Mill Creek Waterfall - C&C

[Bo4key]

Finally got around to editing my first attempt at shooting a waterfall. This one is small but it's near my house and I thought it would be nice to practice on and make my first attempt. I shot about 80-90 frames, experimenting a lot. Most didn't turn out but I learned a fair bit.

Used a CPL
3.2 sec
ISO 100
f/22 (Think I need a ND filter, even though I was in the trees and it was overcast, I needed a small aperture to get the affect on the water. I think I was pushing the limits)
17 mm
Tamron 17-55 f/2.8


Mill Creek Falls by FourB Photography, on Flickr

Adjustments in LR 5

 

[thereBound1]

Excellent job color palette speaks and the water tells us its current and temperature---

 

[Bo4key]

Any one see some areas for improvement?

I really rely on you guys to hit me between the eyes and help me get better.

 

[lambertpix]

I like the low POV -- it helps create some foreground interest, but I can't help wondering if you'd been able to get a better view of the cascade off to the left if you'd moved into the stream a bit. I bet just below those rocks on the right with the rocks in the foreground. You just might be able to get a sense of R-L-R movement as the water came down past you.

 

[badrano]

The pic looks awesome!

I tried doing a water fall pic this weekend, but the waterfall was in full sun light. I could have definitely benefited from an ND filter. Even using a CPL, the slowest shutter speed I could get was 1/3s with a similar f-stop as you before things would become overexposed. I really wanted to go into the "seconds" for shutter speed to get a much smoother water look.

 

[Bo4key]

I like the low POV -- it helps create some foreground interest, but I can't help wondering if you'd been able to get a better view of the cascade off to the left if you'd moved into the stream a bit. I bet just below those rocks on the right with the rocks in the foreground. You just might be able to get a sense of R-L-R movement as the water came down past you.

This is definitely my plan the next time I go back. I wanted to try a couple of different compositions but wasn't wearing the appropriate clothing, next time I will plan a little better.

I tried a couple from above the falls, just trying to capture the water movement but they were uninteresting.

 

[lambertpix]

I usually find that shooting from above is tough -- the elevation flattens all the good stuff away from me most of the time. Good luck with the next attempt!

 

[Bo4key]

Posted this shot to 500px, and within an hour had made it to the "Popular" page. I think it peaked at 96.2. This is the first time I've had an image accomplish this.

Sorry for the shameless self promotion, but I'm pretty excited about it.

500px / Mill Creek Falls by Tyrell Boake

 

[cbarnard7]

I like it! It's a nice scene and would have been nice to see it from more angles. I think the colors are pretty rich, but definitely could see where an ND filter would come in handy. Otherwise, your shutter speed is good and personally, I wouldn't go past 3 seconds. I like to see a bit of "real" water in the fall rather than just cloud (which looks fake to me). Great first attempt and good luck on future falls!

 

[Stevepwns]

My personal tastes are to get as close as I can. But I really like it. I think you did a great job.

 

[D-B-J]

For me, it could have used a little tweaking in Lightroom. Just my .02



Jake

 

[480sparky]

For me, it could have used a little tweaking in Lightroom. Just my .02



Jake

Sorry, but I'm not a fan of purple water.

 

[D-B-J]

For me, it could have used a little tweaking in Lightroom. Just my .02



Jake

Weird, musta been in the download, edit, export, upload process. Because it doesn't look purple in lightroom...

Sorry, but I'm not a fan of purple water.

Weird, musta been in the download, edit, export, upload process. Because it doesn't look purple in lightroom...

I went back and fixed it:




Jake

 

[Bo4key]

Thanks for the input but I find the greens and yellows to be over saturated and it causes a loss of detail in the rocks. It also borders on an HDR look that seems unnatural to me.