pictures of waves.

[rickj]

I was down the beach the other day and wanted to take some time lapse pics of the waves. the problem was I could not slow the shutter speed down enough with out going way over exposed. I had the camera set F22 and ISO at 100.
am I missing something?

 

[Clickawaymedia]

Neutral Density filters!!

 

[rickj]

ah right so darken everything then slow the shutter down .

 

[swanseamale47]

Or go later in the day when it's darker if you haven't got the filter. Wayne

 

[joxby]

Why do you need a slow shutter for time lapse pics...

 

[TriggerHappy]

Why do you need a slow shutter for time lapse pics...

I think he means a long exposure rather than time-lapse

 

[joxby]

Ahhh.....I was trying to picture an arty vid of the tide coming in, made from long exposures...

 

[Deleted member 9479]

Yep - ND's. I got some the other week just for a shoot I wanted to do in Southworld and it made all the difference.

I got some HiTech P size (84mm) and they work great - not as expensive as Lee and not as cr*p as Cokin. Try SRB Griturn, Teamwork, or Format for on-line ordering - SRB Griturn are the only ones I found that did a 4 pack of filters - the others only seem to do a 3 pack.

 

[rickj]

I think he means a long exposure rather than time-lapse

yes that is what I was getting at.

cheers Boney i will have alook see what I can get

 

[Deleted member 9479]

Rickj, I have posted my first attempts using the HiTech ND's - have a look at:

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=1476893#post1476893

Cheers