Hodgson Mill Spring

[flytyer57]

I took this photo a few weeks ago while driving around in Missouri. It was quite bright out that day and I was forced to use several ND filters in a stack to keep everything from getting blown out.

What do you think of the composition and lighting of this picture?



Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T2i (550D)
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS
Aperture: f/13
Exposure: 2sec.
ISO: ISO-100
Exposure Bias: 0
Focal Length 20mm
Metering Mode: Spot

[SGToliver]

I am far from the worlds greatest landscape photographer but here are my two cents:

nice job on the water!

I would have lowered my camera and tried to get more of the old building in the background. Maybe walked to the left and closer to the water to really focus more on the waterfall or walked right to have the water flowing towards the camera.

[wal]

Some comments on the composition.. the leaves on the top of the picture is better off.... I would try getting lower.. so the red building at the background wouldnt be hiding like that.

[flytyer57]

Thanks.

I guess I'll have to drive back up there someday and re-shoot. There is a 40% chance of rain tomorrow so maybe it won't be as sunny as it was the day I shot this pic.

I tried to take a few shots to the left and right and didn't like the composition at all. I did try a few taken from a lower perspective, but they didn't turn out too well either since the sun was causing problems with the exposure. It seemed the only place I could get a good shot was in the shadow of the trees along the road.

[MeAgain]

Oh I like this.

[Corey Thompson]

I think the lighting is good. I like the water a lot. Like everyone else though, I'd like to see less of the leaves and more of the building in the background.

[SGToliver]

If the daylight was causing exposure issues I would either try to go during the morning or late afternoon or invest in a ND filter.

[SGToliver]

If the daylight was causing exposure issues I would either try to go during the morning or late afternoon or invest in a ND filter.

[John Hendry]

Originally Posted by SGToliver

I am far from the worlds greatest landscape photographer but here are my two cents:

nice job on the water!

I would have lowered my camera and tried to get more of the old building in the background. Maybe walked to the left and closer to the water to really focus more on the waterfall or walked right to have the water flowing towards the camera.

Yip got to agree a lower camera angle would be better, framing the image with a overhanging branch would work not cutting through the builden.

Good luck on a reshoot.

all the best

[flytyer57]

Originally Posted by SGToliver

If the daylight was causing exposure issues I would either try to go during the morning or late afternoon or invest in a ND filter.

As mentioned previously, I did use a stack of ND filters to take this shot. I used a ND4 + ND8. I'm thinking of buying an ND64 to help with those super bright days.

As for taking this shot in the morning or afternoon, I'd have loved to have been there then. I really hadn't planned on finding this place. I was more or less just driving around looking for a place to go fishing. I took my camera gear along just in case.