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Nikki Schwerdfeger |
What were your settings? Did you by chance use bulb?
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BetterPhotoJim.com - Jim Miotke  Contact Jim Miotke Jim Miotke's Gallery |
Hi Nikki, This was shot so long ago that I do not remember this settings. I do recall that I used the bulb mode and shot with Fuji Super G color negative film. I would imagine that the shutter was held open for 3 to 10 seconds and the aperture was as tight as possible, f22.
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Morris Turner |
I'm a novice in taking pictures but I simply love the water-flowing effect. I know one must slow the shutter speed (f22 or slower?) but is it imperative to use a tripod or can one just "free-hand" it? I basely shot with Fuji 100 speed film...does that matter? I've a Minolta XTsi (with two lenses). Help!! Thanx-a-million, Morris
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BetterPhotoJim.com - Jim Miotke Contact Jim Miotke Jim Miotke's Gallery |
Hi Morris, That Fuji film will work just fine but, yes, you will indeed need a tripod. That's the most essential ingredient. You can start off with an inexpensive one (like those in our Store) but you will eventually want to get a professional tripod such as those made by Bogen or Gitzo. These can easily cost about $300 to $500, a $70 Velbon might sound much more attractive. And any tripod is better than no tripod. You will find that it opens photographic doors for you more than any other accessory. As far as shutter speed goes, you will want to get it down to around 3 seconds or longer. This will often mean choosing an aperture around f22. If the light is too bright to allow you to use a slow shutter speed, you might need to put one or more Neutral Density filters on your lens. Hope that helps - have fun shooting and I can't wait to see the results :)
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Cathy M. Gromball |
This shot is beautiful Jim! I love the water worn rock, the veiling of the waterfall and the mood enhancing colors! Cathy :)
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Gavin N. Davies |
yep, you certainly need a tripod if you are going to use a shutter speed below 1/60 second (depending on your lens though). I've just bought one and took the following pic: http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/dynoGallDetail.php?photoID=261768&catID=560&style=&contestCatID=1 bit of a pain carrying it on a walk though :<(
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BetterPhotoJim.com - Jim Miotke Contact Jim Miotke Jim Miotke's Gallery |
Thanks for sharing your photo, Gavin. Looks great. Good testiment to the value of lugging a tripod around.
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Jessica Hughes |
This is such a beautiful place. Your photo does it justice! Love it!
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Richard Turck |
I've recently bought a Nikon Coolpix 8700 and I've realised that the aperture only goes from f2.8-8.0, so if I wanted to take this kind of shot would I have to take this kind of picture in low light conditions say at dusk or dawn? Its just that I've tried to shoot this kind of effect and at midday, anything slower than 1/15s gives me an extremely overexposed picture. Thanks. This picture is as good as I've got with this technique.
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