Submitter's name:	Ken Norton
Title:	Greer Spring
Gear Used:	OM-4T + 200/4 Zuiko (SC) + 21mm extension tube + Bogan 3001 tripod with ballhead.
Film used:	Fujichrome Velvia (Rated at ISO 50).
Diaphragm:	F22
Shutter speed:	Approximately 20 seconds. Multi-spot average in Auto Mode.
Subject Information:	We had hiked (with two little girls) a mile down a narrow trail completely flanked with poison ivy to get to this spring. My wife (after resting a couple minutes) started back uphill with the girls and left me for 25 minutes with my cameras at the spring. Unfortunately, every ideal shot required setting up, climbing through or kneeling down in the poison ivy. After a few minutes I decided that a complete washdown was going to be necessary so I tempted a major itch-fest and went for it. In the end, I had one little spot on my ankle, but my wife broke out everywhere! She may not think so, but I'd say that this photo made it worthwhile.
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Comment left by: Olaf Greve (no e-mail specified)

Defying the bounds of close-up and macrophotography, but I decided to allow it as you obviously went through "pain"staking effort to take it ;) Also, you used an interesting gear combination (as mentioned by Erwin Voogt), so this is a nice demonstration of what to expect from such a set-up. Then, it's a nice picture too, of course! :)

Comment left by: Anonymous Visitor

With approximately 25mm of total extension on a 200mm lens, that results in a magnification ratio of what? Biggest trick was controlling the DOF which required a much higher viewpoint than is apparant in the photograph.

Comment left by: Olaf Greve (no e-mail specified)

25mm with a 200mm lens comes down to 25/200 = 1/8x lifesize. The close-up range is often said to start at 1/10x lifesize, hence my comment that your picture defies (but does not fall out of) the boundaries of the close-up range ;)

Comment left by: Mike Luks (tiptop@erols.com)

I really like your shot. You got the image, I can supply the sound and smells. I'm curious if you bracketed exposures down to a few seconds or so to "stop" the water? The moss covered rocks infer a more tranquil flow.

Comment left by: The Photographer (no e-mail specified)

No bracketing to speak of. I knew from experience to trust the auto-exposure of the OM. I did shoot this in straight auto-exposure and multi-spot auto. They were within a third stop of each other. Trying to stop the water motion is futile when using Velvia and shooting down in a dark ravine. However, I shot the same scene with different lenses and in the 50mm and 24mm shots I did use faster shutter speeds which resulted in more typical water-flow shots. I think this picture works particularily well, because there is some bubble texture to the water without it becomming distracting which shorter shutter speeds usually result in. When shooting flowing water for more than 20 seconds, it tends to really mist out on you and, although very cool looking, trends towards the abstract. The major determining factor in shutter speed was the desire for maximum DOF, which was critical considering the 200mm focal length. I've been learning my new scanner and unfortunately, the eye-popping Velvia greens aren't apparent in this image.

Comment left by: Jim Caldwell (jamesfc@gte.net)

I'm not sure how closely this follows the theme - but I really love this picture! Obviously a slow shutter speed which nicely captured the flowing water. Great shot!

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