Getting My Feet Wet

I spent the weekend with some friends in Dolgellau in a very nice cottage next to a very nice stream.

As the sun made it's way behind some clouds I couldn't resist putting on the ND filters and getting into the water.

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Barmouth in a Different Light

In a rare change of form for me, I took the camera out on a sunny day.

I found myself in Barmouth again, but this time I was able to venture into the water with no shoes on!

However, I couldn't bring myself to not see how long I could leave the shutter open, I was in danger of getting a tan, and I was still shooting with the shutter open for nearly 3 seconds! And handheld.

I held the shutter open while walking on the beach with the tripod attached, the weight of the tripod lends some stability to the camera (acting almost as a 'poor mans steadycam'). This way, even though all the detail of the scene gets blurred out - the horizon stays mostly intact, giving the image a clear point of focus.

I took a few shots on the tripod too - just past ankle depth. I got some nice shots here, a bit of a different feel to the shots I usually take later in the day. I took a few with a 300mm lens too - it was a bit of a shock for me getting a 1/2000th of a second exposure, but it felt quite liberating getting such an instant result.

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Beaches and Streams

In a rare change of form for me, I took the camera out on a sunny day.

I found myself in Barmouth again, but this time I was able to venture into the water with no shoes on!

However, I couldn't bring myself to not see how long I could leave the shutter open, I was in danger of getting a tan, and I was still shooting with the shutter open for nearly 3 seconds! And handheld.

I held the shutter open while walking on the beach with the tripod attached, the weight of the tripod lends some stability to the camera (acting almost as a 'poor mans steadycam'). This way, even though all the detail of the scene gets blurred out - the horizon stays mostly intact, giving the image a clear point of focus.

I took a few shots on the tripod too - just past ankle depth. I got some nice shots here, a bit of a different feel to the shots I usually take later in the day. I took a few with a 300mm lens too - it was a bit of a shock for me getting a 1/2000th of a second exposure, but it felt quite liberating getting such an instant result.

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Barmouth Seascapes

Took an impromptu trip to Barmouth this week, and took some more long exposure seascapes.

We arrived just before sunset, although the heavy clouds stopped much of that colour from developing.

The failing light, coupled with the nd-filters let me open the shutter for 30 seconds at f22.

I'm really enjoying this style of sooting at the moment, so don't be surprised to see a few more sets like these.

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