Waterfalls near Loch Lomond, Scotland

Went for a little hike this afternoon around the north of Loch Lomond. The photos show the inflow that runs from loch Arklet into Loch Lomond. Im just getting started on this moving water techniwue so again, hints and tips are welcome.

C+C welcome and appreciated.

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very nice shots here the use of a slow shutter here does quite dramatcally improve the shot.
avoid shooting waterfalls on bright sunny days is a good start a nd grad can also be of great assistance as well

as for the avoiding the sun that wont be a problem coming from scotland

as before both are super shots

Love the first, would rotate it slightly to the right though.

Thanks for the advice John. I actually was using an 8 stop ND filter for all these shots as it was a snowy day today also. Didnt realise shooting in the sun was a problem for water falls though. Can you explain why? Not that it was a problem today as it was dense fog the whole time.

Funny you should say about rotating it Adam as thats exactly what i was doing probably while you were typing. Great minds must think alike i guess . Heres the changed version for ya.

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Excellent shots !
Seem a little dark on my monitor though . . .

These are both lovely shots, #1 improved by the rotation.

Personally for shooting moving water, best time is to wait for an overcast day. The light will actually be warmer than a shaded spot with blue sky. Mainly, though, because any direct sunlight is the kiss of death to waterfall photos -- there's just too much contrast for any film (or digital camera) to deal with adequately,in my opinion . So if you can't have clouds, try for early or late to avoid direct sunlight

Good work.

The best advice i can give for the 2nd shot is this...

Get 2 or 3 shots in raw with different shutter speeds,1 normal exp. and 2 underexpossed.
Use the normal one for the whole sceene and (with layers) add some of the underexpossed water (which is not that white) to the picture to make it look alot better.

Keep an eye for my future ...falls of Blarghour...thread,for example.

Hope this helps.

Hi steve, thanks for your comments. Ive tried to brighten the shot up a little but cant get a result im that happy with. If anyone fancies having a go then by all means.

Great advice again John. Im becoming more and more grateful to be living in Grey old Scotland.

Thanks for the advice dimitri. Luckely (or coincidently i guess) i have taken four exposures of that same scene at different shutter speeds but im always reluctant to combine them as they never look quite right when i do. I generally end up with rather obvious boundaries if im clearing small areas. Ill give it a go though and see what i get.

Looking forward to you thread.

For some reason, don't ask me why, but I don't like the bottom right-hand corner of the 1st picture. Seems a little weird.

These are great shots, perfectly exposed IMO.

To avoid harsh lines when blending two layers, use a soft brush or feather your selection, if that's your approach.

Cheers stan, for the comments and advice.

You certainly got the greens to the spot.
The flowing water is hypnotic, I still wonder how to REALLY capture it.
I mean, it is not the beautiful fluff that we see here...maybe I just go and stare at the real thing.

Excellent work you've done here.

two great shots