Picture of the day - June 18, 2006

"Experimenting" At Backbone Rock Falls

Today's picture features the lower falls at Sutherland, Tennessee's Backbone Rock Recreation Area. I have photographed Backbone Rock Falls before, but recently I began experimenting with slower shutter speeds in an attempt to make the water appear to be "flowing" - and this is the result of my latest "experiment". For the longest time I simply left my digital camera set on the "Automatic" mode so the camera would calculate the best shutter speed for a proper exposure under the available lighting conditions. This is usually fine, but it tends to "freeze the action" which makes waterfalls appear to be static. My waterfall pictures never turned out to have that soft, "flowing water" appearance that other photographers are able to capture...until today. I still have room for improvement however. For example, the long shutter speed used to capture this image resulted in the leaves in the foreground being "washed out". But experimenting with new settings is half the fun of photography, and it also offers an excuse to return to the beautiful Backbone Rock area over and over again! Picture Of The Day Homepage | Submit a photo More Interesting Articles