Testing The Water

Photopoet made a comment on my Hitchcock post about my abilty to handhold my lens and stay steady. Part of the reason I'm able to do it is my 70-300 is a VR lens, a vibraton reduction lens. It has built in stabilization so I can use lower shutter speeds without camera shake. I decided to test it out today with the waterfall that is right below my apartment. (It's not a real stream, but man-made).

I also picked the waterfall because I like to play around with shutter speeds and water. It was one of the first things that wowed me in landscape photography - how the photographer could affect the mood of the shot based on their camera settings. #1 was taken in the morning under overcast skies. I thought the even lighting worked with the effect of the water. The second shot I took in the afternoon so the water drops would catch the sunlight.

Both shots were taken with the D200 and my 70-300VR lens, ISO 400, shutter priority, hand held.

1 - 300mm 1/15s @ F25 (8:45 a.m.)
2 - 300mm 1/3200 sec @ F9 (2:45 p.m.)

P.S. I did place my elbow on the rail of my balcony for a little extra support.