Couple of long exposures

[Ravinder]

Few more: taken at Kinghorn and Kirkcaldy, Fife.

[planenut]

Certainly adds a mystical effect.

[Ravinder]

Yes, the last one is my favourite. Standing on the rocks as the tide was coming in hard, almost swept me off my feet!
Tried to get shots of the wave going back after hitting the rocks to get that sort of Swirly motion shot around the rocks.

[planenut]

Okay then, how long was the exposure on that last one?

[Ravinder]

One second exposure on the last pic.

[planenut]

Interesting. I occasionally take pictures in hangars at aircraft museums and due to the light levels the exposure is longer than expected, so I have to anticipate all those indoor shots to require a steady hand.

[coolcat]

Originally Posted by planenut

Interesting. I occasionally take pictures in hangars at aircraft museums and due to the light levels the exposure is longer than expected, so I have to anticipate all those indoor shots to require a steady hand.

Don't forget you can always up the ISO sensitivity if hand holding in low light.
It will add some noise to the shot but that's always more acceptable than camera shake

[planenut]

Originally Posted by coolcat

Don't forget you can always up the ISO sensitivity if hand holding in low light.
It will add some noise to the shot but that's always more acceptable than camera shake

That's a thing I'm still trying to get my head round on digital, though I'm still using film for most of my aircraft shots, for slides.

I think I have a steady hand on shooting aircraft - I often use a 500 mirror with a 2 X converter with few problems; practised at panning for many years now. The main difficulty then is chasing the focus.