The Tree Specialist

[hiphopjam]

Finally had a chance to take some pictures on Sunday when the sun finally came back after a week of rain. This is my second outing as a apprentice. Photography is so much fun. My favorites are "The Tree Specialist" and "A Peaceful Stream"


The Tree Specialist by Drew Osborne, on Flickr


A Peaceful Stream by Drew Osborne, on Flickr

 

[Ron Evers]

I hate the plastic flow of water & cannot understand the "in thing" of portraying it like that.

 

[hiphopjam]

What other options are there other than slow shutter speads?

 

[Raincheck]

Put your camera on a tripod and take several shots with different shutter speeds and stack them in PS mask your best bits out... Like Ron said still water looks like plastic with slow shutters but running water can look really alive...

 

[bazooka]

#1 is kinda humorous... like the trees finally had their way with Aaron.

#2... there really isn't any 'grab' to it. I experienced this (again) on a recent trip. Being there is a great experience, we can hear, smell, feel, touch... but those things unfortunately don't transfer. So taking a shot of a quaint water trickle isn't enough. I'm noticing that waterfall shots, no matter what size, aren't really about the waterfall itself, but about the place, the colors, or perhaps even the shape of the flow.