Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Rouken Glen Waterfall

Rouken Glen Waterfall

Reason: Beautiful picture of the waterfall at the historic Scottish park of Rouken Glen
Articles this image appears in: Rouken Glen
Creator: Cabe6403

Support as nominator --Cabe 6403 ^{(Talk•Sign!)} 23:41, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Great composition, but there's what looks like a lot of overblown highlights. Is that a requirement of waterfall photography? I mean, maybe it is, and this comment has no merit, but if it isn't... Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 23:49, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RE: Comment - Well, to get the smooth appearance of the water the shutter has to stay open for longer which allows more light in obviously giving these highlights. In bright sunlight, as it was when I took this picture, it's quite hard to get the balance right between highlights and smoothness of the water. I went through about 20 shots to get this one. Cabe 6403 ^{(Talk•Sign!)} 00:02, 19 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Exposure compensation is your friend. You're much better off shooting RAW (if possible) and using a tripod in this situation. Or you can simply shoot when there are clouds overhead or near sunrise/sunset. MER-C 02:20, 19 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And if you still can't get a long enough shutter speed you need to invest in a neutral density filter. Noodle snacks (talk) 09:23, 19 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Another thing, you can also afford to stop down your camera's aperture a bit, which will give you a longer shutter speed to play with. You will probably need a tripod though Noodle snacks (talk) 21:53, 19 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose looks like some camera motion induced softness. Blown highlights certainly can be avoided in this sort of situation. --Leivick (talk) 00:25, 19 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 06:53, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]