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This stream runs through the same country park as the 'Leaf Blur 01' shot shown above. We had had a decent amount of rain over the previous few days, and the stream was in full spate. I noticed the wave pattern coming from the partially submerged rock and thought I could make a nice abstract motion blur with it.
Fixing my camera to a tripod gave me the ability to shoot a long exposure to blur the water, while keeping the rock sharp.
I added some sharpening layers in post-processing to bring out the wispy effect in the water. To me, it looks a bit like hair blowing in the wind.
Filename - river wave 01.jpg
Camera - Canon 5D
Lens - 100mm prime
Exposure - 1/2sec @ f16, ISO100
Location - Loggerheads, North Wales
This image - 800x533px JPEG
Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2
Comments - Long exposure used to blur the water.
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