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Upper Silver Falls


Upper Silver Falls
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Copyright: Fred Kroon (kfdutch) Silver Note Writer [C: 7 W: 0 N: 46] (262)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-10-26
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon 20D Digital, Tamron 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DiII
Exposure: f/13.0, 1/2 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-10-27 18:41
Viewed: 300
Points: 1
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A late afternoon photo in the Silver Falls State park in Oregon, USA. This is the upper falls which is about .2 miles off the main road in the park.

The sunlight was almost gone and there was quite a bit of shade. I increased the ISO to 400 because of the lack of light and use f 13 for the f-stop and did a slow shutter. I used a tripod with a cable release. The fall colors helped to lighten up the overall picture. The reflection of the falls in the pool of water was interesting.

I noticed when blowing up the picture that is a bit blured. Don't know what caused that but could have been camera shake or maybe the ISO being to high.

Any comments and ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks

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  • mpr Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 143 W: 10 N: 309] (2118)
  • [2008-10-29 16:51]
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Hi Fred

I noticed no one has given you a critique so I thought I'd throw my 2 cents in. Based on how you described the course of events, I'm guessing camera shake contributed to the blur. Even though you had a tripod, camera shake could have occurred because of two factors: First, if you tripood is not sturdy enough (some tripods are sturdier than others) it still might cause shake due to wind, flowing water, a slight bump, etc. Second, unless you put your camera on mirror lock up mode (if your camera offers this feature) you still might get some camera shake due to the the mirror flipping up when you release the shutter. Even with a cable release, your mirror still moves when you snap the photo. The only way to prevent this is use mirror lock up. Unfortunately, not DSLRs offer this feature.
As for the ISO I don't think this would be a factor at all.

Keep trying and you will get there. I just visited Silver Falls SP this past summer and what a fantastic place. I look forward to returning.

Mike

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