After shooting a shot at Subway, I headed down to the crack for a late morning shot. I got there just in time. Just after taking the shot, the sun peaked from behind the trees, putting this area in direct sun.
This was also taken with my 8x10 camera and Velvia 50. I have not tweaked the color on this one. It\'s straight from the transparency. The combination of wet sandstone, reflected light, and velvia makes for bold color. I used a polarizer to reduce the reflections.
I know that many people prefer to use a faster shutter speed so the water looks more like water. In order to get the necessary DOF, as well as take the polarizer, bellows over-extension factor (nearly a full stop there alone), and reciprocity failure into consideration, I was at 20 seconds @ F/45. I didn\'t want to open up the aperture any more, because I would likely start to get some soft corners.
I was attracted to this section of the crack because of the sinuous nature of the water. It reminded me of a serpent. The super slow shutter makes the water look rather ghostly.
I used rear movements on the camera to enlarge the top of the photo. That way, it gives the feel that I\'m looking right down at the rock, rather than the oblique angle that the camera was at.
I posted a detailed writeup of my day at Subway on my Blog. I won\'t bore everyone here with all the details, but some might find it to be an interesting read. I have some behind the scenes shots as well as a video posted. http://benhorne.wordpress.com
Nov 16, 2009 at 02:41 PM
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