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Little Fall


Little Fall
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Copyright: Dennis Wright (walk33a) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 191 W: 6 N: 216] (1298)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09-16
Categories: Nocturnal
Exposure: f/22, 15 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-17 8:37
Viewed: 125
Points: 6
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This is my first attempt at an extended exposure shot. The shutter was open for 15 seconds. On my adjustments, I could only expose for a max of 30 seconds. I saw a shot where the exposure time was 2 minutes. How was this done? Also, when I took this shot I did not have a wireless shutter; I found it difficult to not move the camera. Today, I received my wireless shutter in the mail...Whoo hoo! Please help me understand how I can take better shots.
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Original imagen con agradable colorido y buena edicion
Buen trabajo
un saludo

Hi Dennis,

This is a pretty good shot, the water has a nice, smooth look. There's a little OE on the plant in the back and rock to the left, but that can be corrected with software. I just received my wired shutter release for my D90 and it has a lock that will keep it open as long as I want. Haven't had time to try it out yet, too busy, but hope too soon. TFS

Best regards,
Werner

Not bad work here Dennis! The aperture and shutter settings are good - although it does appear that the camera was moving during the exposure.

Actually for this degree of 'camera shake' in a 15 sec exposure, the camera needed to be moving quite a lot. Is your tripod properly steady? Sometimes a camera can wobble on a tripod, especially if it is a cheap or lightweight one.

In terms of the available light, your timing probably wasn't the best. That sunlight (or whatever other light) hitting various parts of the shot has created OE; it has also created a conflict in colour temperatures, where much of the shot is bluish-lit, others are yellower in hue.

Actually for a waterfall shot you would get the 'silky water' look with just 2 or 3 seconds, it doesn't need a very long exposure at all. But - with a remote trigger, you should be able to use the "Bulb" setting, which means you open, and close, the shutter with separate presses of the button.

Another way to achieve a long exposure without touching the camera is to set the shutter speed and then trigger it using the self-timer setting. Your hand is already off the camera when the shutter opens.

Nice to see this experiment - keep 'em coming!

Rew

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