Category: Nature Photographer: Paul Krippler Title: Flow At times, the best way to put nature in focus is to contrast it against machinery. Krippler does so with great effect in this image. The silky, slow shutter waterfall dominates the foreground while a fairly modern dam looks on. Great execution. Great juxstaposition. Great image. Photo originally shared here in Photofocus' 500px group. To learn how your work can be featured on the site, please read this article. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Paul Krippler
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Calculating Exposure with Slower Shutter
I love long exposure photography because it has the power to make even the most mundane scenes a bit more interesting visually. When shooting daytime scenes I often turn to my Lee Big Stopper 10-stop ND filter. The Big Stopper is so dark you can't actually see through it, which means your cameras internal metering is off the table. Lee does include a small cheat sheet with the filter to help you determine the correct exposure with the ND filter based on the correct exposure without the filter. Unfortunately the cheat sheet doesn't cover all … [Read more...] about Calculating Exposure with Slower Shutter
Photography For Beginners – Use Slow Shutter Speed to Convey Motion
This photo was made years ago at near Julia Pfeiffer State Park at Big Sur. I wanted to make the waterfall and the waves look like cotton candy. In order to do this, I used my ancient Canon 40D's lowest ISO (100) and then "stopped down" or closed down (using the smallest aperture/largest f-stop) to f/32. This automatically allowed me to use the slowest shutter speed possible. In this case, two and one half (2 1/2) seconds. The camera was mounted on a tripod because it would be impossible to hand hold a shot that long without getting motion … [Read more...] about Photography For Beginners – Use Slow Shutter Speed to Convey Motion
