Gibraltar falls after an all night rain

[bloodhound31]

Four intrepid and brave souls took on the elements this morning and ventured out into the pouring rain. It had been raining all night which we knew was going to make our planned mountain outing interesting to say the least.

full story here. (http://barryarmsteadphotography.webs.com/expeditionjournal.htm)

Enjoy the read and the pic's gang!

Baz.

[StephenM]

Great shots Baz - plenty of water going over the falls!

Cheers,
Stephen

[Liz]

Wow, some wild and beautiful shots there .... thanks Baz :thumbsup:

[bloodhound31]

Thanks Stephen and Liz. I know I have shot Gibraltar to death, but that place just keeps changing! I wonder what it will look like in a couple of months covered in snow?

Baz.

[lacad01]

I need to get down there mate, the shots are excellent :thumbsup:.
What shutter speed do you set to get the nice water blur?

[bloodhound31]

Depending on the light mate, anywhere from 2 to 30 seconds. As the sky gets lighter in the morning the shutter speeds get faster and the aperture gets smaller.

Baz.

[Octane]

That's a lot of water -- it rained all night so it's no surprise that it's a raging torrent.

Why would the aperture get smaller as the morning comes? Aperture should stay remain the same throughout as it is controlling the depth of field.

Shutter speed and ISO complete the rest of the exposure triangle and should be the only two variables that need to be changed.

H

[bloodhound31]

Of course you are correct.

As the morning got brighter however, I still wanted to get motion-blur in the water for that silky effect. That counts shutter speed out. ISO only goes down to 100 so the only thing left if you want to squeeze a few more off before you go is aperture.