Some Fungi, a leaf and Waterfalls

IPClark

These were taken last year at Ingleton Falls in the UK. 3 months into my new photography hobby
General CC's welcome of course (not quite got the courage to visit the Whipping post just yet.. hehe)

These were taken with the Kit lens on my 400D

Chrissiebeez_NL

Hey! nice set!

you sure got the hang of those waterfalls

really like the last one with the coloured leaves!

IPClark

Cheers

The waterfalls I achieved with the help of another Dgrinner (Paul Iddon). He kindly advised me of one of the techniques used to achieve the motion blurring of the water.

NorthernFocus

Nice shots. I agree you did a good job on the falls. Maybe lighten up the shadows a bit. The last fall might be improved a little with a verticle format cropped up close the the edge of the fall on the right side and eliminating some of the colorless sky also. Likewise the second fungi might be better cropped vertically to eliminate other stuff that doesn't really add to the image.

Overall nice job . I'm envious, never have gotten any decent stream/waterfall photos :

IPClark

Thanks All

Arctic,

I actually do have a closer shot of the last fall. Which eliminates the sky entirely.

JonMikal

nice dof in the first...the flow is very effective in the fall shots.
well done.

IPClark

Thanks Jon

NorthernFocus

IPClark wrote:

Thanks All

Arctic,

I actually do have a closer shot of the last fall. Which eliminates the sky entirely.

Nice !

Skippy

IPClark wrote:

These were taken last year at Ingleton Falls in the UK. 3 months into my new photography hobby
General CC's welcome of course (not quite got the courage to visit the Whipping post just yet.. hehe)

These were taken with the Kit lens on my 400D

Hi there Ian, I like your little Mushies, I loved the way Walt Disney portrayed them as little China men with large hats on in Fantasia, and I always have that image in my head when I look at Fungi.

The way the light has hit the fern hanging from the moss,
is really nice, it's plane, simply, yet pretty.

The waterfall shots have lost a lot of detail in the shadowed areas.

What a great place for a picnic, looks a very nice place to visit.
Thanks for sharing Ian ... Skippy
.

IPClark

Thank you also

With regards to the Waterfalls. I would be extremely grateful if you could explain what I can do to remedy the faults with the waterfalls and the shadows.

Ingleton falls is a beautiful place and a very popular place for photographers. I plan to head back up there (t'is about 95 miles from me) when the weather starts to get a little warmer here as there is SO much more to be photographed.

Phatman113

IPClark wrote:

Cheers

The waterfalls I achieved with the help of another Dgrinner (Paul Iddon). He kindly advised me of one of the techniques used to achieve the motion blurring of the water.

For another beginner in love with nature shots, could you share the technique Paul shared with you?

dbaker1221

waterfall:ivar :ivar

IPClark

Hi Phatman,

Certainly.

I used the Aperture priority setting on my 400D and dialled the F-stop from F12 upto as far as F20 on one of the shots and then let the camera do the rest with regards to the shutter speed.

The shutter was mostly around one third to one half of a second. I also dropped the exposure compensation down a touch. Around -1/3 to -2/3EV.

Feel free to view the exif data for the shots in my Gallery (link in my sig)

Phatman113

Thanks! I'll have to try that next time I'm snapping moving water!

DaddyO

All very nice. That last one is awesome. Michael

IPClark

Thanks guys . Seeing as the weather is starting to improve here I'll be heading back over that way with a buddy who I didn't actually know was into photography himself and lives rather close to the falls