Sometimes the difference between a good shot and a great shot is where you choose to take the photo from. There are a lot of different factors to your location you choose to take your photo from. The one I will be discussing in this article is getting to the right viewpoint to get a better photo.
I thought I would write a thing about this because when I was at Inglis Falls I noticed how important this is. First there is a lookout by the parking lot that most people look at the falls from. Then from there you can walk down further which gives you a better look out at the front of the falls. From there you can walk even further and you find yourself off the nice path. It gets very rocky and involves a downhill trek to the river and the falls. From here you have to hike up slippery rocks to get closer to the falls. But this is worth it to get a better shot.
I decided to write this because as my friend and I were trekking up the river, we past two photographers that looked like they were more than amateur photographers. My friend and I decided to try to get closer to the falls and it was a little dangerous but we managed. I got as far as I was willing to go due to the very wet and slippery rocks however there was a large boulder in my way. So I decided to hop over some of the river and climb onto the boulder to get a better view of the falls and it worked.
Luckily enough, my friend was there and got a shot of me on my perch I had:
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| Myself on my perch - Photo Credit: Jacob Heyden-Thomas |
So sometimes to get a better shot you have to be willing to risk a little more and push yourself further. But do that safely since I almost did go swimming with my camera trekking up the side of the river. But because I pushed on I got a shot like this:
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| Inglis Falls - 17-55mm |
Thank you for reading.
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