How to shoot waterfalls and running water?

Waterfalls and flowing water are classic themes of landscape photos. The cool state of running water and the excellent charm of bathrobe will also make people want to lift the camera. But how can we shoot waterfalls and running water well and beautifully? As far as the material is concerned, some people like to take a panoramic view of waterfalls and streams, while others like to take a single view. Generally speaking, the whole picture is magnificent and magnificent, while what is fragmented is quiet and elegant. When shooting waterfalls, we should pay attention to the harmony between splashing waterfalls and rocks, and when shooting running water, we should pay attention to the harmony between the flowing potential of water and the surrounding grass and rocks.

If you want to take a picture of the spectacular waterfall in Zhang Fuyou, the key is to repeatedly test the shutter speed of the SLR camera until you get a satisfactory result.

Shoot the soaring agitation of water with a fast shutter.

Drainage has many beats. Generally, everyone is used to shooting water with a slow shutter. Actually, it depends on the characteristics of water. The shutter speed is fast, such as1125-1/500 seconds, which can solidify the running water, and the state of solidification also depends on the shutter speed. Slow shutter speed, such as 1/90- 1/250 seconds, can turn the water droplets splashed by waterfalls and rapids into glittering pearls or pearls. If you use the high-speed shutter of1/500-11000 seconds, the waterfall shattered by rocks can form tens of thousands of splashes, and the water droplets soar, which is a wonder.

There are no fixed parameters for drawing water, which should be adjusted at any time according to the speed and flow of water and the surrounding environment. Digital camera just provides this convenient condition. You can watch with the camera, try at various speeds and accumulate more experience until you get satisfactory results.

In order to show the infinite flow of water, high-speed 2 shutters are generally used, which can freeze the wonderful moment of splash.

The water is as smooth as the water taken with a slow shutter.

If the shutter is slow, waterfalls and running water will still retain the feeling of diarrhea, which makes the static landscape photos contain an indescribable lightness and dynamic beauty. We need to use the shutter speed below115-1sec to shoot this static driving landscape. If we use a slow shutter speed, for example, more than 4 seconds, this silky assembly line will dissipate in the misty rain, and will change to varying degrees due to the rapid surge of running water.

Because the slow shutter is often used to shoot water, a tripod must be used. A skilled photographer may not be able to take a clear picture at a shutter speed of about 1 second. Try to choose a dark time and place when shooting water. In the case of sufficient direct light, even if the aperture is opened to the minimum, the shutter speed cannot be reduced to about 1 sec. So try to choose the shadow of the backlight, bring a polarizer, open the aperture to the minimum state, and make every effort to slow down the shutter speed.

Water makes it flow. In order to enhance the effect of water flow, you can shoot with a slow shutter. The longer the time, the more fuzzy and elegant the water flow is.

Look for available colors

Water is white, and a large area of water will cause glistening, with no color change, dull and tasteless. Therefore, we should try our best to find all available colors at the water's edge, such as rocks and vegetation. Because the slow shutter is often used to shoot, the aperture will shrink below F 1 1-F22 at one time, so the photos taken will be beautiful.