Genas Photography

By: RC

Apr 01 2013

Tags: Camera, Exposure (photography), International Organization for Standardization, Jamaica, Neutral density filter, Photograph, shutterspeed, slow shutter speed, Waterfall, waterfall photography

Category: Nature

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Some friends and I went to Somerset Falls in Portland, Jamaica this weekend. it was fun. Although it seems like every time I visit a waterfall, I come home with scars and bruises. sighs! Anyway, another thing I always do when I visit waterfalls, besides getting bruises, is experiment with my camera’s shutter speed to get that misty water effect.

However, having a slow shutter speed means letting in more light into the camera thus overexposing highly reflective surfaces like the water. To correct this, I took two or three shots at different exposures and overlay-ed them in Photoshop and masked out what I didn’t need or liked. Does anyone have any advice on how I can use long shutter speeds without overexposure?

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