Those blurry water shots...

[super-niall]

Originally Posted by robcal

Which glass is worth getting? Do you just walk in to a welding supplies shop and ask for some?

Cheers.

They sell it on amazon for a couple of quid.

[clyde]

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[robcal]

Originally Posted by clyde

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Love them, especially the second and third. Have you used a filter or welding glass (or neither)?

[Roger]

I get lots of blurry shots

[Icarebecauseyoudo]

Originally Posted by Roger

I get lots of blurry shots

Prolly a scally has nicked your tripod while you were composing

[K3NA]

3 mins 15 secs. 10 stop filter

Sunset 21-6-2012 195 secs cropped by K3NA1, on Flickr

[robcal]

Originally Posted by K3NA

3 mins 15 secs. 10 stop filter

Sunset 21-6-2012 195 secs cropped by K3NA1, on Flickr

Love that. Going to the lakes on Friday for a week and then in two weeks going camping on the Northumberland coast. Hope to have a decent play around and get some good shots.

Bought some ND filters to play around with yesterday (got a reasonable deal on Cokin which I know aren't the greatest) and have got a timed remote on it's way. Just need to get a reasonable 10 stop next...

[UaeExile]

Originally Posted by robcal

Love that. Going to the lakes on Friday for a week and then in two weeks going camping on the Northumberland coast. Hope to have a decent play around and get some good shots.

Bought some ND filters to play around with yesterday (got a reasonable deal on Cokin which I know aren't the greatest) and have got a timed remote on it's way. Just need to get a reasonable 10 stop next...

Well forgery getting one like Kens..... they're like rocky horse shite

[robcal]

Finally got away this week and last night was my only opportunity to try and get some shots. Left the missus and the bairn in the tent and drove to Embleton beach at around 8:30. Brisk walk and then got onto the rocks. It's bloody perilous out there at night.

Got to the water's edge only to realise I was in completely in the wrong place, headed back to the beach and worked my way along the shore and then further out onto the rocks.

Found a decent position, only to realise the tide was far further out than I had wanted, set the tripod and camera up and had a go. Used my new wireless transmitter/shutter release thingummy and set the camera for various different lengths of exposure.

By this point it was very dark and every time I looked down the tide was a little higher. I really panicked and only had time for 5 shots. Very, very atmospheric place.

Got back to mainland and jogged back to the car. Had a terrible feeling I was being followed and kept turning round. At one point I was sure I saw an apparition behind me, but as I turned round I ran into a fucking golf hole flag. Absolutely shat myself and actually squealed like a baby.

When I got back to the tent I was bit disappointed that all the photos looked the same except that they were each a little darker than the last. Turned out I hadn't had the shutter release set up properly, so all of them were 30sec exposures. Gutted. I also didn't get a chance to use the 10 stop filter I'd bought especially because I was too cowardly to stay any longer.

Anyway, learned loads (especially about familiarisation with equipment and that the tide didn't need to be that far out) and will be back soon to do it properly.

[UaeExile]

Originally Posted by robcal

Finally got away this week and last night was my only opportunity to try and get some shots. Left the missus and the bairn in the tent and drove to Embleton beach at around 8:30. Brisk walk and then got onto the rocks. It's bloody perilous out there at night.

Got to the water's edge only to realise I was in completely in the wrong place, headed back to the beach and worked my way along the shore and then further out onto the rocks.

Found a decent position, only to realise the tide was far further out than I had wanted, set the tripod and camera up and had a go. Used my new wireless transmitter/shutter release thingummy and set the camera for various different lengths of exposure.

By this point it was very dark and every time I looked down the tide was a little higher. I really panicked and only had time for 5 shots. Very, very atmospheric place.

Got back to mainland and jogged back to the car. Had a terrible feeling I was being followed and kept turning round. At one point I was sure I saw an apparition behind me, but as I turned round I ran into a fucking golf hole flag. Absolutely shat myself and actually squealed like a baby.

When I got back to the tent I was bit disappointed that all the photos looked the same except that they were each a little darker than the last. Turned out I hadn't had the shutter release set up properly, so all of them were 30sec exposures. Gutted. I also didn't get a chance to use the 10 stop filter I'd bought especially because I was too cowardly to stay any longer.

Anyway, learned loads (especially about familiarisation with equipment and that the tide didn't need to be that far out) and will be back soon to do it properly.

A good learning experience for you mate, but just looks like you got there too late.

I'm no expert with filters, but Id have thought the 10 stop ND would be useless with the amount of natural light you had available to you?

PS: I nearly spat my tea out at the thought of you shitting yourself.... exactly the sort of thing i'd do