Chasing Waterfalls

As I have already said, last weekend, I was in Nashville. Lisa, Laura, Jen and I visited Cheekwood to see the Chihuly glass exhibits. But, I just had to stop and take some pictures of the small waterfalls. I took similar pictures at different speeds to demonstrate that water is very interesting. The picture above is at ISO 400 (F stop is at 9.). The water looks like it's in motion-you can see the blur.



This is a similar picture but with the ISO at 1600 (F stop is 6.3). The faster speed catches up with the speed of the water. So now it almost looks like a big icicle frozen in place over the small waterfall. I prefer pictures of flowing water at faster speeds.

Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to
I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all
But I think you're moving too fast -- TLC

more water

This is another shot from yesterday. Did I say that I think water is fascinating? This is another photo with a 1600 ISO. Gabbi was just jumping up and down in the water.

Water

Water is a fascinating subject. I've said before that I like to photograph water because its look varies depending on the ISO. We were in the pool this afternoon, so the kids were jumping and splashing around. This is at a 1600 ISO.

The patterns left behind

It's really difficult to take pictures of rain. I guess it's just like any other picture of flowing water--the higher the ISO the better. It's easier to take pictures of the patterns that rain leaves behind, like ripples in a puddle or water dripping from our pergola. This is from a few hours ago when we had that scary storm pass through. I had to use a flash because it was very dark outside. It has a bit of repetition and is slightly more interesting than ripples in the puddles on our front porch. Actually, I'm not sure I really like the picture. LOL. Maybe it would be more interesting if I posted this next to a picture from the same spot, but with icicles hanging from the top.

Water

Water is a fun subject for photographers. The picture changes so much depending on the ISO. The above picture was taken at an ISO of 1600. If you look closely, it looks like chunks of ice coming out of the faucet.