2010 Indian Falls

A fine image!

Thanks for your visit & validation.  Best, LM.

Very nice compositon.  I like the softness in the water falls too!

Len, that A540 is quite a camera, isn't it? Put on CHDK and it'll shoot RAW and add bunches of (free) features found nowhere else - time lapse, motion sensing, computer tethering, the list goes on. I've got it on my A610 and can't do without it.

Must have been quiet an overcast day to shoot at F8 and 1/8s. The smooth water is great but the sky appears a bit overexposed; I guess an ND filter would have helped. Wonder if they make one for these cameras? 

This was a bit of an experiment. I wanted to stitch two shots together as I couldn't get this whole scene in on one frame.  Turned out OK I think.  The shutter speed was kept as long as possible to get a smoother look to the falls.  Thanks for your visit.  Best, LM.

I'm continually blown away with the performance of the A540.  I think, if the performance of this small sensor camera pleases me so much, how would I deal with a full frame digital machine?  People who own those cameras must be in Nirvana.  The sky area and highlights on the falls have already been toned down in Photoshop.  Not much one can do when the light ratios exceed the ability of the camera to record them.  Perhaps your suggestion to put on CHDK with it's ability to shoot in RAW might be the solution.  But then that's a whole new learning curve for me to overcome.  Don't like learning curves.  This shot was taken near sunset but the sun was still high enough to provide too wide a ratio for the A540 to handle.  Also, the smaller sensors don't handle bright highlights well at the best of times.  Stay well, have fun.  Best, LM.

Your constructive critiques\comments will be gratefully received.

Best, LM.

This is a very god shot. Your shutter speed was perfect to capture the falls and very good exposure of the surroundings. I am glad you kept the bright sky to minimum.  Thanks for sharing, Regrads, ifti.

I dont know much about this new camera will look it up but Len it is the outcome that counts.

Thanks for your validation.  The camera, a Canon A540, is actually about 4 years old ( almost a 'classic' in digital camera life terms)  but a real gem.  Lot's of control over almost anything but DOF and I don't have a meltdown carrying it around.  And you are correct, it's the final result that matters, and since I seldom print to larger than 12"x18" it suits me just fine.  I still use my conventional film cameras from time to time but only when 1 mile hikes over rough ground aren't involved.  :-)  Best, LM.

a fine, balanced composition - stitched or whatever... i would be well pleased with these results, whatever the camera... i particularly like the nature and appearance of the water

Good to have your endorsement.  This one was the best I could do with what I had at the time.  While equipment is important, lighting conditions are even more so.  To improve a shot of these falls I think one needs unusual lighting conditions.  This was toward sunset so perhaps a first AM trip would be worthwhile.  Unlikely to happen this year, but stay tuned!  Best, LM

Very nice result, I can´t detect stitching artifacts. Be it small or large, with digital sensors you can shoot lavishly, memory space is no issue nowadays. I would always shoot a bracket exposure series and do the PP later to save the shot. But here, I dont think you lost much with the blown sky, it works nicely for me

Thanks for your thoughts, insightful and enlightening as usual.  I was lucky in that the bland sky area is minimal.  If anything, it draws the eye in the direction of the falls.  Next time I try this I'll remember to take more than the two shots I need for a panorama.  (bracket)  Since my simple P&S has a manual mode it is easy to control the exposure for the essential consistency among frames.  It is indeed nice not to worry about running out of film but old habits of conservation of film are hard to shake I guess.  Good to hear from you from time to time.  Don't be a stranger.  Best, LM.