Water Motion: I've seen great photos that appear to show flowing water frozen in time. Like a splash suspended. How can a novice attempt that with a tripod and a Canon XSi?

ioptfm Loc: Isle of Palms, SC

I've seen great photos that appear to show flowing water frozen in time. Like a splash suspended. How can a novice attempt that with a tripod and a Canon XSi?

MarkH Loc: Cape Coral, FL

ioptfm wrote:

I've seen great photos that appear to show flowing water frozen in time. Like a splash suspended. How can a novice attempt that with a tripod and a Canon XSi?

Fast shutter speed of at least 1/800 and adjust from there. Probably wont need a tripod at that speed but if ones handy try with and without tripod and compare.

robert-photos Loc: Chicago

ioptfm wrote:

I've seen great photos that appear to show flowing water frozen in time. Like a splash suspended. How can a novice attempt that with a tripod and a Canon XSi?

Frozen in time with droplets and spray.....fast shutter speed, f/8 or at the sweet stop of your lens for sharpness, hand held probably ok.

Silky smooth and flowing......slow shutter speed on the order of 1/4 second or longer. Use low ISO, f/8 or better, tripod and if needed an ND filter to cut the light to increase the exposure time.

Bruce with a Canon Loc: Islip

ioptfm wrote:

I've seen great photos that appear to show flowing water frozen in time. Like a splash suspended. How can a novice attempt that with a tripod and a Canon XSi?

kick the iso up to 400-800 put the camera in the dreaded M mode, vary your shutter speed til you get the results you like, to get the silkyu smooth effect, reverse the process, Low ISO ND filter or ND and Polarizer and slowhutter. Sometimes I use up to 30 seconds.
To freesze action try 1000 to 2000 and work from there. good luck andpost some

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

The duration of a flash from a speed light is often much shorter than the fastest shutter speed and can be used to freeze a drop of water.

tomfr Loc: Brevard N.C.

Off topic, please excuse me. Living in Charleston, there is a very good photography club, based nearby. Carolina Nature Photographers Association. They cover both Carolinas and part of Georgia. If you have any interest in nature photography,Google them.

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Tammy Jo

I live in Hampstead, NH. I do not know anything about cameras and have always wanted to take great pictures. I need a class that will teach me about the functions of my new camera I got for Christmas. Anyone have any ideas?

photogrl57 Loc: Tennessee

Tammy Jo wrote:

I live in Hampstead, NH. I do not know anything about cameras and have always wanted to take great pictures. I need a class that will teach me about the functions of my new camera I got for Christmas. Anyone have any ideas?

Yep ... read the manual and practice the features.

pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

Tammy Jo wrote:

I live in Hampstead, NH. I do not know anything about cameras and have always wanted to take great pictures. I need a class that will teach me about the functions of my new camera I got for Christmas. Anyone have any ideas?

What brand and model of camera? If you have a DSLR with choice of settings such as AV, TV, full manual etc. You're going to experience a learning curve. Don't rush it. At least with digital (I assume it's digital) you can shoot like crazy and see the results right away. Play with it and ask a lot of questions. You'll get plenty of answers right here on this forum. (some of them might be correct). Sorry I can't help but throw that line in. :D 99.9% of advice on this site will help you out. See if there is a camera club in your area and join in. There are a lot of great books out there on basics of photography. Too many in my opinion. Good luck and enjoy your new camera. :thumbup:

Nevada Chuck

1/1000 shutter or faster.

Tammy Jo

I received a Panasonic "Lumix" model DMC-FZ150. The owners manual isn't any help. I wanted a class to help me understand the different functions it can do. I'm very visual, so I taught a class would be the best way to learn. I will also check on a club in my area. Thank you for the help.

tomfr Loc: Brevard N.C.

Go to Panasonic's web-site, there is all the information you will need. Then, if you want to, try a couple of Lumix Forums.

tomfr

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

Here is a tutorial on how to do it.

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/waterfall-digital-photography

Also, the whole site: (Digital Photography School) has TONS of links on how to photograph most anything or any technique...it's worth spending a week surfing through.

Freeaviator Loc: Buffalo,NY

Tammy Jo wrote:

I live in Hampstead, NH. I do not know anything about cameras and have always wanted to take great pictures. I need a class that will teach me about the functions of my new camera I got for Christmas. Anyone have any ideas?

Maybe check into adult ed classes offered in your area?if you have a camera store(non big-box) they usually (at least in my area) have flyers from local camera clubs, which can be a GREAT source of free instruction......IMHO...good luck!!