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Dieuwertje
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# Posted: 22 Jun 08 15:42
Yesterday I made some pict of floating water with different technique, I like both result's, what do you think of it?
Regards Dieuwertje
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giz
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# Posted: 22 Jun 08 15:47
very nice dieuwertje and for me the second one. in the first picture I started to see a man, drowning, and I cannot get rid of that image.The second one has the sparkling feature of running water.well done!
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Tigreramon
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# Posted: 22 Jun 08 15:52
good pictures. For me too I like the seccond one better, the first is a bit disturbing to my eyes
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olmze
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# Posted: 22 Jun 08 16:38 - Edited by: olmze
i think the second one. i agree with giz, there is a sleeping man in pic one - it's irritating.
greetings, oliver
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A.Miguel Oliveira
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# Posted: 22 Jun 08 17:47
Dieuwertje, something is confusing me! I saw both of your exif data from both pics and they are just... the same! That's not possible! The pics were taken in an absolutely different time value, for sure! So, even if I can express my opinion and say I prefer the 2nd, I'd say that the idea for the 1st one was better if... a longer exposure was allowed! If the exif data was correct in something, I'd say, in a first approach, that you should try a different ISO instead of 200! 100, or less, if possible with your camera. Then, when the slow speed (with a tripod, of course!) isn't so low as we would like (here something about 2 seconds would do, I guess), then it's better no to try it and that's why the 2nd pic looks better, imho. The 1st isn't nor blured as it "should" (the water flow), nor sharp as (then) it could! That's why I say the idea of a longer exposure was fine (at the 1st pic) but, as it wasn't allowed, then better a sharp one all along. Hope I could make myself clear .
Greets
Miguel
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ortho158
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# Posted: 22 Jun 08 18:30
To Miguel:
there is a difference in the EXIF: the second one is with flash, the first one not.
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Christian C
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# Posted: 22 Jun 08 18:38
I agree with Giz and Olmze, in the first one it seems that there is a face of a man behind the water, strange effect, but I prefer the second one with more things to see specially the bubbles in the water, a more interesting picture in my opinion.
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A.Miguel Oliveira
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# Posted: 22 Jun 08 18:38
Right, Ortho! Sorry, my fault, I hadn't pulled the page all down 
It's the explanation for the difference between them, of course! The flash stopped the water flow! All other things I said I stay: better the 2nd as the 1st wasn't sufficiently enough "blured" in the water flow (maybe 2 seconds instead of 1); that way, imho, better sharp than half-blured!
Thanks for the correction!
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trudy tuinstra
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# Posted: 22 Jun 08 19:03
Dieuwertje I like the second one , It is more sharp and sparkling as Giz said. I thank you for posting this forum, because there were some nice learning subjects in the answer. So thank you Dieuwertje and thank you all others for the explanations wich learn me a lot.
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Svjetlana
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# Posted: 22 Jun 08 23:26
I prefer the second one, and I agree with giz and trudy.
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Oscar_
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# Posted: 22 Jun 08 23:49
I like the second one. The water looks clean and nice sharp with some good details. I like that in this little fall. The first picture the effect with the water looks better in larger fall and not in such small as you show us. So for me the second. Hope this will help you.
Regards,
Oscar
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Vidar S
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# Posted: 23 Jun 08 00:12
I go against the stream, and prefer the first one. IMO there is more life to it. 
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rezz50
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# Posted: 23 Jun 08 06:01
The reflections of the flash in the second photo mimic the play of sunlight on water. The image suggests a fountain splashing, more of an allusion to happiness. The other sends a more subdued message.
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Martin de Rijk
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# Posted: 23 Jun 08 07:32
Well Diewertje, it's obvious we all like the second one but I would play some more with the first one in b&w or so, since many people see a face, it could turn in to a nice horror picture
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Vidar S
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# Posted: 23 Jun 08 07:56
Martin de Rijk: What about me? I don't count?
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Martin de Rijk
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# Posted: 23 Jun 08 08:58
So sorry Vidar
Stil. it's funny, you see more life were others see a drowning man 
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Vidar S
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# Posted: 23 Jun 08 09:02
He-he... I'm allways optimistic!
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Phoenix Rising
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# Posted: 23 Jun 08 10:42
I always find taking pictures of moving water very difficult to capture, you have done a great job with both. Not sure what camera you have used but ill try dig out some info for you as the shutter speeds the key so im told. ill get back to you on this
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Phoenix Rising
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# Posted: 23 Jun 08 10:46
Waterfalls
From one extreme to the other waterfalls make great landscape subjects. Compose the photograph so that youre filling the frame with the waterfall and your pictures will have impact. Take control of the exposure and you can produce amazingly different results of the same waterfall. A slow shutter speed will make the water blur and look angelic, while a fast speed freezes every splash, making the scene look frozen in time. Set your camera to shutter-priority and mount it on a tripod and then set a speed of 1/8 to 1/15sec for a suitable blur.
Flash can also be used on waterfalls, if you are within the range of the flashs maximum distance. This will add sparkle to the water and capture every detail.
Take care when metering water as the large areas of white can fool the meter to underexpose, making the picture look dark. Its always worth bracketing on these shots and allowing an extra stop to compensate.
Choose the viewpoint carefully - a low angle will make the fall look more dominating, while a high viewpoint may make it look insignificant. Move to one side to gain a powerful viewpoint or shoot head on for interesting patterns.
This might help for next time but i do love your 2 pictures love the 2nd one more
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Geoffrey McElwaine
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# Posted: 23 Jun 08 11:56
Like most folk, I prefer the second, because it shows each bubble, etc. To my eye, this gives a greater impression of water actually moving.
Regards
Geoff.
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