blackwater falls, wv

[wanderella]

i've only had my canon eos rebel 450d for about 7months now...used the 70-200mm f2.8 is lense for this shot. looks pretty good to me...and i know some flaws still in it....wondering what people who aren't "friends and family" think of this...look forward to hearing the verdicts....thanks

[windrider86]

In order to offer you a good critique there are guideline to follow. The guidelines include all the information you'll need to include the information required.
We're not being mean here. Just the opposite. By including the info asked for it helps everyone else to know where your mind set is at and where to offer suggestions.

Please take a peek at them, get familiar and then edit your post accordingly. Be sure to holler if you need any help!

[wanderella]

yea, if i knew what i needed help with....then i wouldn't need help....an objective eye to tell me what i could improve on....someone looking at it besides me.......

[Michael_2010]

Looks great to me! Excellent composition and you did a good job capturing the water's motion.

Just as an exercise, you may want to look at that levels tutorial and then see if it does anything to enhance the capture.

[wanderella]

the levels tutorial? would that be addressing the bright spot in the middle? i wasn't sure how to balance the exposure.......thanks for your suggestion......

[Michael_2010]

I just stumbled across that tutorial last night and quickly read through it, so I have not put it to use yet. The idea is to better define the white, black and gray tones in a photo and give it the "pop" factor.

The moderator would like for you to add the exif data, so people can see what your settings were. That way they will better know if it might need a change in exposure, shutter speed, etc. They are a little persnickety about that. lol

Levels: Getting the Professional 'Pop'

[wanderella]

thanks soooo much.... i really appreciate the input.....i'm trying to get the hang of this...my shutter speed was 1/15, apperature value 8.0, evaluative metering, iso 100, focal length 70mm, white balance cloudy...... hope this helps. .....thanks again......

[41(thirty)]

I personally love shooting waterscapes and one thing that I have found helps is using filters on the lens. I will often use a ND 0.9 to drag the shutter and smooth out water flow and if you're using good glass (Lens + filters) then stack a C-Pol on top of that to cut down on refections. Of course a good tripod and remote shutter release are key too.

[wanderella]

thanks yall, ....all your comments are very helpful.....i appreciate it....

[Ennor]

personally i tend to do what Wandella has suggested when shooting waterfalls. one thing here that bugs in what is a very good image is that large of overexposure in the middle of the image, suggest that you try this again (if you can) later in the day or early morning