You know - I shoot at ISO 50 (so really really minimal noise) - it's never been a problem for me - my ND filters are 6 stop and 10 stop - sometimes I will stack them on top of each other for 16 stops (but very rarily) - today I was in the Capilano Canyon - this shot was with 6 stop ND filter and only exposed for 30 seconds - do you like this one?

and the second one was a 20 second exposure
for some reason the exif is wrong on this shot - not sure why

Thank you all for your wonderful comments - here is another from a slightly different angle and crop - thanks for looking Phil

I really love the effect one gets from long exposure - not just on softening water and clouds - when I convert to B/W I get close to a infrared effect without the expense - creates a contrast of hard (bridge/rocks) and soft (water/clouds) and IMO adds depth/strength to create a surreal piece of art

10 stop ND filter - reduces light getting to the sensor by 10 stops -

Took a lunch break away from the office today - set up my tripod for this 4 minute exposure of my favorite bridge ...

It's catch and release in this river ...

ya - but there are more than 2,000 of them ... (just kidding) ... 5D Mk3 here we come :)

So - My wife picked up a bunch of stamps from local thrift shop - who knows, mebbe she'll strike it rich (somehow I doubt it) ... this was one with damaged perforations - so a bit of a crop and a nice frame ... :) ... 100 mm IS f2.8L Canon lens and 5D Mk2

Mostly Dunganess (a few red rock - but lately - zero) - yesterday our haul was only 3 keepers - normally we are able to fill our quota of 12 for the day - but I opened my big trap (mouth - no pun intended :) ) to someone about our secret spot the other day - and it seems like it's been 'crabbed' out - here are 2 shots from 2 weeks ago ... :) enjoy - thanks for the comment Phil

Me pulling up a trap - 1 keeper


My wife grabbing the blue trap - only 2 keepers in this haul

Nope - that is a plant growing through the top of the piling and next to it is a solar panel supplying power to the light to warn the ships that come up the inlet

Here is a crop (albeit not the best crop - but a crop anyway :) )

Thanks for the comment

We came upon these beauts sunning themselves on the way back from crabbing yesterday. Normally we only see either their heads popping out of the water or the swish of the flippers when they dive down. They don't like you to come to close - hence the 'stink-eye' :) I think the city of Port Moody leaves this log-jam in place especially for them

No 2 is a view of the Burrard inlet up towards Indian Arm ... not many people get to see this because it's boat access only.

Thanks for looking Phil

A bevvy of 'mermaids'


Looking up towards Indian Arm

#3 is a keeper :)

so - I shot these with 200 mm and 2 x converter - but it was pretty dark already so ISO was high - one day I will have perfecter conditions to shoot these guys :)

Thanks for looking and your comments ... <Phil>

This is the scenario - I walk out onto the deck - hummingbird hovering - rush back to cupboard grab camera - rush back out to the deck - hummingbird nowhere to be seen - put camera away - humming bird <he come back> - grab camera <he go away> - sit on the deck with camera - waiting waiting waiting .... somewhere out in the trees - he look me and he laughing ... day in and day out - same scenario ... until TODAY - ...


https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20710637/IMG_2295.JPG


and then along came my bluebird of happiness ...


https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20710637/IMG_2461.JPG


and when there were no more birds to shoot - plants ya better watch out


https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20710637/IMG_2444.JPG


and another


https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20710637/IMG_2447.JPG


Thanks for looking ... :)
Phil

Thanks - it was one of those - wow, look at the sky - go grab camera quick moments ... (always a camera close by)