Norm Solomon
July 2024 - Taughannock State Park, New York-Lower falls, Spring 2024
About the Image(s)
This state park is located in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York- near Ithaca, home of Cornell U . The area is a waterfall lovers delight with many, many beautiful falls.
The place where these falls are located experienced heavy rains in the days before I got there—explaining the muddiness of the water carrying run-off. I used a long exposure and an ND and PL filter to capture the swirls ion the water.
Nikon z8, 28-300 @ 28mm ISO 800, F9 @ 8 seconds and processed in PS & Topaz AI (for noise reduction)
Thanks for looking.
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8 comments posted
The slow shutter gives this an interesting look. Posted: 07/07/2024 15:19:49
I like flowing water pictures with a slow shutter speed. I also like the way the water swirls in the foreground. well composed. I like the touch of green in the background. Posted: 07/13/2024 08:46:02
I like the swirls and feathery water caused by a long exposure. Posted: 07/15/2024 16:47:01
The swirls make the image unique. At first I was thinking the 8 seconds was excessive for what was needed for the waterfall, but 8 seconds was great for the swirls. Well planned and captured. The picture seems a little soft. I assume you were on a tripod but perhaps the resolution is a little low. I'm surprised at the camera settings, f/9 at ISO 800 for 8 seconds. Either a lot of filters, or perhaps moonlight or something. Posted: 07/17/2024 20:20:45
Thanks for all the helpful comments-much appreciated.
Stan,yes I was using a PL & a 6 stop ND filter combined-I needed that to capture the swirls. The time of day was about 8am on a cloudy morning. I'll take a look at why the image seems a bit soft. I'm glad you pointed this out
Norm Posted: 07/17/2024 20:40:30
Stan,yes I was using a PL & a 6 stop ND filter combined-I needed that to capture the swirls. The time of day was about 8am on a cloudy morning. I'll take a look at why the image seems a bit soft. I'm glad you pointed this out
Norm Posted: 07/17/2024 20:40:30
Harriet Ciccone
Hi Norm - I like the slow shutter speed for the flowing water - since the image is largely dominated by the muddy runoff, have you considered converting to B&W and increasing contrast/ structure. Just a thought. Posted: 07/18/2024 13:54:36
Thanks Harriet! Great suggestion
Norm Posted: 07/18/2024 13:58:18
Norm Posted: 07/18/2024 13:58:18
For me what makes the picture very good is the different perspective. while the scene is not new a subject it is the way you chose to show it. Well done
Posted: 07/28/2024 13:37:14
Posted: 07/28/2024 13:37:14