'Soft' Water Photography
In order to capture the 'soft' water effect, you have to slow down your shutter speed. When you do, you allow more light into the sensor, so it is necessary to adjust your aperture as well, or you will have a seriously blown out photograph.
Here are some tips to capturing this effect.
Use a tripod if at all possible. Slower shutter speeds require a stable camera.
Put your camera in manual mode, decrease your shutter speed just enough to get the effect, and adjust the aperture until you get the light right.
Remember with aperture, the lowest number lets the most light in (i.e. f4), and with the highest number (i.e. f22), less light reaches the sensor. (Just remember, it's the opposite of what you think makes sense!)
The first two shots were taken at 1/20th of a second, and with the aperture set at f22 on a cloudy day.
This shot was taken at 1/10 of a second, and the aperture was set at f32.
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