Ragged Falls
The key to a great waterfall shot IMHO is isolating the falls from its surrounding distractions, getting great light and using a decent ND filter to make silky, creamy flows across the contrast of the rocks as it pours through. This shot has maybe one of those previous mentioned elements going for it and due to its dog leg left flow maybe not even that, my 1000 ND filter was a screw on and you can only set focus before adding it to the lens which is why I watched it swim on down the river on my very first composition.
Pictured here is Ragged Falls located conveniently in Ragged Fall Provincial park just outside Algonquin Park off Highway 60, after finding a spot in the car park area a rather short well-groomed 1km hike gets you to the top of the falls looking out at the Oxtongue River. This shot involves a little steep slog down over the hill from the falls and a little rock hopping to set up on it but worth it for the perspective, if you are looking for fall colors to frame a shot the best capture is from the top.
I took this on Sept 18, 2021 with my D850 and Tamron 24-70 f2.8 G2 Lens at 24mm 1/400s f`5.6 ISO 64 processed in LR, PS +Topaz ,and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
Ragged Falls
The key to a great waterfall shot IMHO is isolating the falls from its surrounding distractions, getting great light and using a decent ND filter to make silky, creamy flows across the contrast of the rocks as it pours through. This shot has maybe one of those previous mentioned elements going for it and due to its dog leg left flow maybe not even that, my 1000 ND filter was a screw on and you can only set focus before adding it to the lens which is why I watched it swim on down the river on my very first composition.
Pictured here is Ragged Falls located conveniently in Ragged Fall Provincial park just outside Algonquin Park off Highway 60, after finding a spot in the car park area a rather short well-groomed 1km hike gets you to the top of the falls looking out at the Oxtongue River. This shot involves a little steep slog down over the hill from the falls and a little rock hopping to set up on it but worth it for the perspective, if you are looking for fall colors to frame a shot the best capture is from the top.
I took this on Sept 18, 2021 with my D850 and Tamron 24-70 f2.8 G2 Lens at 24mm 1/400s f`5.6 ISO 64 processed in LR, PS +Topaz ,and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress