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Rob Graziano
{K:6678} 7/28/2006
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Micael...This is Great!!!!!
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 7/28/2006
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Alan:
Usefilm is the place. There is a walkthrough posted in the forum:
http://www.usefilm.com/Photo_Forum/1/1012308/
Enjoy!
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Alessandro Capelli
{K:34805} 7/28/2006
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WONDERFUL collage of these waterfalls!
Ale
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Alan Orr
{K:9671} 7/28/2006
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Thanks Michael. Tell me how you would use masking to pop out the textures but this probably isnt the place. If you are so inclined...
allsupply@frontiernet.net
Your falls must be amazing prints.
Alan
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 7/28/2006
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Fadel:
Thanks. You've had some great input in the past, and I think your commentary on the toning of my photos has really improved after seeing your work. Your toning is "masterful" Sensei.
(kung-fu sound effects)
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 7/28/2006
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Alan:
That's a nice stream. No HDR needed here, exposure looks great. Some masking here or there could pop out the textures, but I think you have the start of a nice shot.
Getting close and low with a wide angle leads to wonderful perspective, but don't get your camera in the drink!
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 7/28/2006
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Alan:
Yes, multiple shots where I scrolled through the shutter speed. I do recommend a ND filter - I got a +4 but should have gotten a +8, darker the better to help slow the shutter way down.
For nice veiling of water I'd always say that the longer is the better, but at least 1 second works for me. 30 seconds on crashing waves or running water results in a smokey feel.
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 7/28/2006
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Collin:
No, although I don't own them because of the price. I still respect and think shooting old school for a perfect image is the best way to go, but if you don't have the equipment or where grads won't even save you, there is a way...
Some photographers prefer putting the time in the field, loading the right filters on the tripod and the best lighting. Others, like me, get a small amount of vacation time, so we have to shoot fast and improvise, having a lot of time to sit in front of the computer and assemble later.
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Fadel J
{K:13974} 7/28/2006
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Wow! each one just kicks the other, this is spectacular Michael, the amount of work you've done is greatly appreciated and really shows results, definitely gallery material!
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Collin Stebbins
{K:1868} 7/28/2006
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Beautiful images and best of luck with the gallery opening. I appreciate you taking the time to explain the technique - I had not heard of HDR - does this mean an end to ND Grads?
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antoinette ireton
{K:447} 7/28/2006
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Beautiful creations, I love the back story also,
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Alan Orr
{K:9671} 7/27/2006
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Here is a little stream behind my home.Taken raw, looks a little like hdr to me.
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Alan Orr
{K:9671} 7/27/2006
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A lot of work, but it paid off, they are beautiful. I did one photo hdr, only four shots and the outcome was not spectacular.I assume you are shooting in raw. I have taken many raw shots,adjusted this and that, and then discovered my jpeg was pretty good. How long in general do you leave the shutter open on the falls?
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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia
{K:96391} 7/27/2006
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outstanding. grast work. marvelous portafolio.
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 7/27/2006
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Alan:
Sure, let me try to explain the idea, since uf is all about learning:
The Nambe Waterfall mentioned is in a canyon in New Mexico. It was in deep shadow as the sun set. The sunlight was glaring off the cliffs, and at the same time, the waterfall was in a deep recess. Using normal photography, there is no way to get a correct exposure. You can't use a ND grad to darken or lighten around hard shadows or in a crevice.
So, I set up my tripod and took about a 3 stop range, from correct exposure in the deep shadows, to correct exposure on the rock faces. In the photos you can see hard black where the sun hits the rock face, and blown highlights to white where the waterfall has correct exposure.
I exposed on the half step, so I think I had about 8 photos all taken from exactly the same perspective (tripod!).
Use can use a new technology in Photoshop CS2 called High Dynamic Range (HDR). This basically seeks out the correct exposures in multiple photographs and then creates a blended correct composite from all.
I still to this day do that a lot on waterfalls - copying and pasting the correct skyline to the waterfall shot, but for all these shadows with crazy outlines you need a program to handle the blending - no one can manually mask this sucker.
I should also say the lower waterfalls all had water droplets from high snowmelt spray. I used a manual approach this time.
I would wipe off the lens, cover it with my hand, then snap and uncover. Water specks would start immediately. I have about 15 shots - with water droplets in different positions and across different exposures. I layered the shots together, then erased the droplets from the top shot to show the hopefully droplet free location in the shot underneath. Since the droplets fall randomly it only takes about three shots to wind up with a corrected photo free of waterfall spray. This makes what would be an impossible long exposure 12 mm shot a few feet from a big sprayer possible.
The photographer still winds up soaked and frozen. And you still need to hike with a very sturdy tripod and lock that head down tight to make sure every shot is exactly the same.
Another result of layering multiple long exposures together is that you wind up with a blended composite of the spray over a minute in some cases - the spray goes left in the first second, then the next shot it's more center, then the next a little more right... if you mess with the transparency you can blend the falls!
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Alan Orr
{K:9671} 7/27/2006
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Thanks for leading me there its a beauty. So you did multiple shots and combined them? What was the shutter aprox.? Keep up the good work theyre great.
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 7/27/2006
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Fourth from the left on the top is Nambe Falls. It's been a real favorite with my customers.
This is the HDR shot with help from John Lamb.
http://www.usefilm.com/Image.asp?ID=877445
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Alan Orr
{K:9671} 7/27/2006
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Gorgeous photos a beautiful study in water movement. I would like to see some alone and larger, but as a composite its just as impressive. Fourth from the left may be my favorite.
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