Earlier this week, I headed up to the Yorkshire Dales with a friend to photograph the waterfalls. Well, two waterfalls, to be precise, but we managed a bonus waterfall on the way.
Our primary objective was to photograph Cauldron Falls at West Burton. If you know this waterfall, you will know that trees surround it, which can look spectacular in autumn. This year, I think the gods were against us.
The first thing we noticed was that most of the trees were already bare. Fortunately, the few around the waterfall still had some leaves, and the scene didn’t look too bad through the camera.
But the other factor we had to contend with was fallen trees. As you will see in a moment, a large tree has now fallen across the falls. In addition, several large branches were lying in the river, disrupting the foreground and flow of the composition. Fortunately, I could wade in to drag them out of the river, but there wasn’t anything I could do about the tree across the falls.
Here’s a longer shot of the scene after I removed the branches from the river.
You can see the fallen tree quite clearly in this shot, although honestly, I find I don’t mind it much. I suspect it will be there for quite a few years to come.
This image was captured on the Nikon Z7ii with a Nikon 24-120 lens at 36mm. I had the camera mounted on a tripod for an exposure of 1.3 seconds at f/13.0 and ISO64. I also used a polarising filter on the lens to produce a longer shutter speed, cut through the reflection on the water, and boost the colours.
Here’s another shot from the same location but using a wider angle of view.
This was also captured using the Nikon Z7ii with a Nikon 24-120 lens at 24mm. The exposure time is 0.6 seconds at f/13.0 and ISO64, again using the polarising filter.
Which brings me to the next point of news.
Instagram Changes
I’ve begun experimenting with a new approach on Instagram. I’m sharing my processing steps rather than just sharing images like the ones above. These “snapshots” from the editing workflow show the starting image and explain what changes have been made at each stage of editing.
So far, visitors seem to like the new approach.
If you want to see the editing steps and starting image for the first shot above, head to my Instagram Channel. I’ve already posted a few photos like this and will continue to post more as time allows. If you visit, please add a comment to let me know what you think of the approach.
From Ordinary To Extraordinary
This is my new course for Affinity Photo users. It’s available in both eBook and Video formats, as well as a discounted bundle of the two.
The course launched today and I’m currently mailing a launch discount code to Lenscraft subscribers. The mailing should be completed sometime tonight.
You can find out more on the course page of my website.
I hope you like today’s images and have a great weekend.
The Lightweight Photographer 