First Published January 26th
We’ll start with a few basics really. Where can you do them? Wherever you want really, it is nicer to have a good foreground to give the whole image a good rounded feel, but not necessary when just getting your head round it all.
Exif: f2.8, 30 seconds, ISO100. Thornton Reservoir. The clouds were moving quite rapidly.
Just get to your location and figure out what would look good with a long exposure. a lot of things look good in the foreground with a fast cloud movement. Unfortunately it can be hit and miss on direction, but just give it a go.
Sometimes a shorter exposure can go a long way. These clouds were slower moving, but very threatening, and gives more of a painted look.
EXIF: f5.6, 13 Seconds, ISO100
There are a few different techniques. You can stack a number of shorter exposures or go for a long exposure. It doesn’t always have to be 30 seconds or below. If you use an Intervelometer in bulb mode you can go as long as you want.
EXIF: f22, 4 Minutes 26 Seconds, ISO100. Lower fstop lets less light in, to give you a longer exposure. this was using a 10 stop filter as well.
the only real difference with nightscape/cloudscape shots, is, you do have to keep the exposure time down, to negate the movement of the stars. that’s where stacking can come in sometimes.
the main thing is to get out there and get the questions flowing. Try as many techniques as you can, and find something your happy and comfortable with doing. Go and Create some amazing art.
One of my favourites from last year. the clouds just moved perfectly to create a burst above these ruins.
Very fast clouds over a derelict carpark.
Very Slow moving clouds on this 30 second exposure.
Different conditions can give you different effects.
There is no hard and fast rules. Generally, the longer the exposure, the longer the cloud streaks. The faster the clouds, the shorter the exposure required to get long streaks.
Have fun with it. Long Exposure can sometimes be difficult to get right exposure wise, but persevere.
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