Erie Canal

I found this old building along the Erie canal. I liked the reflections in the water. It almost looks painted. The early morning sun gave this scene a beautiful warming effect. It reminds me of possibly what the canal looked like in the 1800's. I had to crop the image to a 1:1 ratio because the surrounding scene had too many modern structures and wouldn't give this image the same look.

Medina falls - B&W

Akron Falls

Waterfall Workshop 2016.

Holley Waterfall

The key to a successful waterfall image is getting the water blur just right. On this shot the water was half blown out highlights from the sun and half in shadow. I used f-11 in aperture priority on seven bracketed exposures. I then added 4x neutral density filter and exposure compensated the the camera with a -2. This allowed me to composite the images in HDR and save all the highlight and shadow details. The blur in the water will automatically happen with this technique.

While in Medina I made this photo along the Erie Canal. I focus stacked four images to get the railing sharp from front to back. Waterfall workshop 2016.

Same waterfall as below but a different angle. I used a 10x neutral density filter to blur the water and knock down the light.

Spring Waterfall Workshop 2016

Today was a big success for our annual springtime waterfall workshop. Six waterfalls and decent weather. All the waterfalls had good flow except Lockport was a little weak. Here is a shot of Akron falls. I will be posting many images from this set. I took 589 pics and did some experimental things that I will explain as I show them.