bubble
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Hi folks, i recently started back into getting snap happy, and i am looking to get more info on various techniques.
i have mastered night light trails, and getting some good effects, but in the day when trying to get ghost images,i have noticed that i cant seem to get the blur without letting a shed load of light in and ruining the pic.
what am i doing wrong?
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andy1868
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a graduated neutral density filter (also known as an ND Grad filter) will do what you're after, it basically lets less light into the lens which means you can use longer shutter speeds (creating the blur effect) in normal lighting. you can get different ones, the darker you have the longer you can have the shutter open etc 
[Edited on 26-07-2010 by andy1868]
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John
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Could also use a tiny aperture, unless you've already tried that, means you don't have any control over dof though.
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AndyKent
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Blurring in the daylight always gives an odd effect I find. As said, ISO to minimum, small aperture and stick a dark filter on the front.
Panning the daylight on the other hand looks great for motorsport stuff and doesn't need any additional kit.
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bubble
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Could also use a tiny aperture, unless you've already tried that, means you don't have any control over dof though.
can u explain aperture for me? im trying understand it, but its smashing my head in
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John
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It's the f number, the higher the f number the less light gets into the camera, the problem is that the depth of field will be infinite, won't be able to get a blurred background effect.
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bubble
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quote:
Originally posted by John
It's the f number, the higher the f number the less light gets into the camera, the problem is that the depth of field will be infinite, won't be able to get a blurred background effect.
why cant the internet say it like that
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andy1868
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here you go mate, here's a simple to understand walkthrough of the settings on your camera, it taught me the fundamentals if you're having problems just give it a look through
to read the thread you'll need to become a member on the talk photography forums
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=154225
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