorIt]

Very nice! Where were these taken?

[Andy]

this is the croton gorge, part of the reservoir system that feeds into nyc. it's about 35 miles north of manhattan, straight up the hudson river.

also, about 4 miles from where i live :wink

thanks for the comments everyone ;)

Very nice! Where were these taken?

[DigitalAirman]

Those rock. Wow, I just wish I could find a place that cool to take pictures of.

Parker

[gus]

Those rock. Wow, I just wish I could find a place that cool to take pictures of.

Parker
Ok...we have a photo comp & andy cant post.

Mate are you selling these ?....you should be.

[hutchman]

Great stuff!

[ian408]

Andy,

Very nice shots.
Ian

[zero-zero]

Cool stuff there, Andy. If you're intrigued by water and ice, you gotta check out Jari Hakala's site: http://www.kolumbus.fi/hakala.j/frame1.htm

Go to archive galleries, then "ice". Others are cool, too, but the ice details are great.

[lynnma]

I am awed, depressed and exhilerated all at the same time... so me thinks I wanna take pictures?? sigh... I went to your web site Andy and your pictures are beautiful. Makes me want to rush out and take photographs in my nightgown and quit and give my camera away all at the same time.

See? it's nothing to do with the equipment is it... it's all in the eye, I wonder if I'll ever have it.

I have two questions: do you generally set white balance within the camera, changing it for each shot? Silly question I know but I'm so new at this.

Looking at a couple of details on your site do you ever use (dare I say it) automatic?
My husband was laughing at me this morning asking why I would spend over a thousend dollars on a camera thats fully automatic and then never put it on that setting when it would look so much better than my feeble attempts at correct exposure.
Thanks again, lovely pictures.
Lynn

[wxwax]

Hey lynn, join the club about getting depressed when you see great shots. FWIW, I'm no pro photographer, but I've worked in TV for many years and I've come to recognise a good shot versus a not-so-good shot. I've worked with a lot of videographers and have acquired the ability to distinguish some of what sets one apart from the other.

In my humble opinion (IMHO) it is possible to develop an "eye". Maybe we'll never be as good as those born to it, but that doesn't mean we can't produce good shots. And you already have - your bull shot is really excellent.

The other thing, and this is much more difficult, I think, is to be at peace with where we are in the process of learning and growing. Just practice, read and learn!

[wxwax]

Wow. What were your settings to get the moving water effect? I've tried that and can never seem to get the effect you have. Do you mind sharing that information?

Lengthy exposure time is what does it. Set your cam to Shutter priority, and play around with different exposure times. Within reason, the camera should be able to compensate for the long exposure time by adjusting the size of lens opening (f-stop) and the 'film' speed (ISO.) But you'll need a tripod!

It's the same technique that produces the light trails of night traffic (here's a really weak example.)

http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/2161902-M.jpg

[wxwax]

Cool stuff there, Andy. If you're intrigued by water and ice, you gotta check out Jari Hakala's site: http://www.kolumbus.fi/hakala.j/frame1.htm

Go to archive galleries, then "ice". Others are cool, too, but the ice details are great.

Fantastic link. Lynn, you really wanna get depressed, check out those shots! :lol3

[Andy]

happy to help!

this was fading light end of the day. overcast. but still fairly bright. to get the smooth water, you need a slow shutter. i used a three stops of nd filter to get the long shutter i wanted (while still using f/8, to get max sharpness). these were 1 second or 3/4s of a second shutter speed. get yourself a 1 and a 2-stop nd filter and give it a go!

thanks for the kind words.

Wow. What were your settings to get the moving water effect? I've tried that and can never seem to get the effect you have. Do you mind sharing that information?

[Andy]

first, thanks for the kind words on my photography.

second, re: white balance. i set it manually in the field. for this shoot, (all 5 shots i took! heheh it was ccccold!) i set my wb against the snow on the ground. i find this to be good.

as regards using automatic, y'know what, sometimes i do use it :huh

like at a birthday party: Full Auto, Point and Shoot January 17, 2004:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=7316259

it's a convenience thing, no doubt. but honestly, most of the time, i'm more comfortable shooting in manual mode and making the decisions myself. it's not hard to pickup and become good at it, it just takes practice, and what the heck, the "film" is free ;)

good luck and thanks again!


I am awed, depressed and exhilerated all at the same time... so me thinks I wanna take pictures?? sigh... I went to your web site Andy and your pictures are beautiful. Makes me want to rush out and take photographs in my nightgown and quit and give my camera away all at the same time.

See? it's nothing to do with the equipment is it... it's all in the eye, I wonder if I'll ever have it.

I have two questions: do you generally set white balance within the camera, changing it for each shot? Silly question I know but I'm so new at this.

Looking at a couple of details on your site do you ever use (dare I say it) automatic?
My husband was laughing at me this morning asking why I would spend over a thousend dollars on a camera thats fully automatic and then never put it on that setting when it would look so much better than my feeble attempts at correct exposure.
Thanks again, lovely pictures.
Lynn

[ian408]

Hey lynn, join the club about getting depressed when you see great shots. FWIW, I'm no pro photographer, but I've worked in TV for many years and I've come to recognise a good shot versus a not-so-good shot. I've worked with a lot of videographers and have acquired the ability to distinguish some of what sets one apart from the other.

In my humble opinion (IMHO) it is possible to develop an "eye". Maybe we'll never be as good as those born to it, but that doesn't mean we can't produce good shots. And you already have - your bull shot is really excellent.

The other thing, and this is much more difficult, I think, is to be at peace with where we are in the process of learning and growing. Just practice, read and learn!

I think you can develop an eye. You already know what is pleasing to your
eye. What you have to do is try and capture with the camera what you see
with your eyes.

Sometimes a shot presents itself in a way you can't go wrong and other
times, you have to study the subject to determine how to shoot it.

You won't learn this unless you practice, practice, practice.

Ian