Three quick pics today - what did I do wrong?

[annnewjerz]

So here are three pictures I took today. Just wanted to get some feedback on the first one with the running water. The second two were just for some Disney fun!

This was my first attempt at blurring running water. I didn't have my ND filter with me, so I used the fastest shutter speed I could, and made the aperture 32 - somehow the picture is still overexposed. My guess is next time - make sure I have my filter, or take the picture when it isn't full sunlight mid-day...anything else??

Two old cast iron Mickey and Minny banks at the flea market. I would have bought them, but since they were antiques, they were $85 for the pair!

Hidden Mickey!

 

[shafke]

When I try to blur running water I will set the camera on shutter priority and try to set to slowest shutter speed I can for the lighting conditions


Defintely midday does not help. Full midday sunlight can wash out the colors.
I did the following with a 2 second exposure at f/36 late in the day

When I am taking pictures of running water I will do a few at various shutter speeds to get one that I like. That is the great thing about digital. There is no cost involved if you get a bad picture.

 

[Andrew*A]

Heres one i took the other week. It was about mid day but quite shaded due to tree cover. i think it was about a 2 sec exposure. No filter was used.

 

[annnewjerz]

Thanks for the advice. I think next time, if I have to shoot in full sunlight, I will bring along my ND filter. Otherwise, I will try at all costs to take pictures of running water where there is some shade, or a little earlier/later in the day.

Thanks!

 

[boBQuincy]

This was my first attempt at blurring running water. I didn't have my ND filter with me, so I used the fastest shutter speed I could, and made the aperture 32 - somehow the picture is still overexposed. My guess is next time - make sure I have my filter, or take the picture when it isn't full sunlight mid-day...anything else??

One issue is that the range is too great to capture. The image has areas of pure white and pure black, a sign that the sensor could not capture all of it. The ND filter would not help with this but HDR would.