Tuesday, December 4, 2007

3 Seconds

Long exposures are fun, but can be a bit tricky. Subject matter is always important, as is time of day. Water works well. In this case that water would be the Pacific Ocean during a negative tide at sunset. The small waves rolling back and forth in the tide pools seem to disappear, becoming almost flat and ghostly.

To do this you need to know when there will be a negative tide at sunset. I keep a tide book in my camera bag. Good lighting is a plus too.

When everything lines up right, the results are pleasing and the process is fun.

One more thing, you'll need a stable tripod and some type of shutter release.

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