The weather today has been miserable so it's a picture from yesterday I'm afraid. I did have what I thought was a really good idea of trying to take light trails from the docks but the boats seemed to remain stationary all the time I was there, and on reflection they probably wouldn't have travelled far in the time the shutter was open ...
To get light trails from slow moving boats do you think it would have worked if you used a high f number so you could have the shutter open for a long time without letting to much light in, or do you think the bobbing on the water would have made the lines a bit too wiggly or blurry having the shutter open a long time? I want to try it myself now so I know the answer :)
@nickspicsnz Thanks very much for commenting g and making me think. The answer is I don't know! Am very new to night shots and shutter speeds and it's all very hit and miss with me. Think perhaps the water is too distant here to have any boat movements causing a big problem, the water is pretty still in the harbour as well. Please have a go and I look forward to seeing the results:)
@fbailey Unfortunately I don't live close to water. But next time we're in Auckland maybe I can persuade my hubby to stay a bit longer so I can get some night shots in the harbour.
It's a nice shot. I'm not sure you'll easily get light trails from a slow moving ferry. You'll probably get some nice motion blur. Definitely a tripod shot, I'll have to try it some day to see what can be done.
To get light trails from slow moving boats do you think it would have worked if you used a high f number so you could have the shutter open for a long time without letting to much light in, or do you think the bobbing on the water would have made the lines a bit too wiggly or blurry having the shutter open a long time? I want to try it myself now so I know the answer :)