The Four Tier

Dwayne Oakes · Aug 28, 2009

Thanks for taking a look !

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

mooimeisie · Aug 28, 2009

Wow, beautiful.

Dwayne Oakes · Aug 29, 2009

mooimeisie said:
Wow, beautiful.

Thank you !!

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

TriniPhototakeoutta · Aug 29, 2009

nice shot. like the effect.

manaheim · Aug 29, 2009

Interesting dreamy effect... tone-mapped??? Fuzzy on purpose? (I mean besides the water, of course)

max3k · Aug 29, 2009

whats the method of getting the water to be milky or foggy like that, when I have tried to accomplish it thru a longer exposure during the day, the whole phot just gets blown. would love to learn this

Dwayne Oakes · Aug 30, 2009

manaheim said:
Interesting dreamy effect... tone-mapped??? Fuzzy on purpose? (I mean besides the water, of course)

Thanks for the comments ! Yep fuzzy on purpose, (Orton-effect).

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

Dwayne Oakes · Aug 30, 2009

max3k said:
whats the method of getting the water to be milky or foggy like that, when I have tried to accomplish it thru a longer exposure during the day, the whole phot just gets blown. would love to learn this

Here are some tips that might help:

-shoot on a dull overcast day
-lock you ISO to its lowest setting, (100) etc
-switch to (aperture priority mode) and lock aperture to (f/16 or f/22)
-use a tripod with the self timer (if lens has VR or IS make sure it is off)
-set exposure compensation dail to (-1/3 or -2/3 to prevent clipping)
-bring a microfiber cloth to wipe stray mist and water drops getting
on the lens also use a UV filter to protect the front lens coating from
water mist and stray water drops etc

NOTE Avoid walking on wet rocks and logs there are VERY DANGEROUS,
stay on the dry and level trails and just zoom in to points of interest.

Hope this helps.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

max3k · Aug 30, 2009

Thanks for the tips!

MacBraun · Aug 30, 2009

max3k said:
whats the method of getting the water to be milky or foggy like that, when I have tried to accomplish it thru a longer exposure during the day, the whole phot just gets blown. would love to learn this

The other thing that will help on this is using neutral density filters. These filters are designed to darken the scene without changing anything else. This allows you to use a longer shutter speed and not overexpose the shot.