water

[mattsartin]

creeks and rivers seem to be among a lot of my recent shots. would like to know your thoughts on them, the first to are from Spring Mill State Park in Indiana and the last two are in the Ohio River. don't be afraid to be critical, i'm always trying to improve, thanks in advance!


this first one is my first and only HDR attempt, i haven't purchased the license yet, so kindly ignore the watermarks. :) all 5 exposures at 18mm f/22 iso 100 with a 2-stop ND filter and a CPL, shutter speeds from 1s to 15s.


http://lh6.ggpht.com/_txxcOCWRgac/Sp2cKT5jDsI/AAAAAAAAIaE/KcmAOWIMI3w/s512/_MG_9760_1_2_3_4_tonemapped.jpg


18mm 10s f/20 iso 100 CPL and 2-stop ND


http://lh6.ggpht.com/_txxcOCWRgac/SqEiN2gxP1I/AAAAAAAAIa8/R3ov41MKS4g/s720/_MG_9768.JPG


18mm 1/3s f/22 iso 100 2-stop ND and CPL


http://lh4.ggpht.com/_txxcOCWRgac/SrVKXKIWS_I/AAAAAAAAIdw/ZR1-fsS-_0c/s512/_MG_0636.JPG


21mm 1/2s f/22 iso 100 2-stop ND and CPL


http://lh4.ggpht.com/_txxcOCWRgac/SrVKdCKaBbI/AAAAAAAAId0/_jrTyotc_NM/s720/_MG_0633.JPG

[ShutterbugJohan]

I like them. You could also try shooting at sunset, to get a golden glow on the water.

[Maleko]

Gotta love the second one!


I need to get hold of some new ND filters...

[Mark Elberson]

Love the 2nd one [Y]

[Joel]

The second one is indeed great. The others..hmm.


Don't get me wrong, those are all great long exposure pictures, but they miss the POP like the second picture, which turns everything is a big grey swirling mass. I tend to like these shots from a low angle.


Try to incorporate some more interesting color or light :)


Cheers

[lculpin]

I agree, like no. 2 but the others need some more light. Maybe some curves could help ;) Though the sunset suggestion is a good idea also :)