Sep 19
Livsäterån waterfalls
I found a new waterfall favourite – the Livsäterån creek. I didn’t have much of an idea of what to expect, except that I had read that it was a scenic creek with some waterfalls. As it turned out, it was absolute and pure bliss for a waterfall photographer! The weather had turned out just as forecast, overcast with some light drizzle. Perfect. And although at first I thought that there was very little water in the creek (not much rain lately), it was actually quite nice in the end – sometimes less is more. So I hiked down the creek with frequent photo stops, and then up again. At first I used the polariser filter but then I thought that I should try some longer exposures, so I added the ND8. Silky smooth water is not everybody’s cup of tea, but I love it. So what I thought would be a quick trip took no less than 5 hours, of which only about an hour was spent on walking to the creek and back. Time really does fly when you’re having fun!
I had originally planned to continue with waterfall photography at another location, but I figured I had pretty much had my waterfall fix by now so I just took to the road leading to Flatruet, hoping to catch some autumn colours in afternoon/evening light now that the sun was starting to break out. It was still very patchy light though, blink and you’ll miss it, so by the time I got the camera ready the light was already way gone. Then when I was nearly giving up hope, the clouds cleared enough to give me a proper opportunity and I made full use of it. It was still patchy light, but that just adds mood to the picture.
Such a brilliant day, this is what I dreamt about when I booked my holiday!
3 comments
Ok, now we are talking about Pictures! First one: just wonderful, I too love the silky water. Second: The clouds (or mist/fog) make this picture whole. Plain vanilla
Btw, did you use some ND grad here? The top of the tree looks little bit darker into my eye, or is it shadow?
Thank you, I must admit that I’m rather pleased about how these turned out.
No ND grad, I’ve done this in Photomatix. The highlights in the clouds were so intense that it would’ve been problematic even with a grad filter (if I had one). I noticed the effect on the tree though and I couldn’t figure out how to fix it in Photomatix, the original doesn’t have it. I’ll have to learn to use the software and then re-create the HDR image.
Oh, but you did wonderful job with the Photomatix! That software really is a piece of gem, isn’t it
It just doesn’t work with all pictures.. Perhaps you should make two HDR’s and then use layer mask on top of that tree?