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Saw the thread regarding the upper Buffalo and the reference to the water color in the Ozarks. Have been out hiking this winter observing waterfalls and learning how to use the digital camera, computer, message board, etc.

Being an analogue guy in a digital world can be tough on an old fart!

Here is a sample of some falls on Mill Creek and Little Mill Creek in Franklin/Crawford County. Enjoy!

Dave

Nice pictures Dave, good composition, and I especially like the last shot!

Best Regards
Jim

Very Nice Pics!!!

Agreed Dave!

Very nice shots. Looks like your time out there is paying off.

That last one rocks! Excellent work.

Nice photos Dave!
Use aperture priority f22 and get the slowest shutter speed you can. 1 sec exposure will give you that cotton candy effect. You can have a lot of fun with this setting
Dan

Thnks for sharing! They are all nice, but the last one is absolutely awesome!!!!!!!!! I can almost feel the cold of the snow and hear the water rushing down that cascade!

Reservations made!

Thanks for the kind remarks. I'm still learning how to use the camera. Even went to the Olympus website and printed off a huge section of the owner's manual.

It is truly amazing how many functions and options they can make available. The thing that is even more amazing is how all those options are accessed using just a couple of buttons. You have to learn your way around the menu options and then figure out what to do with them.....it makes my head hurt just thinking about it.

Dan, nice effect! I'll try the longer exposure as soon as I figure out how! Most of my shots have been default settings and I'm fortunate that the results are as good as they are without any tweeking!

Dave

I was wishin' I knew how to make such adjustments, if I could, on my Nikon when I was trying to get a pic of the full moon on the snow.

Do you need a stick or a tripod?

Clif, for any slow shutter speed shot, it's best to use a tripod. On the old (non-digital) cameras w/o timers, you would neeld a shutter-release cable since the slightest movement results in blur.

If you are shooting digital, place it on the tripod, turn off the flash, frame the shot and use the auto-timer for the shutter to avoid movement.

If anyone is interested in more shots of Little Mill Creek in the snow you can go to my flickr account and watch a slide show. Lots of photos but some of them are pretty cool.

Dave

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Roger,

The tripod is just the very best , as you say, for longer shutter speeds. I'm pretty sure Dan might also agree. As far as the cable release, I've been using one for years and think they are equally useful for both film or digital photography to eliminate shake in many instances.The cable release, and tripod together, also gives the photographer the ability to frame the scene prior, make all the settings, and then just stand there, away from the camera, and while looking at the subject normally, then 'just squeeze' the shutter release when ready. Sometimes I have neither with me, in which case the mono pod that Clif mentioned is the next best thing. (next to leaning up against a tree without one :) ) Marlo got me a nice new mono pod last year and I'm looking forward to using it at the air show next time.
Man, so many times none of this equipment is with me when I need it, and some of my spontaneous shots aren't the best, but after botching many slower shots, I know I need to do this when it's a more important shot.

Best Regards

Jim Moose

I really need to figure out if I can adjust the shutter speed on my camera. I took so many pictures of waterfalls in the Sierras and never even tried it. I had to get into the settings and adjust a couple things for some sunset pictures one night, but I don't even remember what I did now! lol

If you have a digital SLR go buy an electronic remote shutter release. It was $33 for my Pentax. You can place yourself in the photo. That gives a size reference for the waterfall or scene. I usually shoot with and without people for reference.

If you want to learn how to do shutter speed preferred it's time to open up that dreaded owners manual. If you don't understand the relationship between shutter speed, depth of field, and aperture take a class or google it.

If you're going to shoot waterfals or action whitewater you need to have control (choice) of shutter speed.

I shot 35mm kodachrome slide film for years, mistakes were expensive. With digital you can take all kinds of extra photos of everything and if you don't like them delete. No extra cost. I still have alot to learn about digital.

Brent

This is one thread I'd like to see on this Board as a recurring theme!

Outdoor Photography. Looks like there are plenty of us who are interested. I'm trying to get started in still work. So far I have mostly worked with everyone else's still work except for the quick one's I shot! I'd like to try to take it up a notch or two!

When I am shooting vid, I don't like to try to carry everything all the time. And who has time, room, or inclination? As everyone knows, the more the zoom, the more the shake. And my nerves are shot!

So? I use my tri as a mono by just extending one leg. I don't even have a fancy head (ball), but I can increase my stability by just doing this and when I need it, I have a tri on board! Just loosen a couple of adjustments enough to have resistance on the head, but enough to maybe have some movement to re-frame (pan/tilt). Can adjust the legs as needed, the center extension. Gives me a mono feeling and yet can have a full stand!

Just a theory!