The long long exposure

Despite camera manufacturers finding ways to keep increasing the ISO ratings of their cameras higher and higher, some of us still yearn for the low ISO shots. This means shooting at a very slow shutter speed. Having got myself a brand new 10-stop ND filter, I wanted to see what it could do.

One requirement is that you have a very steady tripod. The camera has to sit still for many seconds at a time. Not a breeze or vibration should affect it. The other dilemma I found, was that the camera meter couldn't calculate the exposure with the lack of light. So I had to work it out manually. Next tie, I'm bringing my light-meter.

Anyway, it's not a fantastic shot. I got rained on twice waiting for it to be clear enough to get the shot at Long Bay. But it shows what you can do with a very slow shutter speed (30 seconds)



It's the stream running into the sea down the beach by MERC. I've tried to compose the pic with three large stones mid-flow.

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