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It was a soft, overcast day in winter as I was climbing up Moel Siabod in Snowdonia, North Wales.
This type of light, while not dramatic, is highly suitable for photographing running water, as the intensity of the highlights on the water are reduced and don't burn out so quickly.
What attracted me to this particular scene was the colour of the rock in the stream, glowing a honey yellow and framed with running water either side.
A polarising filter removed most of the glare from the wet rock and let the glorious colour take centre stage, and a longish exposure blurred the detail in the water allowing the rock to stand out without competing visual elements to distract the eye.
Filename - waterfall 04.jpg
Camera - Canon 5D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 90mm
Exposure - 8secs @ f16, ISO100
Location - Moel Siabod, Snowdonia
This image - 591x800px JPEG
Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2
Comments - Slow shutter speed used to blur water. Tripod, mirror lockup and cable release used to prevent camera movement.
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