Cascades and Waterfalls

In this section we learn how to capture water either flowing or still. This section is very interesting because its a challenge to capture water in different ways. He gives a few tips to help capture this expressive image: use soft lighting, shutter speed priority, isolate the foam, polarizing filter, capture rock and foliage in the scene, cue on diagonals, keep it simple, look for S curves, capture the sky, go below the flow, and get in the flow. Seems like a lot to remember, but overall is common sense as to what we have already learned from the book so far. Another issue that arises in this section is some precautions that should be taken when shooting water scenes. Water sprays sometimes mainly when dealing with rivers and waterfalls, so some advice is to shoot farther away with a longer lens. Keep your camera covered with a plastic to protect it. Keep your lens free of drops or mist. Also for yourself make sure you wear the right gear such as waders, extra clothes, shorts, and lost of material to dry off with.