2 questions. Help!

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Yesterday evening, I went to the local beach, just to try and put into practice the basics I've learned. I was trying to photograph a small lake, or estuary really. I'm not going to post them up as the results are embarrassing. So there. :razz:

The questions are:

1). I was trying for a slow shutter speed, in order to convey a sense of movement on the water, coupled with a narrow aperture so that all of the pic would be reasonably in focus. No matter how much I tried (very narrow aperture, lowest ISO etc), the light was so bright that I couldn't bring the shutter speed down enough to create the effect without completely overexposing the shot. Are there any tricks / kit that could help with this?

2). Post Processing. How much PP do people use to create some of the stunning images I've seen on here? After tweaking the images back home, I managed to get them to a somewhat acceptable level, but certainly nowhere near good. Should the camera and photographer be doing most of the work, or is it a case that sometimes, both photographer and camera are limited in what they can do?

Any help would be very much appreciated.
 
1. You need an ND filter i think
2. Lots of people on here do tons of PP, some dont do a lot.
 
I agree look at ND Graduated filters- keeps the sky from over exposing or any other bright area's

Cokin do an ND grad kit in P series for around £50- I have one its a very useful tool

Or just opt for the infamous 10 stop ND - expensive but effective :D


Les :thumbs:
 
samems said:
1. You need an ND filter i think
2. Lots of people on here do tons of PP, some dont do a lot.
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Yes. Lots of threads on ND filters, around the ten stops mark. Though not to be confused with ND Grads that are half-grey for darkening skies in landscapes, though sometimes they're used together.

Edit: crossed post with Les.
 
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You can pick up some cheap ND screw in filters on amazon, may not be the best optical piece of glass, but for the money there OK..I bought 2 an ND4 and an ND8..I acieved this with the ND8..hope this might help


Pulpit Rock 1 by robin chun, on Flickr

Robin
 
^^^ ND4 is only two stops, ND8 is only three stops. Ten stops is ND1000 (techncially 1024, also expressed as 3.0 in optical density). Ten stops looks black to the naked eye - cuts 99.9% of the light!
 
I've had a look around at ND filters and they seem to fit the bill nicely. Thanks all. :)
 
The best photos are obtained with a combination of camera knowledge and post-production knowledge. This has been the case since 1827.
 
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