Enlightened Confusion » Beaded Water http://enlightened-confusion.net Less signal, more noise... Mon, 04 Oct 2010 22:39:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://enlightened-confusion.net http://enlightened-confusion.net/wp-content/themes/copyblogger/favicon.ico Enlightened Confusion Using shutter speed to change the look of moving water http://enlightened-confusion.net/2008/08/27/using-shutter-speed-to-change-the-look-of-moving-water/ http://enlightened-confusion.net/2008/08/27/using-shutter-speed-to-change-the-look-of-moving-water/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:54:30 +0000 mas http://enlightened-confusion.net/?p=77 I visited the Indianapolis downtown canal district a couple of weeks ago to take some pictures.  There is a waterfall at one end of the canal where an old set of locks used to be.  I used the opportunity to experiment with the looks you can create with flowing water using shutter speed.

If your shutter speed is really fast, say 1/250 of a second or less, you will see every stray drop of water caught in a moment of time.  I like to call this beaded water.  Here is an example:

Beaded Water

On the other end of the spectrum, using a slower shutter speed, say 1/30 of a second or more, will result is a smooth image where the flowing water blurs together.  I like to call this curtain water.  The example:

Curtain Water

For the rest of the canal pictures, visit the photos page.

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