American Fork River

moonblissmoonbliss Registered Users Posts: 13 Big grins
edited October 30, 2006 in Landscapes
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Fast flowing river in American Fork Canyon, Utah

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  • PhyxiusPhyxius Registered Users Posts: 1,396 Major grins
    edited October 30, 2006
    Nice job. I tried my first slow shutter, water moving pictures this week and I have a question about low shutter speeds w/ the D50.

    I went on the Cedar Creek Trail at Natural Bridge, Va last week to play with slow shutter speeds and moving water. Unforuntaly the trail isn't the best for getting photography angles as you're usually above and to the side of anything nice. But, my biggest problem was the fact that the lowest ISO for the camera is 200. :(

    It was pretty dark behind the "bridge" and I was able to get this shot at 2.5 seconds and F22.
    http://phyxius.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=105508816 - EXIF
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    And, this one in order to get 2.5s I had to boost the aperature as far as it'd go, to F 32. http://phyxius.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=105509665
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  • moonblissmoonbliss Registered Users Posts: 13 Big grins
    edited October 30, 2006
    Shutter speeds iwth D50
    What mode were you shooting in to get those pictures?

    i shot mine in Shutter mode, i tried my iso at different intervals. I took one at 200, 400, and even tried 800, but that was too high for the daylight..so I believe i stuck with 400. on the shutter I set it too 30th of a second. I forgot to set my white balance in my pictures yesterday, so they all turned out a blue hue, which was ok for this picture i posted here. try working in full manual, set your apt at around 11 or 16, for bright daylight, and about 2-38 for the darker day, and set your white balance to the correct time of day, like daylight, cloudy..etc...or even do a custom white balance, but you need a white balance disk for that. Then set your shutter around 10-30th of a second, on the lowest settings for shutter. See what you get. also keep your iso at the lowest it can go, which is 200. it kind of sucks you can't get any lower than 200..for an evening sunset with a river try it at 400-800. i'm still getting used to my camera, and have been experimenting more with it, I find manal and shutter mode quite fun. I hope I could help you out.
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  • moonblissmoonbliss Registered Users Posts: 13 Big grins
    edited October 30, 2006
    Same River different area
    here's another shot i got while messing in shutter mode..the background is blown out though, so dont mind that, the pic was strictly for experimenting with the water effects...

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  • PhyxiusPhyxius Registered Users Posts: 1,396 Major grins
    edited October 30, 2006
    moonbliss wrote:
    What mode were you shooting in to get those pictures?
    Manual Mode
    moonbliss wrote:
    On the shutter I set it too 30th of a second.
    Yeah, I was trying for slower speeds. I thought EXIF info said 6 seconds for the shot you posted. I posted my EXIF (the links above the pictures.)

    moonbliss wrote:
    I forgot to set my white balance in my pictures yesterday, so they all turned out a blue hue, which was ok for this picture i posted here.
    Yeah, some shots I haven't uploaded yet, of Lace Falls, turned out rather blue. I warmed them up in PS, but these were okay.

    moonbliss wrote:
    Try working in full manual, set your apt at around 11 or 16, for bright daylight, and about 2-38 for the darker day.
    I was using manual, not sure about your numbers for aperature though. Would't I use F32 in brighter light than F11?
    Then set your shutter around 10-30th of a second, on the lowest settings for shutter. See what you get. also keep your iso at the lowest it can go, which is 200. it kind of sucks you can't get any lower than 200..for an evening sunset with a river try it at 400-800.

    I was really hoping to try some some longer exposures, but the 2.5 seconds worked out pretty well for this creek. I agree completly that having a low ISO of 200 sucks. :cry
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  • moonblissmoonbliss Registered Users Posts: 13 Big grins
    edited October 30, 2006
    You know in manual mode i guess it just depends, at work for portraits we use an iso of 100 and a Fstop of 10, the lights we use are just as bright as being outdoors. but i guess it depends on what you like. my other shot was F38. And I THought i had my shutter on 30th of a second, I took quite a few shots yesterday, maybe i just miscalculated what i used 30th of a second on. *sigh* either way, i used a slow shutter speed. Also, i had a uv filter and a polarizer on my camera too, so the f38 didnt look so bright than what it originally would have been. i took it off a few times to see a difference, and photos in a higher Fstop were blown out, it helps to have the filters!!
    Phyxius wrote:
    Manual Mode


    Yeah, I was trying for slower speeds. I thought EXIF info said 6 seconds for the shot you posted. I posted my EXIF (the links above the pictures.)



    Yeah, some shots I haven't uploaded yet, of Lace Falls, turned out rather blue. I warmed them up in PS, but these were okay.



    I was using manual, not sure about your numbers for aperature though. Would't I use F32 in brighter light than F11?



    I was really hoping to try some some longer exposures, but the 2.5 seconds worked out pretty well for this creek. I agree completly that having a low ISO of 200 sucks. :cry
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  • wholenewlightwholenewlight Registered Users Posts: 1,529 Major grins
    edited October 30, 2006
    moonbliss wrote:
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    Fast flowing river in American Fork Canyon, Utah

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    Nice, nice shot. thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif

    I know the area well - keep going up the road and you get to Tibble Fork!
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  • PhyxiusPhyxius Registered Users Posts: 1,396 Major grins
    edited October 30, 2006
    moonbliss wrote:
    Also, i had a uv filter and a polarizer on my camera too, so the f38 didnt look so bright than what it originally would have been. i took it off a few times to see a difference, and photos in a higher Fstop were blown out, it helps to have the filters!!

    Ah, yes I have UV filters on, but I don't think I had the polarizer on either one. (I had my 70-300mm lens too.) Very good point!

    Do you have any more from there? I'd love to see them! :)
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  • moonblissmoonbliss Registered Users Posts: 13 Big grins
    edited October 30, 2006
    yes, i have been to tibble fork a many times. :P it's beautiful in the spring and winter, fall as well. i've been up to silver lake too, i actually have a picture of that my smugmug gallery in landscapes.

    http://mavourneen.smugmug.com

    Take a look if you want. :D
    wholenewlight wrote:
    Nice, nice shot. thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif

    I know the area well - keep going up the road and you get to Tibble Fork!
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  • moonblissmoonbliss Registered Users Posts: 13 Big grins
    edited October 30, 2006
    i'm going to be posting them on my smugmug gallery in a bit. they are in my landscapes.

    http://mavourneen.smugmug.com
    Phyxius wrote:
    Ah, yes I have UV filters on, but I don't think I had the polarizer on either one. (I had my 70-300mm lens too.) Very good point!

    Do you have any more from there? I'd love to see them! :)
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