Moving water pictures

[littlepaddle]

I have a power shot S5 Is camera. I am trying to set it so I can take pictures of moving water that looks milky. Here is a link to what I am trying to do. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nj_dodge/162313229/in/set-72057594114864742/

Is this possible with my camera ?:confused:
I would appreciate any help.

[Rooz]

its quite simple, you just need to use a slow shutter speed. switch the camera to manual or shutter priority and look for a shutter speed of somewhere around 1/4s-4seconds depending on how much effect you want. the longer the expsore the more "blurry" the water is.

depending on how much light there is, (if its very bright), you may not be able to go that low, so you may need a neutral density filter to cut down the light.

[Pave]

I'd add one more thing. It is useful to have some filter in case your apperture isn't enough to make the shutter speed long enough. The best option is some neutral grey filter but usual polarizer filter would do too :)

[David Metsky]

Don't forget the tripod. :)

[griptape]

Don't forget the tripod. :)

Yep, using a long shutter speed without a tripod, not only will your water look "milky", everything else in your shot will too.

[toriaj]

If you can, go to the waterfall either at dusk or when the water itself is in the shade. The lower light levels will help you get that long shutter speed without overexposure.

[littlepaddle]

:) Thank you all! I have just sent for a lense adapter so that I can use filters with this camera.:D

[nishi57]

Just wondering if there is a good step by step resource on how to perform this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Nishi

[Jason25]

A tripod + a slow shutterspeed (1 second or so should do for a waterfall). A Neutral Density filter will also help if it's too bright out (or a polarizer in a pinch).

I believe I used about 10 seconds for this shot, so the water blends in with the fog.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p54/jmodzik/pier2cropweb.jpg

[nishi57]

What is a good aperture that you set it to, to get a good affect like this??

Nishi

[Jason25]

Something small, like f/13 or 16. Above 16 starts to degrade image quality due to diffraction on wide-angle lenses.

[nishi57]

Thanks Jason25, I will definitely give this a shot and see how the pictures turn out.

Nishi

[crum]

Something small, like f/13 or 16. Above 16 starts to degrade image quality due to diffraction on wide-angle lenses.

how does the diffraction exhibit itself on the shit? does it have any effect at tele end?