newbie question

alive

Hi,
I was just wondering if anyone could tell me how to take a picture of something in motion. I want to take a picture of a bridge over a stream but show the current in the stream, something like this;
http://www.dumpsterbox.com/d/102-2/flowing-river2.jpg
I'm a complete novice when it comes to photography so not sure if this is a difficult technique beyond the scope of my very basic compact camera..
Thanks.

daycent

It's not a difficult technique as such. It's a long(ish) exposure, meaning the photo is taken over a longer duration than a "normal" photo. You would need some manual control on your camera that will let you set the shutter speed, and a tripod to keep it steady. Get out the manual I'd say!

goldseeker

Hi
It is quite easy to take such picture.It is simple long exposure shot.If you want to achieve this effect set your camera at longer exposure time,like 3 or 6 seconds.But then you need to adjust accordingly aperture and iso settings. It is called exposure triangle at day time you might need to use ND neutral density filters,that you can attach in front of lens,to limit light amount entering to lens. And do not forget to use tripod.

alive

Will try that so. Thanks very much for you help.