Making Water Look Silky
Silky-looking streams, waterfalls, and even waves add a beautiful touch to any landscape photo (Figure 6.13). Capturing this look is simple—it is just a matter of using a very slow shutter speed to blur the movement of the water. A slow shutter speed means that you will need to use a tripod, and a shutter release cable will come in handy to prevent further camera shake. You will need to use a shutter speed of at least 1/15 of a second to begin to see the silky look.
Figure 6.13. By using a shutter speed of 6 seconds, I was able to slow the motion of this waterfall for a nice effect.
Setting Up for a Flowing Water Shot ...
Get Canon EOS 6D: From Snapshots to Great Shots now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
