first attempt with the filter kit

Islesfan91 · Jul 22, 2015

steveston sunset by Tom McKee, on Flickr

was a little disappointed that the front of the boat wasn't in focus, had a number of people walking around on the pier when I was taking the photo and I'm not sure if that affected it, or if it was the movement of the water, or I simply missed the focus, but for a first attempt with the filters I'm reasonable happy with it.

tirediron · Jul 22, 2015

Nicely done; I can't see any major focus issues on the small image (can't get onto Flickr for some reason).

Braineack · Jul 22, 2015

the mast of the boat looks in focus, but must be motion blur on the rest

Islesfan91 · Jul 22, 2015

Yeah I think it is and I'm not sure if the people walking around were enough to cause that, or if it was the motion of the water, but I may have missed the focus as well. Have the next 4 days off so I'll get more practice with these but it was disappointing when I opened it in lightroom.

GWWhite · Jul 22, 2015

Tom, I am disappointed the EXIF data was deleted from your Flickr photo. I like the photo and think you did a good job with it and was interested in the camera settings. I was disappointed I couldn't find them...

Islesfan91 · Jul 22, 2015

I think it's something to do with my export settings in lightroom, I'll see if I can fix that, I'd like to have that info as well so I remember what I did for next time!

Islesfan91 · Jul 24, 2015

another attempt with the filter kit. enjoying learning how to use them and livetime on the em1 is amazing for a newbie to long exposure photography, but still have a long way to go.

Garry Point, The Naomi-Ann by Tom McKee, on Flickr

JamesScott86 · Jul 24, 2015

Beautiful for sure!

Dave442 · Jul 24, 2015

With a long exposure that will smooth the water like you have I expect the boat is going to be moving up and down and will not be sharp in the final image. One option is to do one high ISO shot with a faster shutter speed that will stop the slight movement of the boat and then blend that image with the long exposure shot. So something to look at as you try out that new filter kit.