Ian Bramham's Photoblog
The Mountain Stream
Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 14 September 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
Like the last mountain stream photo that I posted this was photographed using a 6 stop nd filter to allow me to get a slow enough shutter speed to blur the rushing water. I used a miniature tripod (Gorillapod) so that the camera was just inches from the water surface.
As for me, I was actually sat in the water so I could see through the viewfinder as there's no 'liveview' feature on a Nikon D40 :-)
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Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
This was a risky shot :) The water was flowing strongly.
I like very much the sharp upper zone and the blur of the water.
14 Sep 2009 5:53am
@Paco Díaz: Thanks....I had to wipe the water splashes off the camera between shots!
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Mirko Herzner from Germany
Well it seems that you worked hard for this beautiful shot. I especially like the light here...
14 Sep 2009 7:03am
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Very refreshing shot! Reminds me of buying a set of filters, too...
14 Sep 2009 8:00am
Frida from Sweden
Sometimes one have to make sacrifices for the art ;-) A great image with beautiful soft water and great light.
14 Sep 2009 9:43am
Mike from Lichfield, United Kingdom
This is beautiful work. You've chosen a nice shutter speed here which shows motion in the water whilst still leaving detail and texture.
14 Sep 2009 10:31am
Rui from Leiria, Portugal
WOW Such powerfull shot. A little bit risky too, but that's what makes a photo special. Excellent light!
14 Sep 2009 11:26am
Ian Smith from London, United Kingdom
Apart from the wet bum, I'm truly impressed at the dangerous positioning of your beloved camera - this is a brilliant shot! And the lighting works a treat.
14 Sep 2009 12:33pm
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Marvelous, the flow is magic, oh Ian you are sooo good :)
14 Sep 2009 12:44pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Amazing and beautiful capture Ian!!! I feel like actually being there!:-)
14 Sep 2009 2:44pm
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
i love this subtle connection between the falling light (through the trees) and the falling water (through the rocks)... beautiful contrasts and textures too!
14 Sep 2009 3:54pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
Wonderful, fresh; can almost hear the roar of this stream.
14 Sep 2009 8:21pm
Didier DE ZAN from somewhere, France
So beautiful ! for this time I do not know wich one of the BW and the color I prefer, is it because of the different framing or beacause the color ?
15 Sep 2009 4:39am
Naveen Bachwani from Bombay (Mumbai), India
What a nice shot! You've really done some amazing stuff with your 6-stop ND!
16 Sep 2009 5:54am
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
The light is wonderful Ian.
It's so strange (in a nice way of course) to see such a series of colour images on your blog.
17 Sep 2009 12:28pm
@bluechameleon: :-) those Meditteranean colours and the light are very seductive Sharon!
gavin hart from Gold Coast, Australia
Exquisite dappled light! The sweeping flow of the stream is captured perfectly. The texture of the water is superb.
18 Sep 2009 10:52am
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
This is a stunning picture...superbly composed with lovely color...I especially love that patch of sepia light in the foreground Ian:)
27 Sep 2009 6:08am
Nikon D40
1/6 second
F/8.0
ISO 200
15 mm (35mm equiv.)