A Lot Can Happen in One Thousandth of a Second

This Photo Is an Example

Today, out on Miyagi Island we weren't looking for cherry blossoms.

But, when I spotted this Japanese White Eye in the sakura, I had to shoot a photo.

Concentrating and focusing on the eye of the bird on the right, I didn't notice the other one.

The rascal flew through the scene and ruined my composition.

The shutter speed for this shot was 1/1000 of a second.

That wasn't the worst thing that happened out there today but, I'm going to use it for an excuse.

Tell the wife, it drove me to drinking.

And, keep the really bad stuff, a secret !

Photography Tips: Shutter Speed on Waterfalls (Images)

The speed of your camera's shutter plays a big role in how you capture an image of a waterfall.

In today's photography tips, I am posting some examples to show how you can use shutter speed to control the appearance of flowing water in your photos.  This picture was taken at 1/6th of a second.

With the camera mounted on a tripod, as all waterfall photography should be done,  another shot was taken at 1/ 160 sec. Notice, higher shutter speeds will do what's called, freezing the motion.

This photo was taken using a 0.6sec shutter speed.

1/8sec was used as shutter speed on this vertical shot.

Then, 1/320 on the next photo.

And, 1/5sec on the final image.

Try using different shutter speed settings on waterfalls, or any scene where you want to capture an image of moving water.  It will have an impact on the appearance of the water in your final photo.  Some people prefer the veil, or soft effect, others go for the crisp look of motion freeze in their waterfall photography.  Whenever I shoot waterfalls,  I take several shots each way.

HERE'S AN EXCELLENT ARTICLE ON WATERFALL PHOTOGRAPHY


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