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earn how to take your Canon photography up a notch by extending your shutter speeds to blur moving elements in scenic shots for an artistic result. Fast shutter speeds are great, if you want to capture fast subjects like wildlife or sport. Using a quick shutter speed at 1/400 sec has frozen the fast-flowing water of the weir in our scene (see right), whereas slowing the shutter speed down to 1/4 sec has made the flowing water start to blur.
It’s this blur that illustrates a sense of movement in the water - helping to bring still shots to life. The slower the shutter speed, the more the gushing water turns milky smooth. But what if you can’t slow the shutter speed down enough? Even when using the lowest ISO setting and narrowest aperture - ISO50 and f/22 with our Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and EF 24-70mm lens. The solution to extending exposures is to add an ND (Neutral Density) filter to your lens. Here’s how to do it…
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