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Rick M

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hark said:
Rick, how slow of a shutter speed were you using for any of these, and did you need a filter get the speed where you wanted it? Thanks for any info! :)
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They were all 3 bracketed shots, +-2, 0. f11 with a 3 stop ND filter. It was somewhat overcast so that helped. The "long" exposure in each series was 1/2 second. HDR tends to smooth the water a bit more also. Ideally I would have liked a 6 stop ND, next on the list.
 
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Rick M said:
They were all 3 bracketed shots, +-2, 0. f11 with a 3 stop ND filter. It was somewhat overcast so that helped. The "long" exposure in each series was 1/2 second. HDR tends to smooth the water a bit more also. Ideally I would have liked a 6 stop ND, next on the list.
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Thanks for the info! When I took photos of a waterfalls, the slowest shutter speed I could achieve with only a circular polarizer (used to slow down the shutter speed) was 1/15" (and I dropped my ISO to the equivalent of 50, too). I hope to get at least one ND filter this year although I'm not sure which one would be best to start with...a 3 stop or a 6 stop. Decisions, decisions! ;)
 
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Rick M

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hark said:
Thanks for the info! When I took photos of a waterfalls, the slowest shutter speed I could achieve with only a circular polarizer (used to slow down the shutter speed) was 1/15" (and I dropped my ISO to the equivalent of 50, too). I hope to get at least one ND filter this year although I'm not sure which one would be best to start with...a 3 stop or a 6 stop. Decisions, decisions! ;)
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I would start with the 6 stop
 
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