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| Mossy Rocks Canon PowerShot G10 at 28mm EFL 2.0s, f/4 & ISO 80 |
This was taken with the camera balanced on some clothing with a 2 second timer and using the built-in 3 stop ND filter this camera comes with.
Does this give you the feel of a tranquil stream somewhere deep within the mountains?
Hi Steve,
ReplyDeleteI do like this image and it does make me feel like it was taken somewhere quiet. I'm guessing you are going to tell us that it was actually taken in the middle of a town park somewhere with lots of people around now though :)
Moss is awesome, and so is the flowing water. The user of the ND filter was terrific and I really like the soft ethereal water effect.
I think what would make this shot even better is if it was taller. So rather than cropping it to 4x5, I'd go even taller (and hopefully you have some more rocks above it to keep the pattern going) and turn it into a full wall length shot (maybe 4x8).
Have you seen the tall and thin shots done by Ken Duncan? He has some nice water fall or rock pool photos like that.
Regards
Craig.
Hi Steve,
ReplyDeleteI find this an interesting shot, but something about it just doesn't grab me. I'm not real sure how to explain it, other than to say that some of the mistyness in the water is too misty. Particularly around the middle right of the picture, I don't get such a sense of flowing water, as a pool of mist. I'm not sure of the best way to improve the picture either. My guess would be a shorter shutter speed, but perhaps a few longer shots to see the difference would be interesting too.
Geoff.
Craig,
ReplyDeleteThis shot was taken on a forgotten trail on a remote world heritage island of the southern coast of Japan. It's called Yakushima and it's claim to world heritage status is the age of it's Cider trees. Some date back 2-6 thousand years old. I saw one of the older ones but it was quite ugly to look at. Those trees don't age well...
I'd love to do some stretched vertical shots. 2:1 or even 3:1 verticals. Here in Asia it's a relatively common format for traditional art, so I don't think it has the same wow impact that it does in the west.
In this case I can't add much vertically to the image. There were only a few rocks in this stream. However cropping a little more off the left and right to make it more 2:1 vertical makes for an interesting image. However for me 2:1 isn't extreme enough, I'd prefer to go more 3:1 to get a more interesting shot. However when I do this I loose a lot of the mossy rocks.
Geoff,
I think speeding up the shutter speed would increase the contrast in the stream and in this case the water flow here wasn't very much. I think slowing it down even more might be better, since it increases the effect of water flow. However it will also make the water look more misty. Perhaps adjusting the lighting might make for the effect you're looking for.
steve
Hi Steve,
ReplyDeleteThat is totally awesome that it was taken in a world heritage area. Did you take any other photos while you were there? I'd love to see some more of this area.
Did you take any photos of the ugly trees at all?
I guess you are right that the long skinny vertical arrangement is more often used in Japan and China for traditional art.
I'm looking forward to trying one like that myself. I just need to find a suitable subject.
Cheers
Craig.