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<\/a>Family Portrait, Virginia. November 3, 2014.<\/p><\/div>\n
Today’s favorite photo was such an easy pick. A few years ago our oldest son wanted a family portrait. We went to a wooded area not far from his home and created some images.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Brandywine Falls area, Ohio. November 3, 2017.<\/p><\/div>\n
My second favorite photo for November 3 comes from Cuyahoga Valley National Park. A good photo buddy and I (he will show up in this series of articles later on) spent the day there having a great time taking pictures. This photo is atypical for me. Usually I would call this kind of image “cluttered” and pass on by. But this one I like. I reminds me of the work by Eliot Porter, and that may be why I like it.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Brandywine Falls area, Ohio. November 3, 2017<\/p><\/div>\n
This is more like the kind of image I prefer to create. It has strong lines created by the dark tree trunks against the lighter autumn leaves. This is my third favorite image for the day.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Brandywine Falls, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio. November 3, 2017.<\/p><\/div>\n
For many photographers, Brandywine Falls is the classic image of the park. I was experimenting with shutter speeds to get different versions of the waterfall. To get the shutter speed range I wanted I had to play with high ISOs for the really fast shutter speeds and use a polarizing filter and slow ISOs to get longer shutter speeds. This photo was taken at f\/22, 0.8 seconds, and ISO 100. Long shutter speeds (around 1 second or longer) will give you a creamy, “angel hair” waterfall. Some people like them and some don’t. This is my fourth favorite image of the day.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Brandywine Falls, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio. November 3, 2017.<\/p><\/div>\n
In contrast this photo was taken at f\/11, 1\/125 sec, ISO 400. For many waterfalls, a shutter speed around 1\/125 or 1\/60 second give you a photo that looks like what the naked eye sees.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Brandywine Falls, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio. November 3, 2017.<\/p><\/div>\n
A really fast shutter speed (1\/1000 sec or faster) can freeze the “water”. This photo was captured at f\/11, 1\/2000 sec, ISO 6400.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Autumn Leaves, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio. November 3, 2017.<\/p><\/div>\n
This image of autumn leaves is my fifth favorite photo for the day.<\/p>\n
Fall is a great time of year to go to Cuyahoga. Late October and early November is usually the best time to go. If you haven’t been there before, I would suggest you head for the Brandwine Falls area first.<\/p>\n
Links<\/strong><\/p>\n Series: Favorite Photos by Date<\/a> – all about this series<\/p>\n