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Let’s see all those Wooly Waters…
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Sorry Steve – I didn’t mean to get your blood pressure up.
I was merely stating that I don’t get smoky water shots.
I do get landscape shots and have posted here in the past.
Perhaps if we get Mark to set up a specific smoky water section for me to avoid we will
all be happy.
Again, I can appreiciate the technical side and the commitment involved in heading out early
for a specific shot. I’m just not sold on them that’s all.
How I rate shot is whether or not I would hang it on my wall. I’ve seen plenty of landscapes I would happy
to hang jsut not the smoky water ones. thats all – just an opinion. :oops:GrahamB wrote:
Perhaps if we get Mark to set up a specific smoky water section for me to avoid we will
all be happy.Well I have been pushing him for separate landscape and seascape forums which might help with your dilemma! All in favour… ?
I think people need to understand that for the best possible photo of this type you need as low as iso as possible and a fairly high f stop. This, plus the fact that the light is low, means a long exposure.
So it may not be the primary intention to make the water wooly, you’re just trying to capture the essence of the mood and colours in your composition.
Whether the water is wooly or crisp it doesn’t matter to me as long as the overall image conveys the moment and mood.
One of the reasons why I use long exposures so often, other than times when the conditions dictate I must, is to simplify my composition which I feel is essential for making the shot work.
For example, the following shot (quick RAW conversion) was a relatively short exposure. I think there is far too much going on in the frame, and it doesn’t really convey the sense of calm that the location gives when you are there. The shot below that was my final version using a 10 stop ND filter, and that sense of calm really comes through (I hope!).
Ya, that make perfect sense.. The second shot is alot more soothing to the eye…
Sorry, was this an invite to ‘post wolly water pictures here?’
me, me, me… pick me, pick me!!
EDIT: the wolly was a typo, I did mean wooly. Was not suggesting wooly water is for wollys.
jessthespringer wrote:
Sorry, was this an invite to ‘post wolly water pictures here?’
me, me, me… pick me, pick me!!
:?
It’s an open invite to all members. We might even arrange an exhibition with wine and cheese on ritz crackers. I prefer the yellow ones.
Steve
Thats some difference with a 10stop filter – have one in my bag and still havent had the chance (or is it the energy :) ) to get out of bed and head to the coast to try it out – definitely have to now
This is an early morning start around this time of year in 2008 if I remember right it was 6.50am – everything seemed to come together for me that morning – i was in pitch darkness when i start setting up and as the sun came up it was breath taking – definitely worth the effort to get out of bed and still probably my favourite picture – i didnt have a dSLR at the time so could only get to max 5-6 seconds so that considered i think it turned out well
If its not what you consider woolly aaah well
SteveD wrote:
jessthespringer wrote:
Sorry, was this an invite to ‘post wolly water pictures here?’
me, me, me… pick me, pick me!!
:?
:|
nfl-fan wrote:
I think people need to understand that for the best possible photo of this type you need as low as iso as possible and a fairly high f stop. This, plus the fact that the light is low, means a long exposure.
Yes, I agree.
For this picture I used 200 ISO Kodak film, granted I could have gone for 100, but the 200 stuff is free in Jessops, when you leave film in for processing. I used the highest f stop the camera has, which is indicated by a little picture of far away trees. And, just to be sure, I used the sunny setting instead of the cloudy setting.
I didn’t have a tripod, so I made one, out of pebbles. But, I did use a fancy Nikon cable release, which was the most expensive bit of the whole set up.
The exposure was roughly between 3 and 4 seconds.Holga 135 BC and Kodak 200 colour film
thats a beaut john. You should do this more often…………Wooly water shots i mean.
must put a few up. i have loads.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Sean.
One of my first efforts at the woolly stuff just after I got my 110
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I declare the formation of a new PI faction called the ‘PI Wooly Water Posse’ who’s goal it will be to bring wooly water to the masses and defend it’s honour no matter what the risk may be.
Our first meeting will be to discuss whether we spell wooly as wooly or woolly.
Hi Jason
This is an early morning start around this time of year in 2008 if I remember right it was 6.50am – everything seemed to come together for me that morning – i was in pitch darkness when i start setting up and as the sun came up it was breath taking – definitely worth the effort to get out of bed and still probably my favourite picture – i didnt have a dSLR at the time so could only get to max 5-6 seconds so that considered i think it turned out well
This is a really nice photo you got there, love the colors and the reflections on some of the rocks! Well worth the early wake up :D .
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