Waterfall

[jjvdelft]

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Do you think the silky water could be more silky and if so advice me on how, or is this ok?
Thanks

Camera Sony A200
Exp 1/8 sec
F 9
Focal 60mm
ISO 200
Flash used

[navcom]

Water flow is pretty much determined by the artist...you. You can capture water anywhere from crystal-tack sharp to silky to foggy. Your shutter speed is what determines what you get.

Crystal-tack sharp...you need a very fast shutter speed to capture the water so it's not blurry.

Silky...you need a at least about a 1-second exposure to get good silky flow during daylight. If you just want to show subtle motion without complete "silk", such as ocean waves, you can use a bit faster shutter.

Foggy/very silky...this usually requires about 5 seconds minimum. I like something around 20 seconds myself. It also depends on how fast the water is moving and how wavy it is.

Your shot appears to be slightly silky and falls more on the subtle side. If you want a smoother flow, you need at least 1 second on your shutter speed. During the day, you will need to use a solid neutral density filter to slow down your shutter speed. They are designed specifically for this. They limit the amount of light entering the lens and are sold in different "powers" depending on how slow you need to go. You can also find variable ND filters out there as well.

Hope that helps!

[Jonbar18]

I actually like the water how it is. a little smoother would be fine, but when you start using 1 min shutter speeds (peoples do that often), it just looks fake.

Edit: Unless you're going for the foggy effect