Show us the motion of your water !

Fairy pools, Glen Brittle and The Cuillins. Isle of Skye

Does anyone want to throw up a tutorial on how to accomplish this? I have a few spots I can get some shots like this but am not sure of the technique.

electricme wrote in post #17339984
Does anyone want to throw up a tutorial on how to accomplish this? I have a few spots I can get some shots like this but am not sure of the technique.

Do you mean just blurring moving water? It's remarkably simple just put your camera on a tripod and do whatever it takes to get an exposure from 1/2 to 10 secomds depending on the effect you want and fhe speed of the water. Working in low light helps, but you probably want a nuetral density filter to get your exposures in that range without resorting to f22 or iso 50.

gonzogolf wrote in post #17340018
Do you mean just blurring moving water? It's remarkably simple just put your camera on a tripod and do whatever it takes to get an exposure from 1/2 to 10 secomds depending on the effect you want and fhe speed of the water. Working in low light helps, but you probably want a nuetral density filter to get your exposures in that range without resorting to f22 or iso 50.

the ND filter is what I am unsure of does one need an expensive filter kit? I guess I could go out late in the day.

You can buy inexpensive filters, like any other tool you budget for your interest level. I started with a 4 stop rocketfish from best buy and it was okay. Any glass in front of the lens degrades the image to a degree but the expensive filters less so. Better filters have less issues with flare snd color cast as well. If you want to do this in the middle of the day you will need a stronger filter. To calculate what filter strength you want get an nd filter calc ap for your phone then plug in the meter settings. It will tell you the shutter speeds for the various strength filter.

gonzogolf wrote in post #17340115
You can buy inexpensive filters, like any other tool you budget for your interest level. I started with a 4 stop rocketfish from best buy and it was okay. Any glass in front of the lens degrades the image to a degree but the expensive filters less so. Better filters have less issues with flare snd color cast as well. If you want to do this in the middle of the day you will need a stronger filter. To calculate what filter strength you want get an nd filter calc ap for your phone then plug in the meter settings. It will tell you the shutter speeds for the various strength filter.

This is what I was looking for thanks!

Some soft water .... and some not so soft.

Water reflecting the color of the nearby tress in the Deschutes River.

Baltic Sea

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St. Mary Falls, Glacier Nat'l Park.

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Sunset on the Portuguese Coast

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Praia do Farol

I've posted this pic from a different thread, but just want to share in this thread too

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Multnomah Creek

Chapel and Wagner Falls, UP Michigan