of movement wont appear to be deliberate.
The length of shutter you require will vary
depending on the wind speed and the
effect you desire.You need to employ trial
and erroe simply experiment with different
shutter speeds.And if necessary,attach a
solid Neutral Density(ND)filter to artificially
lenghten the exposure time.A polarizing
filter will also lengthen your shutter speed
by up to two stops,as well as intensify the
sky.
Another fun and effective techniques
is to move or plan the camera during
exposure.This can work in close up or
when shooting a larger expanses of flowers bluebells for example.Simply move
the camera during exposure to create
beautiful,artistic streaks of color and texture.Try moving the camera from top to
bottom or side to side.If you are using a
lens with a tripod collar,,you could even
try rotating the camera in a circular motion.
Double exposures
By combining one sharp images with
a second out of focus fr1ame,it is posooble to add a beautiful,dreamlike
quality to your flower images.The effect is similar to using asoft focus
filter,producing ethereal looking results
that particulalry suit images of backlit
flowers.The technique relies on the use
of a tripod as both images need to be
identifically compose so they can overlap seamlessly.
Many DSLRs allow you to create a
double exposure in camera with the
camera combining the two images to
produce a single file.Select the cameras multiple exposure sitting via the
cameras menu.Select a total of two
frames and then take two things one
sharply focused and the other blurry.
The amount you defocus the lens will
affect the strength and look of the final
result.It can take several attempts to get
the right effect.However,not all cameras
have a multiply exposure facility.
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