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Waterfalls & Wildflowers


May 5, 2015

Photographing Waterfalls without a Tripod

20150504 Sharon Woods Park Nature Photography walk, waterfall, wildflowers, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, DSLR how to take nature photographs, camera lesson. ©Malinda Hartong, Hartong Digital Media llc.

Sharon Woods Park ©Malinda Hartong

Gearing up for Photographing Landscapes on May 16, here are some TIPS: slow shutter speed makes water even more beautiful, but I didn’t have a tripod with me. Here are tricks I use when I want to shoot a slow speed without a tripod (confession – I rarely if ever use a tripod, except for fireworks):

  • use continuous high speed motor drive
  • support camera on left wrist bone
  • keep left elbow tight against your ribs
  • hold my breath & shoot a TON of photos
  • 100 ISO & stop down to f22 in A mode (AV mode for Canon)
  • add a circular polarizer filter if you have one – darker plus you have control over reflections
  • go home & pick the sharpest shot – zoom in to 100% of the image in your favorite editing program. I used Lightroom for these.
  • Gear used: Nikon D600 camera, 70-300mm ED lens, 18-35mm lens. Check my flickr feed for more.

Sharon Woods is a beautiful place to practice outdoor photography! Great Parks of Hamilton County.

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