• Paterson Great Falls

    Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park

 The Great Falls – Paterson New Jersey Photography

Photography Hot Spot Location

The Great Falls – Paterson New Jersey Photography

The Great Falls of the Passaic River is a prominent waterfall, 77 feet (23 m) high, on the Passaic River in the city of Paterson in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The falls and surrounding area are protected as part of the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, administered by the National Park Service. Congress authorized its establishment in 2009.

One of the United States’ largest waterfalls played a significant role in the early industrial development of New Jersey, starting in the earliest days of the nation. It is part of the Great Falls of Paterson–Garret Mountain National Natural Landmark. It has also been designated as a National Historic Landmark District since 1976. The Great Falls’ raceway and power systems were designated a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1977.

USE camera information photography

Photography Information – Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park

Lens: This area is a wide-angle lens location.

Gear List at a Glance: Circular polarizing filter, neutral density filters, tripod, shutter release, wide and wide-angle lens. CPL filters will help you to create dynamic images. They will make your white puffy clouds whiter, take the silver glare off of water and replace it with a beautiful reflection. You have moving waters at this location so you will want to have your neutral density filters with you to get the long exposure, milky water effect. It is an excellent spot for a ten-stop ND filter. See our ND filter page for more details if you need some additional information.

The Great Falls – Paterson New Jersey Photography

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park – When to Go: Any time of year. Why not do a series of each season if you are not far?

Camera Settings:

Manual Mode – To do your long exposure running, milky water shots at The Great Falls in Patterson, N.J., you have to use a tripod. Your settings will vary depending on the lighting and your neutral density filter. You will shoot in manual mode for the milky waters. ISO is always 100 or the lowest your camera will allow. Aperture is always f22 or the highest number. (It lets the least amount of light in). Your shutter speed will vary depending on the light. Take some test shots to decide your shutter speed after putting your neutral density filter on. (It’s like sunglasses for your camera to stop light from coming in). Use your live view mode to focus on locking the mirror up and avoiding any camera movement. Use your shutter release or your 2-second timer also to prevent camera movement. Voila. You now have your milky water exposure. You want at least a 2-second exposure for running water. If you don’t have a neutral density filter, you may not get more than 1/15th of a second in the sun. Go to our store to buy your ND filter. Get a 3.0 for super long exposure in the sunshine, an ND 1.2, and an ND8 for shorter exposures. If you can only afford to buy one, go with the 1.2.

See our How to Shoot Waterfall Photography Page for more details.

think tank camera bags

Photography Magazine Extra only uses Think Tank Camera Bags

Extra Eyes Private Jet Photo Tours

Extra Eyes Photo Tours Photography Instructions at this location

Photography-Lessons-Pam-Goodyer

Check for Special Discounts on Instructions

Learn Photography from An International-Award-Winning Photographer

Photography Lessons, Tours & Workshops

Skype and Zoom Lessons

area information - photography

AREA

INFORMATION

The Great Falls Paterson NJ Photography

Park and Area Information:

Entrance Fees: There are no entrance fees to the park.

GOOD CAMPING

CAMPING

 

The Great Falls Paterson NJ Photography

Camping:

Open for advertising on this high-ranking page.

FOOD & DINING

FOOD & DINING

The Great Falls Paterson NJ Photography

Restaurants:

Our photography friends need a place to eat when traveling to this top ten N.J. photography hots spot location. This page ranks very high on google, and you can put your ad here so our photography friends will not go hungry.

Also, email us. We will come to your location and write an article on your restaurant to be featured in this page.

The best hotels while doing photography

HOTEL

INFORMATION

The Great Falls Paterson NJ Photography

Hotel and Lodging

Our photography friends need a place to stay when traveling to this top ten N.J. photography hots spot location. This page ranks very high on google, and you can put your ad here so our photography friends can come to stay with you.

Also, email us. We will come to your location and write an article on your hotel to be featured in this page.

WEATHER

 WEATHER?

The Great Falls Paterson NJ Photography

 Area Weather

 Click here to see what the weather is.

Extra Eyes Private Jet Photo Tours
private-jet-photo-tours