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01/31/2006 11:15:54 AM · #1 |
When shooting a waterfall where you expose the photo longer in order to make the water "milkier," what should I meter on?
The water? The sky? The rocks?
Thanks,
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01/31/2006 11:25:32 AM · #2 |
What is medium toned in the scene? What is medium toned that is in the same light as your subject?
You can meter on any of your suggestions.
If you meter the water you'll probably have to use exposure compensation and overexpose. How much you overexpose depends on how much lighter than medium the water is.
If you meter the sky the exposure will depend on the tone of the sky. The standard blue sky (not too dark, not too light) can be considered medium so metering a blue sky may be the simplest.
If you meter the rocks you'll probably have to use exposure compensation and underexpose. How much you underexpose depends on the tone of the rocks. |
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01/31/2006 11:34:51 AM · #3 |
| On another note.....A friend of mine (from here) recommended to me to use a neutral density filter #8. That way, when I use the longer shutter speed, the picture doesn't come out too "whited out". It works great! She's done some really beautiful waterfalls using this. |
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01/31/2006 11:35:25 AM · #4 |
E.
Brian Peterson explains this on pg 127 of his book understanding exposure, do you still have it ?
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01/31/2006 11:37:27 AM · #5 |
I tend to do a ton of bracketing and try to have the water highlights as close to blowing without doing so. The histogram is very helpful in this regard.
 
 
Post-processing can be tricky though. Because the highlights are almost blown, there isn't a lot of room for adjustment without masking off the waterfall. |
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01/31/2006 11:43:54 AM · #6 |
//www.vividlight.com/articles/1411.htm
This article may help. There is an example with a waterfall. Be sure to check out part two of 'Getting it right the first time' as well. In that part the examples are with fog/mist. |
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01/31/2006 11:55:13 AM · #7 |
| use your histogram and go experiment! |
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01/31/2006 12:11:56 PM · #8 |
How does the histogram work, I think my sony 717 has one but I have never figured out how to use it, could someone give me a quick run through.
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01/31/2006 02:22:52 PM · #9 |
| google "histogram tutorial" and I'm sure you'll get reams of info... |
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