OT: Day Trip to Big Basin
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Blazer88
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Ah, now I see 'em 
They look really cool, I love the effect with the water. I tried to to that once with a slower shutter speed on my camera but the pics came out waaaaay overexposed. Any tips on how to do it? I understand you using equipment much better than mine but I couldn't even come close, lol. Great shots!
They look really cool, I love the effect with the water. I tried to to that once with a slower shutter speed on my camera but the pics came out waaaaay overexposed. Any tips on how to do it? I understand you using equipment much better than mine but I couldn't even come close, lol. Great shots!
Frisco
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thanks all. It was definitely a long hike, and we almost needed flashlights right at the end and made it back to the car before complete darkness by about 5-10 minutes. We were out from about 1:00 to 8:30, and I'm actually a little disappointed that I didn't go back and re-take the first shot at the end of the day when the sun was lower in the sky.
The pics were all taken with about a 1-1.5 sec exposure to get the effect with the water. I just adjusted the aperture to try to keep the water and sky from being overexposed (which was really hard in the early/mid afternoon) and that was really it. I did have to manually adjust the exposure level down quite a bit, because at the cam's nominal exposure level, the images were too bright overall for my taste. I also used a circular polarizing filter which helped cut down on glare.
It sounds like the next Trip is going to be to Yosemite
The pics were all taken with about a 1-1.5 sec exposure to get the effect with the water. I just adjusted the aperture to try to keep the water and sky from being overexposed (which was really hard in the early/mid afternoon) and that was really it. I did have to manually adjust the exposure level down quite a bit, because at the cam's nominal exposure level, the images were too bright overall for my taste. I also used a circular polarizing filter which helped cut down on glare.
It sounds like the next Trip is going to be to Yosemite
PowderBlue518
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those are some nice pics, what kind of camera do you use? That takes excellent photos
Blazer88
Premium Member
Thanks for the tip on the water effect. I tried to take a picture of a waterfall in Sedona Arizona but it was in the middle of the day in full sunlight. I didn't think to adjust the aperature to lower the exposure....maybe next time Thanks again for the advice and posting your pics.
Thanks again for the advice and posting your pics.
Excellent pics, I love waterfalls
