I've always liked the contrast between motion blur and sharp objects in a composition. To create this kind of look, you must use a tripod in combination with a long exposure. I took this picture on the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, and my settings were .6 seconds, f/22, 100 ISO. To make a long exposure during the day, you must lower the ISO as much as possible and use the smallest lens aperture. I shot this with a 14mm ultra wide angle lens, and because the camera was angled downward it was unavoidable that a tripod leg was included in the picture. I used the clone tool in Photoshop to eliminate it.
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Feb 23, 2016, 1:10:43 AM
Jim - Hi Bob, Yes, I used the 5D Mark III. I experimented with a couple of speeds. An ND filter is great is some situations, but with super long exposures all of the texture, form, and detail in the water is obliterated. In this shot, I didn't want that.
Feb 23, 2016, 12:07:10 AM
Bob Vestal - The 14 mm lens gives this image an interesting perspective. I can see why you like that lens. I assume that you were using your Canon 5D Mark III or similar with a full frame sensor. Did you do more than one shutter speed to capture just the degree of blur that you wanted in the water? I am never sure what will work best. With more light I have found a variable density filter to be necessary in order to get the shutter speed slow enough.
Feb 23, 2016, 12:07:10 AM
Bob Vestal - The 14 mm lens gives this image an interesting perspective. I can see why you like that lens. I assume that you were using your Canon 5D Mark III or similar with a full frame sensor. Did you do more than one shutter speed to capture just the degree of blur that you wanted in the water? I am never sure what will work best. With more light I have found a variable density filter to be necessary in order to get the shutter speed slow enough.