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Blurring water
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Hi folks what is the best way for blurring water especially in bright daylight? if i slow down the shutter speed most times the water is blowen
In bright daylight you’ll need something like an ND8 filter (not the grad type). This will darken the entire image and allow the shutter to stay open longer so’s to blur the water.
The other way to do this is to use a circular polariser. It will have a similar effect to the ND filter in increasing the exposure by 2 or 3 stops (I cannot remember which) meaning you will get longer shutter speeds.
It will also reduce reflections which in general will give the shot a bit more oomph.
Also remember to close down your shutter as far as it will go. I shot a small waterfall in Botanic Gardens on Sunday and didn’t have my ND Filter with me. So I just waited for a little cloud cover then closed the shutter down to F26 and fired and managed to get a shot at 1/10 which gave a half decent silky look to the water.
If you’re shooting on the beach then get there early in the morning, at least 30-45 mins before sunrise. It’ll be naturally dark which means that the camera will need more time to capture light. Still shoot at ISO 100 and like Robbie says at a high F-Stop 18+.
Oh.. and don’t forget your tripod.. that’s a no brainer.
These were taken just as the sun was rising back in December so it was still quite dark. No hardware on the lens, just a natural dim light allowing the shutter to open slightly longer.
Dec 2007 8:39am
F22
2.5 seconds
Aperture Priority Mode
Dec 2007 8:43am
F22
1.6 seconds
Aperture Priority ModeThanks alot folks i have the grads so now i’ve just ordered an nd4 and nd8 so there on there way and i will have to stop hitting the snooze button on the clock and get up before it gets light
Cheers
Cathal
NFL Fan, just a quick quesiton:
Whats lens were you using, and what camera were you shooting with? I really like the way those photos came out. Any photoshop work or no?
The camera was a Canon 40D. I think I was using the 40D kit kens (17-18mm IS USM) at the time.
Shot in RAW.
Usually for these type of shots I might make 2 exposures 1 for the sky and 1 for the foreground and then blend them using layers, a layer mask and the gradient tool. Then maybe touch up with a saturation bump and sharpness using the unsharp mask filter.
All the Exif data is in both photos if you want to go into more detail using something like IExif http://www.opanda.com/en/iexif/download.htm
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