Kern River

Kern River, CA. I'll have to go back when it's overcast so I can slow down the exposure to smooth the water. However, I do like the turbulence in the first image.

Thanks, John. I've never used one, but it sounds like a good idea now that I'm out here in the sunshine capital of the US (well, actually that's the next town over, but close enough). I didn't have as much of a problem with the sun in rainy WA, haha. It's like I'm relearning my camera all over again!

I have a polarizer, just need to remember to use it, haha. Thanks for the info of what he was using. Looks like a potential anniversary present to me. 


Ridgecrest is at the doorstep of Death Valley. *nods*

great comments about the climate but I'm curious what is the subject?

The images have potential, but I agree they need some more punch to be eye-catching.  Lighting as well as the motion in the water.

As for the polarizer, they are great for taking away reflections; like the one with the rock reflecting in the water, but we want to keep those don't we?  Just a thought, polarizers on water or good if you want to see through the water to the rocks and fish, but not for the peaceful lake with the trees and mountains reflecting on it.  I'm sure you guys all know this already, but I just wanted to throw it out as a caution for anyone else that might be reading here.

Travis

I had to spend extra to buy a slim polarizer for my widest lens to keep it from vignetting. Took my camera with the lens down to the camera store and tried out several polarizers until I found one that didn't vignette, which of course was the most expensive one. It works if you've got a good store locally.

That is one advantage to a cropped sensor if you're still buying full frame lenses though. I used a borrowed 17-40mm on a cropped sensor camera and didn't have to worry about vignetting at all since there was already image getting cropped out because of the smaller sensor.

Go with the ND filter love mine (when I remember it).  Try Cokin my polarizer from them is huge and fits in the large bracket.  Have had no vignetting problems with it.  Was expensive though.