Nice river/lake photos, how to....?

[vegard_dino]

Hello all.

New to film and I need help.
I am jusing a Perkeo I.

So many nice photos of lakes, rivrs and ocean. But, how/what to do to get the "blurry" look on the wather?
With "blurry" I mean, looking like the wather is fog. Hope you understand what I mean.

I know, juse a low shutter speed, but, have tried that and it did not end up so good....

All help is needed.
Thanks all.

 

[ferider]

You need several seconds of exposure. Typically this is done either at night, or with a strong neutral density filter.

 

[drewbarb]

To do this you will need:
1) the water to be in motion!
2) a tripod
3) a cable release
4) a longer shutter speed

To really achieve the "fog" effect, you'll need to use a minimum of 10 seconds or so, even for fast moving water. Obviously this means slow film and fairly small apertures, too. I would run a bracket using shutter speeds as long as a minute, depending upon the water conditions and the weather. Good luck and have fun!

 

[kxl]

You need several seconds of exposure. Typically this is done either at night, or with a strong neutral density filter.

To state the obvious, you'll also need a steady tripod.

 

[v_roma]

What ferider said. The longer the exposure, the more "smoothed" out the water will seem. I have taken some long exposures at night (of sky and water) and, if I recall correctly, I was exposing for up to 30 seconds. The water was a lake and not very wavy. At 30 seconds, the lake looked like glass, if that makes sense.

 

[vegard_dino]

Hello and thanks for the replys.

So, a stupid question.
To get a loooong exposure on these old camera, can I use B and hold the shutter realese down, use a remote, in order to get it long? Yes, I know I ask odd things....
A tripod is in my bag, so that part I have.

But, I will go out and try more, and yes, have fun testing these out.

 

[nikon_sam]

And as you probably already know, take detailed notes on each and every exposure so when the film is developed you can clearly see what works for what you're wanting...

 

[ferider]

So, a stupid question.
To get a loooong exposure on these old camera, can I use B and hold the shutter realese down, use a remote, in order to get it long? Yes, I know I ask odd things....

Not stupid; I use "B" and a cable release; for very long exposures, I lock the cable release. You don't want to touch the camera while taking the photo, only the cable release. The shot below was taken like this - around a minute or so.

Roland.

 

[noisycheese]

For a fast moving stream or river, 1/4 sec. or longer will. (most likely) give you the look you are after. For a lake with water washing over rocks, an exposure of 5 to 30 seconds is needed.

It is better to make these lake exposures using long exposures at dawn or dusk or during very overcast days in my experience.

Using a ND filter will work to produce the desired effect - but (to my eye) it does not look natural in a high contrast image where bright sunlight and hard shadows are present.

 

[vegard_dino]

Thanks for helping me.
Good tips here.

Yes, I do keep notes

Now, I have to try it out