Smithills Hall Waterfall ( yes milky)

[Leon]

went for a wonder with an ex member of this forum (Gerry Baines) today, I thought I knew where the waterfalls were in the Belmont/Rivington area, but this one was a real surprise, bit slippery and muddy (only had my trainers on) but worth it  

 

taken handheld with the kit lens.....

 

 

boosted the contrast on flickr but it seems to have destroyed the quality of the image

 

 

and the original straight from camera.

[Heather]

love the first image, the milky effect works really well in this one

[Black Pearl]

The softness is just down to camera shake, but still a good effort.

Be a canny spot to go back to with a tripod and better shoes.

[Leon]

oh yes I will be returning

 

on the screen on the camera it looked sharp, Flickr does reduce the quality a little but thats just an excuse

[colinb]

I agree with BP, put on some sensible boots and take your tripod 

[fuzzyedges]

A tripod wont stop you getting muddy

Milky milky ugh

Watch the foreground Mr Wall its slightly oof, it looks as if you have focused too deep into the falls

Well worth a second visit there are some nice colours and textures in there

[Leon]

lol, not scared of a little mud, and my tripod has been drowned a few times lately, I will be back with my ND filters and a bit more time....may even take some NON milky ones for the non believers...

[NannyFerret]

I love milky, and you done well to get this considering the conditions.
You are so lucky to live where you can find scenes like this.  

[Leon]

I have LOADS of nice places within 10 miles, quite lucky but the Moors are awful for the weather

[NannyFerret]

I have LOADS of nice places within 10 miles, quite lucky but the Moors are awful for the weather

The Moors are so open, aren't they? I can imagine how cold it is as I took the dog for a walk about 4pm today. I didn't put my gloves on as I was carrying the clicker and training treats in my hand ready to use.

I thought my fingers were going to drop off, so when the rain started coming down a bit heavier, we headed for home.

[ChrisLumix]

lol, not scared of a little mud, and my tripod has been drowned a few times lately, I will be back with my ND filters and a bit more time....may even take some NON milky ones for the non believers...

 

You still haven't answered the question about WHY you (and presumably other 'believers') like milky shots! I'd really love to know what the appeal is... 

[Leon]

hmmm.... it's an opinion, you might as well ask what a woman is thinking?   

 

I like the surrealness of them, like a poster or something I suppose...

[NannyFerret]

I remember watching a high waterfall from the Horseshoe pass in North Wales and it looked white and milky to the naked eye from a distance.
I have loved them ever since.

I think it's how different people perceive running water. 

[ChrisLumix]

I remember watching a high waterfall from the Horseshoe pass in North Wales and it looked white and milky to the naked eye from a distance.

I have loved them ever since.

I think it's how different people perceive running water. 

 

Well, I see it as having motion. There isn't any in milky water.

[NannyFerret]

I wonder if you focused you on on a particular spot and stared at that spot if it would be milky looking.

[ChrisLumix]

I wonder if you focused you on on a particular spot and stared at that spot if it would be milky looking.

 

Perhaps, I don't know. All I know is that running water has a characteristic crystal-like blur to it, with myriad tiny points of light reflecting off it. You get nothing like that with 'milkiness'.

[NannyFerret]

Well, it's milky through my eyes, that's for sure.Damn cataracts.   

[ChrisLumix]

Well, it's milky through my eyes, that's for sure.Damn cataracts.   

 

Can you get them fixed? My mum had hers done and it transformed her vision. (If only they could do the same for hearing  )

[NannyFerret]

Can you get them fixed? My mum had hers done and it transformed her vision. (If only they could do the same for hearing  )

Have to wait until the are "ripe" as it's put.

Got to have my new knee first.

Can only cope with one bit at a time   

[Leon]

now thats what you call threadjacking

[NannyFerret]

Now now, Mr W. Only a comment on how the milky waterfalls look to me.   

You will get old one day, you know.  
 

[ChrisLumix]

now thats what you call threadjacking

 

Not at all! Just straying off the point, though we stayed with milkiness almost the whole way through 

[Leon]

I won't get old, too defiant for that