Small falls, Askrigg, N.Yorks

Well Saturday was a washout and then Sunday was a cloudless sky with bright wintery sun. But despite this I headed out and found a lovely beck which flows over Whitfield and Mill Gill, before entering the Ure. These were taken between the two falls. Recent rain had brought colour to the water, in some deeper pools it looked like red wine.

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Love these Neil. I’m definitely trying to learn from you!

Did you add those leaves in for the second shot?

And the rocks in the third are ultra sharp, nice one.

AdamJL wrote in post #2199587
Did you add those leaves in for the second shot?

I never thought of that will have to go back and try again

Ok, I now consider you as a professor of photography. If your going to post something on that level, you are required to teach us how you did that, was it selective? Or a filter? Or both? With all due respect please give some insght.

Regards,

Rob

WOW!

Underexposed these by a stop to not blow the highlights (sun was peeking through the tree in the background but using an ND grad for this small area made no sense as it would darken the whole top area). Underexposure also increases contrast and colour, having learned that the 5D tends to get too easily oversaturated I am careful to underuse the Saturation slider in RSE. I am also careful to under use the contrast and colour correction sliders in Shadow/Highlight tool. The rest is tweaking ...

Over the last 15 months I have developed my tequinique from nothing, using hints and tips from various sources, including this one, but no one has ever given me a list of ten things to do to make a perfect picture - because each one is unique and you have to find your own style of doing things. So while I often give tips and hints (although I consider myself a bit of a Newbie compared to some here) I can't tell people how to do it cos then all the images would look like mine and lack the personal touch... !

So yes I will help, but no, I will not tell you everything I know....

I didn't include and technical data on these as saving for web loses it and I don't have the original with me...sorry.

PS - flatterey will get you nowhere, professor indeed!

Neil,

You ARE the Waterfall Man!

.... and in about two and a half weeks I will be looking at Victoria Falls....so consider the above practice pictures....

God damn, you are lucky! Can I fit in your suitcase please?!
Are you Overlanding it, or just going to Vic falls?

Neilyb wrote in post #2199754
.... and in about two and a half weeks I will be looking at Victoria Falls....so consider the above practice pictures....

Now I'm really jealous! Better bring back some pics Neil, or else!

Was thinking of not taking my camera at all yeh right

first week South Africa (kruger mainly) then fly to Vic, overland on Safari in Chobe then Okavango.

Am I excited? Just a tiny bit.

Neilyb wrote in post #2199746
Underexposed these by a stop to not blow the highlights (sun was peeking through the tree in the background but using an ND grad for this small area made no sense as it would darken the whole top area). Underexposure also increases contrast and colour, having learned that the 5D tends to get too easily oversaturated I am careful to underuse the Saturation slider in RSE. I am also careful to under use the contrast and colour correction sliders in Shadow/Highlight tool. The rest is tweaking ...

Over the last 15 months I have developed my tequinique from nothing, using hints and tips from various sources, including this one, but no one has ever given me a list of ten things to do to make a perfect picture - because each one is unique and you have to find your own style of doing things. So while I often give tips and hints (although I consider myself a bit of a Newbie compared to some here) I can't tell people how to do it cos then all the images would look like mine and lack the personal touch... !

So yes I will help, but no, I will not tell you everything I know....

I didn't include and technical data on these as saving for web loses it and I don't have the original with me...sorry.

PS - flatterey will get you nowhere, professor indeed!

Lol Touche! I'm going to take a stab. Maybe I'm elementary here but maybe about a 1/2-1 sec exp., f8 - f16, anywhere from 20-50mm, polarized filter, maybe direct placement of tree leaves, definately underexposed a bit, some selective saturation and exposure in the tree leaves, quite possibly some airbrushing in selective areas of the stream to get the rusty color, some secret filter that you won't tell us about, a tripod, and some feet possibly soaking wet.

Am I close or what??

Oh my God.. Three of the greatest Wildlife parks in the WORLD.
I've been to Kruger, it's awesome. Condense, but I saw every single animal worth seeing in only three days.
And the Okavango delta.. God almighty, seriously pack me in your suitcase.

# 2 for me Neil,a bit surrealistic but i like it.

I sat there and had my dinner, never saw another person all day, it was a peacefull as it looks