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Waterfall - 1/2s hand held IS shot

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Old 31-05-2008, 4:30 PM   #1
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Waterfall - 1/2s hand held IS shot

At this size it isn't too bad, but at full size there is evidence of motion.

But nevertheless, not bad for a cheap kit lens and having to stop down to F25

Canon 450D + 18-55mm IS kit lens, 1/2s, f25, ISO200, 27mm



This one is 1/4s, F22



Taken at the Cascade, Virginia Water. The recent rain means there's a good flow at the moment. Well worth a visit if you are local.

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Re: Waterfall - 1/2s hand held IS shot

Nice shots Loz, especially being hand held. Might give the spot a try myself.
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Re: Waterfall - 1/2s hand held IS shot

excellent shots, will have to make a point to visit there myself next time im down
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Re: Waterfall - 1/2s hand held IS shot

Excellent choice of shutter speeds to get the water nice and milky. I reckon a bit of tweaking in post processing and they could really pop.
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Re: Waterfall - 1/2s hand held IS shot

nice shots for handheld
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Old 01-06-2008, 8:38 AM   #6
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Re: Waterfall - 1/2s hand held IS shot

Thanks for the replies.
I must buy myself a ND filter so I don't have to resort to anything as drastic as F25!

Does a Circular Polarizer improve these sort of pics too? Something else on my shopping list.
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Re: Waterfall - 1/2s hand held IS shot

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Thanks for the replies.
I must buy myself a ND filter so I don't have to resort to anything as drastic as F25!

Does a Circular Polarizer improve these sort of pics too? Something else on my shopping list.
Handholding at 1/2s, that's unheard of! Crazy.

Yes a C-PL would eliminate the glare from the wet rocks and leaves which is no doubt muting the colours. It also has about a 2-stop light loss.

You might wanna get a tripod too
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Re: Waterfall - 1/2s hand held IS shot

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Handholding at 1/2s, that's unheard of! Crazy.

Yes a C-PL would eliminate the glare from the wet rocks and leaves which is no doubt muting the colours. It also has about a 2-stop light loss.

You might wanna get a tripod too
Yes, I have a tripod... but didn't fancy a 2 1/2hr walk around the lake with it.
I must get a sturdier mono-pod. That would have done the trick. Would have helped with the HDR's I did in the other thread. Helped keep the frame in exactly the same place.

However, I was in part just trying to see how well the IS would work.
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Re: Waterfall - 1/2s hand held IS shot

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can you watch your files sizes mate and resize these closer to 300KB if possible.

Thanks
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can you watch your files sizes mate and resize these closer to 300KB if possible.

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done
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