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Tips for composing waterfall photos

February 16, 2009 by Steve Berardi 2 Comments

Photo by Steve Berardi
Photo by Steve Berardi

Waterfalls are one of my favorite things to photograph. They’re so simple, yet so beautiful. It’s usually the immense contrast that attracts me to a waterfall–the color of the white water contrasting with dark rocks and green moss. Together, they create such a pleasing sight!

Some of the same principles of landscape photography apply to waterfall photos as well, but there are a few other things to keep in mind when composing waterfalls: [Read more…] about Tips for composing waterfall photos

Filed Under: Landscapes, Tips Tagged With: how to compose waterfall photographs, landscape photography, nature photography, photographing waterfalls, water photos, waterfall photograph composition, waterfall photos, waterfalls

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