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RE: Patterns - ImageSkills Contest #4 MOTION
This might be an educational experience - I've never tried different shutter speeds. Can you give a clue as what you set your shutter speed to for your beautiful water-fall effect? :)
well, this image was 4 seconds, but I had a neutral density filter on the lens and used a tripod.
There's no good way during daylight to do a long exposure, and get that silky water texture, without filters.
I usually need to get the shutter speed below 1/5 of a second or so before the effect becomes good. If water is moving fast I might get it at 1/10 of a second. Longer is better.
I don't have filters so I try to shoot in lower light so I can get those slow speeds without overexposure. Also set your aperture as small as your lens allows so you can get a longer exposure. But as Bluefinstudios said, you can't do much in bright light without filters.
You really want a tripod, but if you have a steady hand, you can just do it handheld at around 1/5 to 1/2 second.
I was out doing a waterfall hunt this weekend, and had to shoot with the light that was available at the time I was there. Fortunately it was shady so I got a few shots that worked.
There is a trick I've heard about and wanted to try. You take several shots without moving the camera, and blend them together in Photoshop to create the effect of a long exposure.
I'll post the results when I get them processed.
Scott
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Stacking different exposures is how I captured my entry this week. Depending on the light it can take dozens of exposures to to a good long exposure effect.