I’ve really enjoyed working on my long exposure photography technique. I wrote about it here recently. The image above is another long exposure image of moving water on Vickery Creek in Roswell, Georgia. I’ve taken a number of long exposure images in my day but it’s only been recently that I’ve tried to make images that have some artistic value, particularly in the realm of black & white images. That means I’ve spent time focusing on the proper balance of tone across the image and I’ve ensured that there is detail and texture in the water. Since the eye is immediately drawn to the brightest part of an image, nothing detracts more from an otherwise fantastic image than blown out highlights in the water.
Long Exposure Photography Equipment and Processing
For this image, I used the tripod mounted Fuji X-Pro 1 with the Fuji XF 18mm F/2.0 lens. In addition, I used a 6 stop B+W Neutral Density filter to allow me to slow the exposure down. Exposure was +1/3 of a stop for 3.5 seconds at F/8 and ISO 200. One of the great things about a tripod is that it really slows down the composition effort when making a photograph. I’ve found that while it can be a pain to lug the tripod around, my images tend to be better because I have to slow down and concentrate more on what I’m creating. This image was processed through Lightroom 4 where I applied a preset for black & white long exposures.
© 2012, The F/Stop Guy: Over The Edge, Part 2, Long Exposure Photography
5 Comments
Wow Ken. The tones, composition and exposure are just about perfect. Nicely captured.
Len Saltiel recently posted..Beach Club Reflections
Very nice image, Ken. I like the contrast of textures.
Mark Neal recently posted..pseudo-HDR – Rhododendron Almost There
Fantastic long exposure Ken. Love this in B&W.
Edith Levy recently posted..A Sense of Place – A New Craft & Vision Release
Very nice shot, Ken. I love the way this turned out.
Tripods are our best friends in the field and I wouldn’t leave home without it, at least not intentionally.
The water, which is the star here, really turned out great.
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Nicely done, Ken. I’ve made long exposures with my Canon DSLR in the past, and my B&W ND10 has arrived for my X-E1 recently, so I’m keen to get out and try it.