To much light!!

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Hi there

Ive just purchased my first DSLR, a D300s with a 18-200mm lens. I was in the park on a sunny day playing about with my new toy and came across a waterfall. I attempted to slow down to shutter speed to soften up the water effect, but anything slower than around half a second would come out with masses of light. I changed the aperture to the smallest setting F30something, but still way way too much light.

Ive seen gorgeous photos of water shots on sunny days and the lighting is perfect. How do I achieve this??

Thank you in advance for any guidance you can give...

Carl
 
Firstly check what the ISO was set to and what metering mode you're using - unless it was mega bright I'd have thought you'd get a decently shot. I suppose it doesn't help that the D300s has a native ISO of 200 - you could try setting it at Low (or whatever they call 100).

Otherwise, you need ND filters.
 
Most shots like that are done early morning or late afternoon/evening when there's less light around...or by use of ND filters which will reduce the light levels without affecting colour, thus allowing the use of slower shutter speeds - you'll want a reasonable amount of depth of field, so the narrow aperture will assist you in this anyway...
 
Definitely much easier to obtain those types of shots using an ND filter, which basically just prevent less light from entering the lens.
 
david1701 said:
nd filters or very low light f30 will make nasty images as all the grot on the sensor will be in focus
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Not if you clean them, you horrid student...
Besides I didn't say stop all the way down did I?
Any CA will still be virtually unnoticable in a landscape image anyway...
 
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