Autumn Creek
I have shot the lower section of this small waterfall before, working to get everything aligned, but this is the first time I had tried coming to the upper section and making a composition. While now that I have it full edited, I believe I needed to get the camera lower and shoot more upward than down, I do like how the overall scene feels. Fall leaves, rushing semi silky water, detritus within the falls themselves, small sections off to the side coming back into the whole. I will return to this scene in a few days and perhaps try again. Until then, this is my first attempt at this portion of the waterfall.
I have considered for many months whether to share my failures in my blog, and as you have seen, I have shared quite a few recently Part of that is my own knowledge base failing me, part of it is my eagerness to share something new. This scene, well exposed, well colored, its failure is in level of the camera. Photography is interesting that failure, while never seen is what makes us better as photographers. You in a sense, fail upwards.
You see, when you go out for your first shots, you are working to find interesting, pretty things and taking a photo. As you progress, you begin to discern those same scenes differently. You begin to pick at the smaller details and start bringing them together to make a whole image. Whether you’re now filling your frame with only the item that drew your eye, or getting the supporting elements in a broader photo. Your earlier shots, despite looking back at them with a more cultured eye, brings you closer to being a better photographer.
The issue I had with this particular image was I was using a focal length I don’t use very often, the ultra wide angle 8-16mm lens. I tend towards a 23mm and upwards focal range in most of my landscapes, because of where I had to be to take this photo, I went wider. There’s nothing wrong with that of course, but I need more practice to become proficient with its future use.
Until Next Time!
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 1600
SS: 1/4th
Focal: 8mm
Fujinon 8-16mm
