George Farmer said:Crackin' stuff mate. Really, really nice.
I would have gone for a slightly quicker shutter on the 2nd to capture a little more detail in the water, but it's still an excellent composition.
Love the borders to the photos too. Subtle and very effective. A class-act.
CeeBee said:I'm liking the second one.
Trying the get that Smokey look to the water is like the holy grail for me. It's very tricky and usually results in me getting wet
Graeme Edwards said:CeeBee said:I'm liking the second one.
Trying the get that Smokey look to the water is like the holy grail for me. It's very tricky and usually results in me getting wet
A tripod or sturdy rock, switch the camera flash of if using a compact shoot and scoot camera. If using an SLR, small apertures of around f22 will give you slow shutter speeds. Or use shutter priority and control your speed that way. The bualty of digital is a bad shot costs nothing, so take more.
I addition to Graeme's and Aaron's good advice you need to consider the lighting conditions.CeeBee said:Trying the get that smokey look to the water is like the holy grail for me. It's very tricky and usually results in me getting wet
CeeBee said:Thanks for all the advice and tips, chaps. I've tried the ND filters, slow shutter speeds and using self timers - the problem I generally have is just getting pictures that are way over exposed. What I need to do is get out there at dusk and try again.
This was the closest I ever got;
I had another one taken on a beach, but I lost it after a hard drive crash. One of these days, I'm heading over to the coast to catch the dawn and give it another go.