Watersmeet

dazza74 · 18-01-2008, 5:41 PM

Went and took some pictures at a place called "Watersmeet", bit of a tourist trap in the summer but had the place to myself yesterday until 3 blokes in canoes turned up at one point

#1 (10mm 20s f/13 ND 106)

#2 (17mm 30s f/16 ND 106)

#3 (10mm 30s f/4 ND 106)

Any comments and criticisms are more than welcome

julian_fraser · 18-01-2008, 5:43 PM

I think the water in all three looks amazing Dazza. Do you have a Flickr account you could make them clickable to so we can see the settings used?

dazza74 · 18-01-2008, 5:55 PM

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Originally Posted by julian_fraser

I think the water in all three looks amazing Dazza. Do you have a Flickr account you could make them clickable to so we can see the settings used?

Thanks. I've updated the original post to show the settings I've used for each pic. It's the ND 106 that seem to make the most impact as it cuts the light so you can lengthen the exposure and also means your not stuck using appertures like F22 etc to try and acheive the same thing.

Liquid101 · 18-01-2008, 6:23 PM

Nice shots. I used to mountain bike past here on the way down from Countisbury hill.

I think the first is the nicest, but it would have nicer still if you'd retained some sky detail.

Tobers · 18-01-2008, 6:31 PM

I wonder if a graduated filter combined with the ND you've already got on there would make a difference to the sky. Worth a try. The water looks cool but the sky lets it down.

You could always point the camera down a bit more as an alternative

icemanonline · 18-01-2008, 10:39 PM

Nice shots man...........No1 for me........

I have to try the filter I have too...........only have the sony 18-70 kit lens to try on so may be interesting........

Cool set though......

icemanonline

Pirate!! · 18-01-2008, 11:38 PM

I've heard the ND 80 is OK (don't own any mind), but Liquid is your man on this topic. Concur with #1 though. Hurrah to the Alpahmales!

Manic78 · 18-01-2008, 11:48 PM

Completely barging in here but, you still biking Liquid?

Great pics btw. 3 for me.

willykatie · 18-01-2008, 11:52 PM

Love the pictures especially the water flow, if you don't mind, where did you get your ND filter and what make is it? And also is it just like filter that you attached on the lens like UV filter or something like that?

HotblackDesiato · 19-01-2008, 1:02 AM

Nice shots, stayed in the garden lodge at Myrtleberry on a few holidays and your work really captures the area well

icemanonline · 19-01-2008, 1:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Pirate!!

I've heard the ND 80 is OK (don't own any mind), but Liquid is your man on this topic. Concur with #1 though. Hurrah to the Alpahmales!

Hurrah to the Alpahmales!.......Hooray Ya

icemanonline

RobDickinson · 19-01-2008, 1:22 AM

Nice pics mate!

I done some similar here in NZ the other week, 10min stream/waterfall walk, I was there 3 hours perched on rocks almost falling in :D

I used ND2 and ND4 + CPL cokin filters

Liquid101 · 19-01-2008, 9:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Pirate!!

I've heard the ND 80 is OK (don't own any mind), but Liquid is your man on this topic.

I Don't use filters actually - Allymac and Vulkan are your best bet for advice

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manic78

Completely barging in here but, you still biking Liquid?
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No, I stopped several years ago - Time reasons mostly, but falling into this very river one January morning didn't help (very funny to watch apparently). I have a Specialized Hybrid these days, no more downhills for me.

dazza74 · 19-01-2008, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by willykatie

Love the pictures especially the water flow, if you don't mind, where did you get your ND filter and what make is it? And also is it just like filter that you attached on the lens like UV filter or something like that?

This is the filter, Not many companies make filters this strong :

http://www.filterdepot.co.uk/product...roducts_id=256

The filter just screws in exactly the same way are your UV filter does. The only downside is due to how dark the filter is you need a resonable amount of light to see through it. I'd say an ND8 would be a good investment and combined with a poloriser you'd get pretty much the same amount of stops of light.

pixelpixel · 19-01-2008, 10:23 AM

The house on the first one looks a bit funny to me

Anyone else have the same effect ?

dazza74 · 19-01-2008, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by pixelpixel

The house on the first one looks a bit funny to me

Anyone else have the same effect ?

I think it's down to the 10mm wide angle of the lens

jonandjen · 19-01-2008, 10:33 AM

Excellent pictures dazza74. One and three for me. Very well done

dazza74 · 19-01-2008, 12:17 PM

One more for your perusal, cropped out the blown sky on this one :

#4 16mm, 25 seconds, F13, ND 106 :

Anyone any tips on deciding what apperture to use for a picture? or does it simply come down to experience the more you shoot the more you understand the best apperture to use?

onefivenine · 19-01-2008, 3:47 PM

Really like that last one. Excellent!

Which aperture? Depends if you want sharp front to back focus or just a select area.

For front to back in focus I use hyperfocal distance and f/8 - every time.
This methods gets the best from your glass.