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Rina_K

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#1746 2008-04-21 16:52 GMT

It's been a while that I'm trying to get a nice shot of water running in nature, to get a regular image it's easy but I would like to get the water in the image looks like a foam, milk.
Can someone help me to how or to what i need to set the camera 2.

Thank you,

Rina K,:love

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#1748 2008-04-21 22:35 GMT

shutter speed is the issue1/450 - and you have frosen glass, 1/6 - and you have a smooth milk, everything in between - the gradations. To get 1/6 in a sunny day could be a problem - the answer is a ND filter(s). Cokin is a good system for a beginning - if you have 2;6;and 8 ND - you can shoot in any brightness with low shutter speed. For shure you have to have a tripod, but if you use a tripod and tripod is easy - you can do HDR, when you merge 3 or more pictures - does not matter what is your shutter speed - the water looks milky, and, as I know waterfalls usually lokated in places where you have huge dinamic range. You can do the same exposure pictures and blend them together in PS - dublicate a layer and blend them together using screen option, flatten the images and place one of the picture on top of the other using multiply as a blending option - you can get some additional effect from this.

Rina_K

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#1751 2008-04-24 22:46 GMT

Thanks AndreyG I'll try that

Rina K,:love

davles

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#1752 2008-04-25 15:47 GMT

Hi, I would recommend starting with a shutter speed of 1/15th and go even slower for a more milky effect.As AndreyG has said a tripod is essential when using slow shutter speeds. This will also slow you down which will allow you to fine tune composition.Also do not forget to use a remote release or self timer as pressing the shutter release with your finger could cause a little camera shake.Try using your zoom to isolate elements within a scene, even small rock with some water flowing around it can be transformed into something the eye cannot see. Personally I do not shoot waterfalls in bright sunny conditions as the contrast range is to great.Another thing I should mention is that turning the contrast setting down on your camera would help you to avoid burning out highlights and retain textural detail.Sorry for coming in a bit late but I have been visiting my son and grandchildren in San Diego,and while we were over there my wife and I took a seven day cruise down Baja.

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