{"id":1884,"date":"2014-12-08T20:08:33","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T07:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/?p=1884"},"modified":"2014-12-08T20:08:33","modified_gmt":"2014-12-08T07:08:33","slug":"long-exposure-landscapes-mount-maunganui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/1884","title":{"rendered":"Long exposure landscapes &#8211; Mount Maunganui"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following on from <a title=\"An exercise in exposure and focus stacking for birds \u2013 Nesting Gulls at Mount Maunganui\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/2014\/11\/exercise-exposure-focus-stacking-birds-nesting-gulls-mount-maunganui\/\" target=\"_blank\">last week&#8217;s post<\/a>, our next exercise in exposure was to use long exposures at the end of the day to record some motion in the sea and clouds. This saw us ending our day at about 9pm with a walk home around the base of the Mount in the dark. Using a 9 stop ND filter can give you nice long exposures earlier in the day and I used it for the first two and final images here but the third one was\u00a0taken well after sunset so by using the base ISO of 64 on the D810 I didn&#8217;t need the additional light reduction of a ND filter. The way the water renders depends on the amount of wave action and length of exposure. I have included the final image with a 30s exposure to show the misty effect that can be achieved. In some cases this can be effective but I usually like to keep more texture and feeling of motion in the water but this has to be juggled against what motion you want to record in the clouds.<\/p>\n<p>When using an ND filter it is sometimes difficult to easily work out exposure values from the metered reading without the filter and I\u00a0find the <a title=\"NDTimer\" href=\"http:\/\/three60.com\/ndtimer\/\" target=\"_blank\">NDTimer app<\/a> on my iPhone very helpful. You simply enter your metered shutter speed for the aperture\/ISO you have chosen, enter the filter density (ND value or stops) and it gives you the new exposure time. For more information on Neutral Density filters see my <a title=\"ND filters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/2013\/12\/neutral-density-filters\/\" target=\"_blank\">December 2013 blog post<\/a>. Variable ND filters sound convenient but I am not a big fan of them as they can cause uneven exposure across the frame. I have 3 stop and 9 stop filters and find that I generally only use the 9 stop as I am almost always using wide angle lenses with a generous depth of field that gives some latitude in aperture choice and combined with the wide range of usable ISO values on modern cameras I have plenty of flexibility in exposure values. Obviously with these long exposures a tripod is essential and I use a carbon fibre Manfrotto 055MF3 with a <a title=\"RRS BH55\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reallyrightstuff.com\/s.nl\/sc.26\/category.567\/.f\" target=\"_blank\">Really Right Stuff BHB55<\/a> ball head which is a reasonable compromise between weight and stability when needing to carry it any distance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1888\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MountMaungaui_D816076-BW-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1888\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MountMaungaui_D816076-BW-web.jpg?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nikon 24-120 8s f11 ISO250  9stop ND filter\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MountMaungaui_D816076-BW-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MountMaungaui_D816076-BW-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikon 24-120 8s f11 ISO250 9stop ND filter, B&amp;W conversion with Nik SilverEfex Pro2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1886\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MountMauganui_D816201-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1886\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MountMauganui_D816201-web.jpg?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nikon 24-120mm 15s f5.6 ISO400 9 stop ND filter\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MountMauganui_D816201-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MountMauganui_D816201-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikon 24-120mm 15s f5.6 ISO400 9 stop ND filter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1887\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MountMauganui_D816225-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1887\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MountMauganui_D816225-web.jpg?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nikon 14-24mm 20s f11 ISO64\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MountMauganui_D816225-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MountMauganui_D816225-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikon 14-24mm 20s f11 ISO64<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1890\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MountMaunganui_D816071-BW-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1890\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MountMaunganui_D816071-BW-web.jpg?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nikon 24-120 30s f11 ISO 64 9 stop ND filter\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MountMaunganui_D816071-BW-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MountMaunganui_D816071-BW-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikon 24-120 30s f11 ISO 64 9 stop ND filter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following on from last week&#8217;s post, our next exercise in exposure was to use long exposures at the end of the day to record some motion in the sea and clouds. 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It is a lovely venue just an hour from home and apart from regular day trips we usually stay for a week or so in the summer to enjoy the sea and the walk around the Mount each\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;birds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"birds","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/category\/birds"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Black-backedGullNoFlash_D815815-web.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Black-backedGullNoFlash_D815815-web.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Black-backedGullNoFlash_D815815-web.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Black-backedGullNoFlash_D815815-web.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":17765,"url":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/17765","url_meta":{"origin":1884,"position":3},"title":"Why I Use Manual Exposure For Bird Photography","author":"tony","date":"March 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Tar\u0101punga\/Red-billed Gull. Manual exposure keeps correct exposure protecting the highlights with a dark shade background I have written about this in the past but my exposure settings for birds are always fully manual except in some very specific circumstances. A recent sequence illustrated the reason for this quite nicely despite\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bird Photography&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Bird Photography","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/category\/bird-photography"},"img":{"alt_text":"Photo of Tar\u0101punga\/Red-billed Gull. 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A very high standard of performance and the inclusion of the Chapman Tripp Opera Chorus was a nice addition to the programme. As usual the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra under Tom Woods was a delight to hear. Congratulations to all finalists\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;news&quot;","block_context":{"text":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/category\/news"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/NZAria2013Finals025.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/NZAria2013Finals025.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/NZAria2013Finals025.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/NZAria2013Finals025.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9294,"url":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/9294","url_meta":{"origin":1884,"position":5},"title":"Moeraki Boulders","author":"tony","date":"September 23, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Moeraki Boulders are another iconic New Zealand landscape subject so we stopped for a night on heading north from the Catlins en route to the Maniatoto. 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