Waterfall

[mmeyer]

This is a waterfall from the arboretum today. I really like the moss on the rocks.

[dockothebay]

What a lovely shot - I especially like the play of the sun and shadows -- guess I need to put the arboretum on my "to do" list this summer...

[finnbay]

Great light effect, Mike. Well done!

[MN Shutterbug]

Verrrrrrrrry nice.

[Steve Foss]

Very pretty effect of dappled light and cottony water, Mike.

[Catmendo]

Beauty Mike!!

[huntnfishsd]

Wow! Sweet capture!

[Steve Foss]

Hey Mike, would you feel comfortable posting your exif? There are specific techniques/settings for getting that cottony water that are worth sharing with those who haven't done it.

[mmeyer]

I'd be happy to Steve.

This was shot at ISO 100 f32 1.5 sec shutter speed. I was lucky because I was shooting in the midday sun but the waterfall was in the shade so I was able to lower my shutter speed without using filter (which I didn't have). Normally I like to get my shutter speed below 1 second but not too slow because you can end up with a big white blob with no texture.

[Steve Foss]

Textbook case of how to lengthen shutter speed to give water a cottony texture. Some also use a circular polarizer and/or neutral density filter to further darken things and slow the shutter.

Mike also did very well in this sun-dappled environment to get lots of shadow detail without blowing out the whites where the sun touches the water.

[DMN]

Nice, very good work.

DMN