A nice combination of solid and liquid, light and dark, black and white.
180 macro+CP, f/16@.3 sec, ISO 100.
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11.23.2014 Go with the Flow
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Very nice, Steve. This juxtaposition of textures is intriguing.
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Thanks, Melissa. More and more I am trying to create these contrasting textural compositions. They don’t always work out, but I am pretty pleased with this one.
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Yeah … the water looks like wire on the left … and like steel wool towards the middle. Very interesting effects to be sure. And gives lots of interest to this image. Judging from my stuff, I tend to err on the slower side of the shutter-speed-spectrum and miss out, therefore, on these nice effects. D
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Variety is the spice of photography too, I guess. Try varying ISOs, David. The jpeg preview doesn’t give the best sense of how the water appears, but after a while you can judge what is there to work with. One exposure doesn’t always work. Sometimes it is less than a second, sometimes more.
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BTW, that’s not to say that a nice soft silky flow isn’t nice also.
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If one is shooting at ISO100 and has an available range of shutter speeds ranging from 1/250 all the way down to 3 seconds … what difference will a change in ISO make? You’ve already got the entire possible range of speeds you might selection in a ‘moving water’ situation. If you’re shooting at ISO400 with a range of 1/2000 all the way down to 1/2 all that shifting the ISO down will do is shift the entire shutter speed range down. I’m not sure what you are suggesting? I’ve always used ISO simply as a way of adjusting for differences in light availability … always trying to stay as low as possible while still maintaining reasonable speeds and apertures. Am I missing something?
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If you keep your ISO constant and alter the shutter speed, then you also have to alter the aperture. I prefer to keep my aperture constant and vary the shutter speed which then requires a change in the ISO to keep everything balanced. I can go to 400 without much worry about noise which also is less of a concern when planning a conversion to Black and White.
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I’ve just re-read this … you’re suggesting I should increase ISO to increase the shutter speed and avoid total-cotton-candy? I get it. It’s not that I don’t have faster shutter speeds available … I just tend not to use them! My own fault. I think I avoid them because I can’t stand the motion of water frozen, absolutely. I suppose I could lighten up a bit and shift from 2 and 3 and 4 seconds up a bit to fractions of a section instead. D
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OK, so you rendered my response moot there. 🙂
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I like how close the icicles are to the flowing water. How wide is the scene?
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The closeness to the water eventually will form the golf club like accretions or other shapes if the water level stays somewhat constant. I have an older shot with the tips trailing in the water which is a neat visual.
This is about 18-24 inches wide, Jim.
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Steve, just got back from Florida and can’t believe you’re capturing ice already:) I just love your ice photos! I will venture out soon, cold isn’t my favorite either but we must endure:)
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We had a few coldish days in a row before hitting the 14° day on Saturday, Eric. I am not complaining about the bump up in temperature yesterday and today. It’s a little early for frostbite.
I hope you got a lot of nice images while in Florida.
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Unusual photo. Very nice monochrome.
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Thank you, Yvonne. I hope you are doing well.
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An interesting composition Steve. The icicles are like teeth hanging over the water. Cool.
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Thanks, Andrew. Mine were chattering.
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Melissa talked about the juxtaposition of textures, which is true, but my first reaction was to the juxtaposition of the static with the dynamic. I also saw Andrew’s “teeth.”
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I have returned Andrew’s teeth in the post. I am sure he will make good use.
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Pretty combination of sharp ice and flow patterns. How are things, Steve?
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Thanks, Tom.
I can’t complain. Down to four days per week. I hope all is well at your end.
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Me? Too busy. Congrats on cutting down your work week. Made it to Royalston Falls finally…
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