Slowing Down the Falls

Photo of the Day

This is another picture taken at the Cataract Falls just over a week ago. With the high sky I did not expect much from my photos. I was really there scouting for a future trip. With my neutral density filter though I was able to slow down the water enough to make it interesting. I really need to invest in a darker ND filter so that I can create some interesting effects with the water. I thought that I would share this picture with you today, but expect some more pictures from the falls in the future. It is a beautiful place that I would like to visit many times.

Technical Data

This photo was part of a three photo bracket taken at -2, 0, and +2. I ran the photos through Photomatix. With most of my HDR work lately I have not used the sliders inside of Photomatix. For this picture I used a preset called ‘Basic Black Dress’ that I downloaded from Trey Ratcliff. I don’t use Photomatix presets often, but sometimes they work. On this very sunny day this one seemed to work very well for me. I then sent the photo back to Lightroom to make a couple of final adjustments to it. Overall I was happy with this result, and it was fairly quick.

Behind the Scenes Video

Here is a video that I took on the scene with my Nikon point and shoot of some of the sights and sounds of the falls. I have really enjoyed having a video of my shoots because it helps me get a little better. I hope that it shows you a bit of what I see on location as well.