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Photo Forum / General Photo Topics / Australian Photography / October 2006Taking photos of waterfalls
I like photos of waterfalls, and just recently I bought an ND8 filter so I can get slower shutters to give that lovely flowing effect. Since I bought it, I haven't had a chance to go out and use it. SWMBO announced that she wanted to go for a drive, so I suggested the Bunya Mountains - it's less than 2 hours drive, and there are several waterfalls there, as well as some cascades, that would be a great way to try out my new ND8. Plus there are lots of parrots, roos etc to keep the non-photographic members of the family occupied. So it was agreed. One camera loaded with Velvia, another with PanF, tripod, and of course the ND8 and polariser - I figure the polariser, ND8 and 50 speed film should be able to get me shutter speeds in the vicinity of 1-5 seconds depending on how the light happens to be, ideal for the flowing effect I'm after. So we drive up to the mountains, hike the 770m from the carpark to the closest waterfall that offers a good vantage, and it is at that point I discover that something critical is missing. I have my cameras, I have my film, I have my filters, I have my tripod - what's missing?... The WATER!! Bloody drought. I've gone to the bunyas countless times over probably about 30 years, and have never ever seen it when the creek isn't flowing, until today. So I got photographs of a dry creekbed, a dry cliff that normally has waterfalls flowing over it, dry rocks... If we ever return to normal weather, I'll be able to prove that once the Bunya's were dry. Bugger! So are you gonna post some pics anyway? >I like photos of waterfalls, and just recently I bought an ND8 filter so I >can get slower shutters to give that lovely flowing effect. Since I bought [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > return to normal weather, I'll be able to prove that once the Bunya's were > dry. > Bugger! So are you gonna post some pics anyway? patience grasshopper. Have to finish the film and get it processed first. >> Bugger! So are you gonna post some pics anyway? > patience grasshopper. Have to finish the film and get it processed first. Mmmm, I have some RealA in one of my cameras that I must finish off too. "Have to finish the film and get it processed first." Does that mean if you shoot digital you have to fill the card before downloading as well? cheers nb > > Bugger! So are you gonna post some pics anyway? > patience grasshopper. Have to finish the film and get it processed first. > "Have to finish the film and get it processed first." > > Does that mean if you shoot digital you have to fill the card before > downloading as well? Well I _could_ unload the film early, but at $22/roll for velvia, I'm not going to waste 33 frames out of 36, just so i can have some pics of rocks. > cheers > > nb > >>> Bugger! So are you gonna post some pics anyway? >> patience grasshopper. Have to finish the film and get it processed first. > Well I _could_ unload the film early, but at $22/roll for velvia, I'm > not going to waste 33 frames out of 36, just so i can have some pics of > rocks. Sheesh! You're paying waaaay too much for Velvia.... > "Have to finish the film and get it processed first." > > Does that mean if you shoot digital you have to fill the card before > downloading as well? No, it means that is one of the benefits of digital over film. MrT. > One camera loaded with Velvia, another with PanF, What type of memory cards are Velvia and PanF? :-) > The WATER!! Bloody drought. I hope you got some nice pictures of flowing rocks. My wife and I travelled to one of our favourite waterfalls on the Atherton tablelands a couple of months ago and all the bush around it which made it look so pretty was decimated from the cyclone.  SignatureMike Warren My web gallery: http://web.aanet.com.au/miwa/mike >> One camera loaded with Velvia, another with PanF, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Atherton tablelands a couple of months ago and all the bush around it > which made it look so pretty was decimated from the cyclone. Which one was that Mike? > > My wife and I travelled to one of our favourite waterfalls on the > > Atherton tablelands a couple of months ago and all the bush around > > it which made it look so pretty was decimated from the cyclone. > > Which one was that Mike? Which cyclone? Larry. Which waterfall? Elinjaa. http://web.aanet.com.au/pics/M20060819094618-copy.jpg This is more how I'm used to seeing it (sans bird, of course). http://web.aanet.com.au/pics/N05-3586c-web.jpg or this: http://web.aanet.com.au/miwa/mike/gallery/photos/photo16.html SignatureMike Warren My web gallery: http://web.aanet.com.au/miwa/mike >>> My wife and I travelled to one of our favourite waterfalls on the >>> Atherton tablelands a couple of months ago and all the bush around [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > http://web.aanet.com.au/miwa/mike/gallery/photos/photo16.html Geez there is a difference there Are the councils going to clean it up?? > Geez there is a difference there > > Are the councils going to clean it up?? "clean it up"? I hope not. Cyclones are a natural phenomenon, as is the damage they cause. OK so it doesn't look as pretty as it used to, but the fallen timber provides habitat, slows water speed during high flow periods (and this reduces erosion), and many other things. Learn to admire nature, warts and all :) >> Geez there is a difference there >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Learn to admire nature, warts and all :) OH LOOK YOUR HOUSE GOT BLOWN AWAY! " "clean it up"? I hope not. Cyclones are a natural phenomenon, as is the damage they cause. OK so it doesn't look as pretty as it used to, but the fallen timber provides habitat, slows water speed during high flow periods (and this reduces erosion), and many other things. > OH LOOK YOUR HOUSE GOT BLOWN AWAY! heh - I was waiting for that! Two slightly different things I think, a natural waterfall area and someone's home. And having been with the State Emergency Service for 19yrs now, I've done my fair share of 'cleaning up' after major storms :) >> OH LOOK YOUR HOUSE GOT BLOWN AWAY! > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > And having been with the State Emergency Service for 19yrs now, I've done > my fair share of 'cleaning up' after major storms :) Sorry you had to wait, I was away for the weekend training people on a ropes course. Anyway some natural beauty areas that bring the tourists will need to be cleaned up, can't have grotty tourist areas now can we? >Anyway some natural beauty areas that bring the tourists will need to be >cleaned up, can't have grotty tourist areas now can we? I have seen some pretty grotty tourists, so it sounds appropriate to me! James McNangle >>Anyway some natural beauty areas that bring the tourists will need to be >>cleaned up, can't have grotty tourist areas now can we? > > I have seen some pretty grotty tourists, so it sounds appropriate to me! > > James McNangle Sound more like ferals than tourists. > Are the councils going to clean it up?? Yes. It's a popular tourist spot. SignatureMike Warren My web gallery: http://web.aanet.com.au/miwa/mike > I like photos of waterfalls, and just recently I bought an ND8 filter > so I can get slower shutters to give that lovely flowing effect. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > dry rocks... If we ever return to normal weather, I'll be able to > prove that once the Bunya's were dry. :-) It's a sad by-product of Global Warming. In the future you will have to travel to Tasmania to see and photograph a natural waterfall ;-) I was there (Tassie) earlier this year and just about every where you looked there was cascading water. I even saw in the news recently that they are considering exporting their rainwater to the mainland. Seems unlikely to me that such a project would be viable but you never know.... http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php/weblog/comments/the-myth-of-plenty/ >In the future you will have to travel to Tasmania to see and photograph a >natural waterfall ;-) >I was there (Tassie) earlier this year and just about every where you looked >there was cascading water. According to the ABC news this morning they were selling sheep at an auction for $0.50 yesterday in Tassie -- no one wants them because there's no water to grow feed for them. James McNangle >>In the future you will have to travel to Tasmania to see and photograph a >>natural waterfall ;-) [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > James McNangle Should send all their sheep to the waterfalls and grow grass there. < According to the ABC news this morning they were selling sheep at an auction for < $0.50 yesterday in Tassie -- and still pay $20.00 Kg retail for some pretty ordinary looking meat ... primary producer gets bugga' all. Signature--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. > I like photos of waterfalls, and just recently I bought an ND8 filter so > I can get slower shutters to give that lovely flowing effect. Since I [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > we ever return to normal weather, I'll be able to prove that once the > Bunya's were dry. Did anyone else see the funny side of a guy called Fountain complaining about a water shortage :) Good one!! :) Signature--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. >I like photos of waterfalls, and just recently I bought an ND8 filter so >I can get slower shutters to give that lovely flowing effect. ...... > ...... So I got photographs of a dry creekbed, a >dry cliff that normally has waterfalls flowing over it, dry rocks... But were the rocks nicely blurred? James McNangle >> I like photos of waterfalls, and just recently I bought an ND8 filter so >> I can get slower shutters to give that lovely flowing effect. ...... [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > But were the rocks nicely blurred? only if he forgot the tripod :) >I like photos of waterfalls, and just recently I bought an ND8 filter so I >can get slower shutters to give that lovely flowing effect. Since I bought >it, I haven't had a chance to go out and use it. SWMBO announced that she >wanted to go for a drive, so I suggested the Bunya Mountains - it's less >than 2 hours drive, and there are several waterfalls there, as well as some >cascades, that would be a great way to try out my new ND8. Thanks for the interesting post and the education. "Vodka hell is an ND8 and why is it good for waterfalls?" I thought. So now, post Google, I know its a neutral density filter which doesn't affect colours, is an 8x (3 stops) filter usually used for very bright conditions and is used in microscopes amongst other things. >> I like photos of waterfalls, and just recently I bought an ND8 filter so I >> can get slower shutters to give that lovely flowing effect. Since I bought [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > stops) filter usually used for very bright conditions and is used in > microscopes amongst other things. Yeah, neutral density filters are very handy things to have in the kit. A polariser acts a little like a 1-2 stop ND filter, (depending on the light). ND's are in 1 stop (ND2), 2 stop (ND4) and 3 stop (ND8) varieties. I see hoya also make an ND400, almost 9 stops. I figured for what I want the ND8 would be the go. Between that and the polariser (i use the polariser anyway due to reflections and to enhance the sky), I'd get up to 5 stops slower, which with ISO50 film gives me 1 sec at F22 in broad daylight, slower with shade. The ND400 is an interesting option - I've heard them referred to as "Tourist Filters" - when taking photos of things like landmark buildings etc, you can get slow enough shutters that the people blur out. Interesting concept, that one day I may feel so inclined to try. >>> I like photos of waterfalls, and just recently I bought an ND8 filter >>> so I can get slower shutters to give that lovely flowing effect. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > etc, you can get slow enough shutters that the people blur out. > Interesting concept, that one day I may feel so inclined to try. Pinhole cameras are used for the same thing - with much longer exposure times - for building internals. >I like photos of waterfalls, and just recently I bought an ND8 filter so I >can get slower shutters to give that lovely flowing effect. Since I Made some here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/zwaarddrager/sets/72157594331073165/ Look at the exif-data, they can tell a lot. Rutger Signaturehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/zwaarddrager/sets |
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