So as we all know one can photograph a waterfall to freeze the water or blur the water.
Why does it seem that if one freezes the waterfall we see it as an amateur picture?
and
Why does it seem that if one blurs, gives the nice silky affect it's shown as a professional photo?
i dont know... IMHO for me, the choppy "frozen in time" water just looks messy. The silky look makes a much cleaner and smoother looking photo.
I think maybe people view it as "amateur" is because when anybody shoots a waterfall w/their little point and shoot on their family vacations, the cameras "program mode" usually picks a higher shutter speed and freezes the action. To blur it you actually need to manually adjust your settings to create that silky water look... and you have to use a tripod or you will blurr everything
I just dont believe that this photo would have the same impact w/a faster shutter....
(forgive the quality.. it's a scan of one of my 4x6" print's)
The blur/silk is more of what you see when you see a waterfall, then when u see the droplets frozen in time.
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Karl Wertanen wrote: "frozen in time" water just looks messy. The silky look makes a much cleaner and smoother looking photo.
I think maybe people view it as "amateur" is because when anybody shoots a waterfall w/their little point and shoot on their family vacations, the cameras "program mode" usually picks a higher shutter speed and freezes the action. To blur it you actually need to manually adjust your settings to create that silky water look... and you have to use a tripod or you will blurr everything
I agree completely. Karl you took the words right out of my mouth. lol
Here is my example.
Karl Wertanen wrote: "frozen in time" water just looks messy. The silky look makes a much cleaner and smoother looking photo.
I think maybe people view it as "amateur" is because when anybody shoots a waterfall w/their little point and shoot on their family vacations, the cameras "program mode" usually picks a higher shutter speed and freezes the action. To blur it you actually need to manually adjust your settings to create that silky water look... and you have to use a tripod or you will blurr everything
I agree completely. Karl you took the words right out of my mouth. lol
Here is my example.
I like your composition
The blur also adds direction and leads your eyes through the frame
I like the silky effect. The staic water is regarded as the easy way out and automatic, whereas the silky effect is considered more advanced because it requqires some manual intervention.
here are two of mine. the first is taken with a disposable FUJI camera with 400 speed film.
the second is taken with an SLR and wide angle lens and Fuji Reala 100
Karl Wertanen wrote: i dont know... IMHO for me, the choppy "frozen in time" water just looks messy. The silky look makes a much cleaner and smoother looking photo.
I think maybe people view it as "amateur" is because when anybody shoots a waterfall w/their little point and shoot on their family vacations, the cameras "program mode" usually picks a higher shutter speed and freezes the action. To blur it you actually need to manually adjust your settings to create that silky water look... and you have to use a tripod or you will blurr everything
I just dont believe that this photo would have the same impact w/a faster shutter....
(forgive the quality.. it's a scan of one of my 4x6" print's)
Karl, I can understand that. It's true, about family vacations. Families who just take pictures to remember the day, have a P&S and just snap the picture, therefore the camera will auto and freeze the waterfall.
BTW, nice picture.
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for me, the choppy "frozen in time" water just looks messy. The silky look makes a much cleaner and smoother looking photo.
Karl you took the words right out of my mouth. lol 
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