 - Peggy J. Sells  Contact Peggy J. Sells Peggy J. Sells's Gallery |
Blurring the Motion of Water I understand that to blur the motion of water I need a slow shutter speed. When I slow the speed down I get a much brighter picture. Do I need to take this type of shot in low light to get the correct exposure? Or is there some other settings I need to pay attention to? I am using the Canon EOS 20D SLR.
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Andy |
Waiting for an overcast or cloudy day is one option. You can use the smaller aperture (larger f number) or lower ISO setting. You can also add filters to your lens. A polarizer or neutral-density filter cuts the amount of light hitting the sensor so a slower shutter speed can be used. Hope this helps.
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Michael H. Cothran |
You need to adjust your aperture after you slow down the shutter speed. Michael H. Cothran www.mhcphoto.net
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- Peggy J. Sells Contact Peggy J. Sells Peggy J. Sells's Gallery |
Thanks for the responses. The only thing I haven't tried is the filter. That makes sense that it will cut down the light so I can use a slower shutter speed under daylight situations.
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Andrew Laverghetta |
Michael probably had what I would call the best answer. Simply using a longer shutter speed is going to definitely overexpose your image. For each stop you increase the shutter speed, you will need to close down the aperture 1 stop as well, and so on. If you use your camera on P (program mode) and turn the main dial, I'm not sure, but I think it will do this for you, although if you like to use it manually, you'll have to change the settings manually.
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anonymous |
Won't the indicator on your camera let you know that the photo is going to be overexposed? Which is then when you close down the aperture?
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- Peggy J. Sells Contact Peggy J. Sells Peggy J. Sells's Gallery |
Natalie, The issue of shutter and aperture is not where I am having a problem. It is getting the desired effect. When I adjust my aperture with my shutter the exposure is good but the effect of the water is not what I am looking for. I am learning that a major part of getting the look I need is it needs to be fairly dark location.
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- Peggy J. Sells Contact Peggy J. Sells Peggy J. Sells's Gallery |
Brian, will you upload a picture used with your polarized sunglasses to get the effect.
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Brian A. Wolter |
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Joseph Finn |
Peggy I use the same camera but with a 2 or 3 stop ND filter on sunny days, I have even used them together. They work great and I get the desired effect even slowing the shutter speed to 1/4 of a sec for a very silky water effect...Joe
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- Peggy J. Sells Contact Peggy J. Sells Peggy J. Sells's Gallery |
Thanks Joe I will try the settings and filter.
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Gabriel Pedre |
If I may add my two cents, sometimes it's not a technical problem, but one of artistic result. Might I suggest taking two shots using a tripod. Take one where the water is perfect, take the secong where the envoronment is perfect, then use Photoshop or similar to combine the images for the desired results
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Tiffany L. Cochran |
The best effects I have seen of blurring water is by using the Neutral Density filters.
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