Long shutter speed...

The day was intended to go to the harbor crossings at the eastern tip of Bali island. Padang Bay its name. Far away from Denpasar tolerable. But since the road was made IB Mantra, travel time to the port of Padang Bay, only about 1 hour.As always the idea to get a picture I got from flikr.com port. Hoping to get something else from the photos I've ever seen before. Because (perhaps because I have never seen) is very rare objects in the capture port on photo sharing sites on-line.  

As always the mainstay riding, I went. Daylight is, yes regular day off. So all morning schedule is deleted. Previously I've been down the road IB Mantra, with the intention of looking for landscape objects. But from a long time in Bali, I realized that most of the beaches on the east side of bali black sand, not like Kuta or Sanur, a sandy brown. Is a bit less exotic. But still, I took dozens of pictures in various places. And only a few are somewhat decent.

As I'd read back to remember the location I have ever been through, and certainly intend to stop, I walked down the street. Some of the places I frequent later. Take some pictures. And continue the journey. 

Day in the afternoon when I arrived at the port of Padang Bay. Not too crowded afternoon. Only seen one ship was docked, reduce the charge. And such other regular passenger ship crossings, cargo ship raised again. Scheduled approximately one hour, for each bongkat and unloading. In the process of this observation, I think to use a technique long shutter speed to capture the activities of vessels, ports and water.

Long shutter speed, is used to obtain a more deep of field on an object. My goal is use the technique, to freeze seawater, so that the view obtained by different photo than just taking pictures with the usual techniques.Day is still bright enough to make me use the ND filter aid. Honestly at that time I have not bought the GND. I combine 0.9, 0.6. 0.3 all at once, to obtain maximum long shutter speed can be obtained. Do not forget to use a tripod.

The moment we are looking for


.... what the mind is sometimes not as expected. Many events are well planned even any, missed from the plan itself.

As a beginner in the world of photography, hopes for a good result, which can be served as the photo, sometimes so difficult. Not easy to get enough light, it is not easy to get a good setting. Takes perseverance and patience to read what comes out of all the study trial and error.

So how do the best:

I think the important thing is patience and perseverance. Everything is back to our own. How do we fight the saturated and always returns our spirits like the first time we get a new camera. Do not give up easily. Remember also be a factor "beginners luck". There will be times when we accidentally get superb images. Classmates might even professional photographer. It means a chance to get a good picture, and certainly there will be at the right time. That was the moment we are looking for.

Cameras are just tools. All brands have their respective advantages. All the lenses in a proper manner, will produce good images. Now how do we use it. Should follow the trend. Do not ever worry about the brands that we hold now. Master and become a skilled amateur.

In the next article, because this time I also gained focus on landscape photography, I do write some basic techniques that should do well to get a good landscape picture. Course of an amateur side.

 Canon 50 D, 21mm/f9