Waterfalls in centrel New York Finger Lake Region

Warterfall photography is always challenge. In order to get the water to make that ghosting effect you must us a long shutter speed and a tripod. On this trip to the Watkin Glen State Park in Ithica New York I found that the addition of a neutral density filter allowed much better results. The other crucial factor was the sky was overcast with clouds, direct sunlight on water will ruin your attempt at long exposure photography. Arive early in the morning at your destination if the sun is going to be out...

Robert Treman State Park Ithaca New York

Robert Treman State Park Ithaca New York

Buttermilk Falls State Park Ithaca New York

Buttermilk Falls State Park Ithaca New York

Buttermilk Falls State Park Ithaca New York

Buttermilk Falls State Park Ithaca New York

Taughannock State Park Ithaca New York

Taughannock State Park Ithaca New York

Taughannock State Park Ithaca New York

Taughannock State Park Ithaca New York

Hector Falls Watkins Glen New York rt 414

Watkins Glen State Park New York

Watkins Glen State Park New York

Watkins Glen State Park New York

Watkins Glen State Park New York

Watkins Glen State Park New York

Watkins Glen State Park New York

Moving Waterfalls in Maryland

Most of the time when I shoot moving water I use manual or aperture prioity. Keeping a low ISO and a  high F-stop above f-16 which most of the time will yeild a slow shutterspeed and give you the ghosting effect on the water. The addition of a polarizing filter will reduce or completely eliminate glare on the water. If you try to take a picture under full sunlight it's going to cause massive problems of  to much light in white area's, the solution is get up early and take the picture before the sun becomes to bright or shoot on an overcast day...Gary

Little Patuxent River in Savage Mill Maryland

9040 Gorman Rd. on the Savage Mill Trail, 100 yards

from the street.

Can you spot the Great Heron in this pic...

Cascade Falls

This waterfall is found in Patapsco State Park, Maryland.....Gary

Waterfalls on the Savage Mill Trail in Maryland

My wife and son seem to be very good at finding new places to take pictures. In Savage Mill Maryland at 9040 Gorman Road you will find the Bollman Iron Truss Bridge (constructed in 1869). It spans the Little Patuxent River. Right next to the bridge and river you will find the Savage Mill Trail and the waterfalls are only a short walk up the path ( about 400 yards). If you are planning to do photography either go very early in the morning or try an overcast day as direct sunlight on the waterfalls will most likely ruin your pictures.....Gary

Camera Nikon D-300/Lens Tamron 18-270mm/Aperture f-32/Shutter speed 1/1.6 sec./Iso 200
All of the next pictures were around the same camera settings...

Camera set to program priority.... think fast sometimes pictures just present themselves at a moments notice...

Aperture priority f-16....

New York Waterfalls

In Ithaca New York you can find multiple State Parks with waterfalls. This is Buttermilk Falls a place where one river has made 6 or 7 waterfalls. From the parking lot a you can swim in a pond at the bottom of the largest waterfall or walk along a path that follows the river and enjoy a new waterfall about every 20 yards. I have been to Ithaca 3 times because it is just a wonderful place to do photography.....Gary

Camera Nikon D-300/Lens Nikon 18-35mm/F-22/Shutter Speed 8sec./Iso 1 EV under 200

 Camera Nikon D-300/Lens Nikon 18-35mm/F-16/Shutter Speed 2.5sec./Iso 1 EV under 200

 Camera Nikon D-300/Lens Nikon 18-35mm/Shutter Speed 1sec./Iso 1 ev under 200