• Matt Blaze@federate.socialOP
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    2 months ago

    Captured on a short hike with a small mirrorless camera, 35mm lens, lightweight tripod, and enough neutral density for a roughly 30 second exposure.

    Flowing water is a subject that lends itself to motion studies that reveal what our unaided eye can’t see, controlled by exposure time. At 1/3000 sec, every drop of water freezes in place. At 30 seconds, we see smooth, cloud-like structures that obscure individual perturbations. Only at around 1/30 sec does the camera see what we do.

    • Winner001@mastodon.world
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      2 months ago

      @mattblaze@federate.social that’s really funny to me but it’s great idea 💡.
      But do you have a website.

    • Recovered Expert@mastodon.social
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      2 months ago

      @mattblaze@federate.social many long-exposures I’ve seen are too smooth and boring (in general, not yours!) b/c the photographer is focused on the effect itself and not using it to aide a composition where appropriate). I’ve seen too many boring long exposures of flowing water and I’ve made that mistake in the past as well.

      What makes me like this photo of yours in particular is how it captures and highlights the uneven flow of thewater not despite but because of the long exposure.

      Thanks for posting it!

  • Carolyn@mastodon.social
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    2 months ago

    @mattblaze@federate.social The shutter speed with the lighting makes the creek look as if it’s lit from underneath. :)