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How to get this look?
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It's a long exposure. Using a small aperture (and possibly a neutral density filter) will allow for a slower shutter speed. With a shutter speed of a few seconds, the movement of the water during that time will make it appear somewhat smoother in the final image.
Saw this recently:
Tony Northrup explains how to simulate long exposures in photoshop.
Tony Northrup explains how to simulate long exposures in photoshop.
Remember... You need a tripod for long exposures... Something worth spending money on for a good one.
A shutter speed long enough to blur water will nearly always be long enough for foliage to move around in the wind.
Usually true, but it depends on the amount of wind present and (often but not always related) the subsequent shutter speed needed to blur the water to get the effect you desire.
This was exposed for 2.5 seconds @ f/11 and ISO 64. I was using an ND filter, but can't remember the strength. There was relatively little wind that day, so there wasn't much chop on the water compared to "normal" days I've been there. Notice that the power lines (which were certainly subject to any wind) are still fairly crisp. Yes, this was only a 2.5 sec exposure and I have some longer ones (6 sec, 10 sec, 20 sec) of the same subject where the power lines are blurred, but the wind was also stronger for those shots and the water never became still enough to create this effect even with the much longer exposure times.
As noted in the posts above, a tripod is *essential* for this type of shot.
I remember this one Kallisti, a fabulous shot!Usually true, but it depends on the amount of wind present and (often but not always related) the subsequent shutter speed needed to blur the water to get the effect you desire.
This was exposed for 2.5 seconds @ f/11 and ISO 64. I was using an ND filter, but can't remember the strength. There was relatively little wind that day, so there wasn't much chop on the water compared to "normal" days I've been there. Notice that the power lines (which were certainly subject to any wind) are still fairly crisp. Yes, this was only a 2.5 sec exposure and I have some longer ones (6 sec, 10 sec, 20 sec) of the same subject where the power lines are blurred, but the wind was also stronger for those shots and the water never became still enough to create this effect even with the much longer exposure times.
As noted in the posts above, a tripod is *essential* for this type of shot.
Thanks Kenoh
. I don't think I posted the one above, instead posting this shot that was taken just after (minus the ND filter) exposed for 1/6 sec @ f/11 and ISO 64. The ND filter darkened the lower right corner as I had my TS lens shifted up to capture this and it didn't play well with the filter.
The Bad Guy is right, it's definitely a composite. You can tell by looking closely at the leaves in the water and the water's edge. A long exposure has been used on the water, but not the trees. You can still see some still water through the smooth blurred water, and can see where the soft, blurry leaves meet the perfectly still ones at the water's edge.
To get the colours in the water the shot has been heavily processed then had the saturation cranked up to 11.
Hope that helps.
Iain
I've been able to eek an extra .5 second with a polarizer this way, just enough to get some motion blur from fast moving water (a waterfall in my case) in broad day light.