. . .don't always have to be far away. Today, after dropping Amy off at work, I decided to go for a short walk down to the creek. Because we've had some serious rain over the last 24 hours or so, the waterfalls were flowing nicely.
I spent about an hour or so at this location getting soaked. I played around with various angles and heights. I'm glad I've got a good tripod that can withstand getting wet, and is tall enough. I brought along the ND400 filter and was achieving about 30 second exposures at f/22, ISO 100. I would have liked to have used say f/8 or f/11 (I think f/22 pushes the limits of diffraction on the EF17-40mm f/4L), but a) there was too much light, b) I didn't have enough ND filters, and c) I don't have a remote shutter release yet (that will be remedied shortly!).
As I was leaving (read: crawling on hands and knees out of the slipper creek), I noticed a bark piece that had been stripped off. I thought the leaves provided enough contrast to provide an off-center focal point.
On a side note, I've made a resolution to try to post more pictures (on Whirlpool, OCAU forums) for feedback/critiques. I feel that I haven't really improved in the last few months, and am looking for more challenges.
As always, any comments or critiques are more than welcome! Feel free to post below. Thanks!
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