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Took this shot between rain showers, from the covered Horton bridge where I waited for the rain to stop so I could move on. The water is browner than what I remember it being, but I could be remembering wrong as it has been over a year since I took the shot.
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What an awesome opportunity to take pictures!
As long as you and your camera can stay dry and keep the front of your lens from being covered in water droplets, shooting anything in the rain is awesome! When it’s actually raining, it creates the impression that it’s misty. Things further away look like they have less contrast than things closer up. You can capitalize on this to help create depth! Atmospheric perspective is a “depth trick” in photography. It helps close objects stand out from far distant objects, something that wouldn’t be possible without mist or rain.
Take your shot for example. See how the bottom bows of the pine tree on the left side of the picture stand out against the misty background? And notice how the rocks in front are darker than the rocks in the background at the top of the falls? You can use this to your advantage to make different things that you want to be your subject to stand out better in your image, while creating a sense of depth at the same time.
So, glad you were taking pictures out in the rain!
A quick thought on composition. I think if you had composed the shot something more like what is attached, it would be nice to see more of the actual falls.
And there’s always the silky water effect you could try to make a more professional looking image! See the blog on More than Smooth Water and A Lion in the Way.
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More like one of these? I was rather limited composition-wise as I only had one lens. And I had no tripod for long exposures. 🙁 Not a good thing. My shutter speed was already down to 1/80, and with the 75-300mm lens I wasn’t comfortable going lower than that. I would now, there were plenty of good places to prop a camera and get good longish exposure shots. I would also carry another lens. Or use a shorter one. This is a small falls, and I couldn’t fit it all on a frame with the lens I had.
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I think 7155a is a much better composition. Having a wider view of the water makes the falls become a more definite subject. I can almost hear the roar of the raging water and sense the dampness of the foggy day! I also like the fact that there is no sky visible. A misty forest is intriguing, but a gray sky is NOT! A wider lens and a tripod for slow shutter speeds would definitely give you more options for creativity!
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