Slow Shutter + day light

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Went on a day trip out over the weekend to a place with waterfalls to try and get some slow shutter photos of flowing water, i managed to get a couple of ok one but only slighty slow. how do i get the camera to take slow shutter photos during the day with out being massivly over exposed? do i need some type of filter?

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Gordi said:
Went on a day trip out over the weekend to a place with waterfalls to try and get some slow shutter photos of flowing water, i managed to get a couple of ok one but only slighty slow. how do i get the camera to take slow shutter photos during the day with out being massivly over exposed? do i need some type of filter?

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You need an ND filter, also shooting with a narrow aperture will help
 
yeah i messed about with apperture but still the shutter wouldnt go low enough without being over exposed. cool i will have a hunt for one of those on ebay. is this what people use to get the smooth flowing water photos
 
Sure is, I have a 10 stop filter, using that helps to get the 'milky' water effect. Just bear in mind there are various strengths of ND filter so get the one which suits your needs.
 
think i would be best to buy a set? is there anywhere i can look that will tell me what each one is for? im fancying a polarising filter too i think.
 
If you're looking at a polarizer aswell it makes sense to get this 1st as they can block up to 2 stops of light, this may give you the blurred water effect you're trying to acheive without having to buy any ND filters :thumbs:
 
cool i will get one of these and try it out first. can you get different quaility ones or will any old one do? theres some on ebay cheap as chips, you reckon these will be ok or rubbish quality?
 
Yeh I have a cheapo Hama one and it's not great but better than nothing I suppose!
 
Gordi said:
think i would be best to buy a set? is there anywhere i can look that will tell me what each one is for?
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Which ones you find useful will depend on the effect you want and the light in which you are shooting. The most readily available filters are 1, 2 and 3 stop strength, but you can also get 6 and 10 fairly easily. Each stop means you will need to double your exposure time (or open the aperture another stop) to let the same amount of light to your sensor/film. One of the weaker filters might do the trick for shady woodland streams, but out in the open in direct sunlight you will need a strong filter to be able to get any water blur.

Next time you take your camera out, take a look at the shutter speeds you can get away with without a filter, then work out what speed each filter would give you. Then you'll get an idea of how strong a filter you'll want.

Here's a chart that may help http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomasradzevicius/2267881902/sizes/l/
 
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