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andy owen

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Hey all,

Im off to the lakes for a few days next week and was thinking about visiting Aria Force waterfall at Ullswater. I bought an ND filter some time ago but havent used it yet.
What are the basic rules of thumb for taking such shots?

Andy
 
The point of the ND filter is to give you a slower shutter speed in bright conditions. The point of a slower shutter speed is to give you movement in the water which becomes misty or milky. One thing to remember when you go out is your tripod because the rocks/trees etc should be sharp and in focus or the whole image loses it's impact. When using the ND go for the slowest ISO ie 100 or 50 I think with Nikon. Also use a small aperture to increase the depth of field and give you even slower shutter speeds. I would also advocate setting up your shot and then taking several with different shutter speeds to find out which degree of blurred water pleases you most. try from about 1/30th up to maybe 2 or 3 seconds.
Bob
 
...and cover the viewfinder during the shot if possible, to stop stray light getting into the photo.
 
F16, remote release and sturdy tripod along with the above. You can also use a polorising filter as a ND filter.
 
andy owen said:
Hey all,
Im off to the lakes for a few days next week and was thinking about visiting Aria Force waterfall at Ullswater. I bought an ND filter some time ago but havent used it yet.
What are the basic rules of thumb for taking such shots?
Andy
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put it on the camerda...watch the speed go down to levels you want...slow
thats all...it doesnt DO anything except cut down light neutrally..

the comment about the pola is good but they dont give such reductions iirc

is your ND x8? etc

also to get the speed down close down the lens...you knew this
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