by: Mike Co
Oregon, USA 2012
Hi fellow Ants, if you are a shutter speed enthusiast, you may want to try this technique during the day. But this kind of technique may scratch some bucks from your wallet, as you will need a "Neutral Density" filter. You've heard it! My advice is, don't try other kind of filter e.g. CPL (Circular Polarizing Filter), etc. as you may not be able to attain the smoothness of the object (e.g. water) you want to focus.
Having said that, to apply the technique, all you need to do are the following:
1. Find a flowing stream of water.
2. Make sure there's enough brightness around the area.
3. Make the composition. If you still don't know how to compose images or if you're new in composition check this out: Link 1 or Link 2
4. Place your camera in a sturdy tripod.
5. Half press the shutter button of your camera to focus on the image, but make sure the focus points are focused in the stream of water.
6. Remove the “autofocus” feature of your lens.
7. Insert the ND Filter to your lens and hit the shutter button.
8. Wait till your camera had processed your image. If the captured image is too bright try to increase the aperture and decrease the shutter speed or if it is too dark try to decrease the aperture and increase the shutter speed.
Below are the equipment and settings I used:
Camera Body: Canon 7D
Camera Lens: Tamron 17-50 VC F2.8 (Wide angle lens)
Filter: HOYA ND 400
ISO: 200
Aperture: F10
Exposure: 0
Shutter Speed: 30 Sec (Note: This may vary, depending on the brightness of the day)
Focal Length: 17mm
Camera Shot Delay: 2 Sec
Remote Triggered: Yes (Wired Remote)
There you go folks. Please comment if you would like to add more information or relevant tips for this post.
1. Find a flowing stream of water.
2. Make sure there's enough brightness around the area.
3. Make the composition. If you still don't know how to compose images or if you're new in composition check this out: Link 1 or Link 2
4. Place your camera in a sturdy tripod.
5. Half press the shutter button of your camera to focus on the image, but make sure the focus points are focused in the stream of water.
6. Remove the “autofocus” feature of your lens.
7. Insert the ND Filter to your lens and hit the shutter button.
8. Wait till your camera had processed your image. If the captured image is too bright try to increase the aperture and decrease the shutter speed or if it is too dark try to decrease the aperture and increase the shutter speed.
Below are the equipment and settings I used:
Camera Body: Canon 7D
Camera Lens: Tamron 17-50 VC F2.8 (Wide angle lens)
Filter: HOYA ND 400
ISO: 200
Aperture: F10
Exposure: 0
Shutter Speed: 30 Sec (Note: This may vary, depending on the brightness of the day)
Focal Length: 17mm
Camera Shot Delay: 2 Sec
Remote Triggered: Yes (Wired Remote)
There you go folks. Please comment if you would like to add more information or relevant tips for this post.
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