Hey Roman,

Remarkable shots - all of them. A real pleasure to view.

James

The wife and I loved the photos, we're heading to North Cascades at the end of May.
We'll be there for about a week.

Thanks DEdwards.....and welcome to the great NorthWest......Can I ride with you to the Cascades...LOL!!!!

: )

Roman

No problem, you'll have to give us both tips on getting the best waterfall pictures. My wife has the film Rebel and I have the digital (xt). We've been practicing at the zoo, but still come up short on that one fantastic shot.

Don

Waterfall tips....no problemo.....Spot meter somthing green in the area to get your base light reading....do either of your cameras have a spot meter? Then meter the brightest part of the falls.....compensate to the darker by about 1.5 - 2 stops and see how much diffrence is between the two......if it is quite close ...like 1/2 stop or less between the two after adjusting.....(usually so in softer light) you should be ok with the base reading off he green without bracketing. If you start to approach 1 stop or more....I would bracket shots later for a blend. Let the shadows fall where they may as your base exposure will capture most detail well.

Shoot in early morning....the shots I posted here recently, I hiked back in pitch black and waited for dawn light to fill the sky...but not put any direct light on the scene (still below the horizon) the same works for evening time...softer diffracted and even non direct light is best keeping the Dynamic Range in a reasonable and managable state.

Stomp around your scene...wear boots you know your gonna get wet...and bite pretty good on slippery rocks....and bring an extra pair of socks....if the hike isn't far back....just have an extra pair of shoes and socks in the vehicle....that way you can splash around and get the good shots....usually from IN the water.

Use a tripod religously....it is a must....no exceptions.....and use somtyhing like Expodisc to get your White Balance preset....the two biggest robbers of pop from your colors are improper exposure and improper white balance.

Use your day (brighter harsh light) from 10:00 or later to scout areas...and come back when light is prime.

Oh...and be careful!!!! It usually VERY slippery in falls areas.

Roman

Hi Roman
Great shots .
I heard you mention pscs3 whats the difference between cs2 and cs3, like you I tried light room and didn't particular like it for my application either
thanks Randall

Thanks!!

The RAW converter is light years above CS2's and the stitching (panorama) tool is also worlds better. Once they have Bridge straightened out (beta is quite flakey) it will be quite nice as well. Oh...and the B&W layer adjustment is awesome.

Roman