Water, water, everywhere
Landscapes and water
Guy Edwardes knows a thing or two when it comes to capturing images of landscapes and water
Guy Edwardes
Guy Edwardes has been a professional landscape, nature and wildlife photographer for 25 years and has a wealth of knowledge in many fields. Guy also runs photography workshops both in the UK and abroad. To find out more go to www.guyedwardes.com.
Freeze wave action
In stormy conditions it is often preferable to use a fast shutter speed to freeze the movement of waves as they explode on the shoreline. It's likely to be windy, so use a tripod if possible and image stabilisation if you have it. A shutter speed of 1/500sec is normally enough to freeze a wave, although slightly slower speeds can also be very effective.
Shoot abstract water images
In windy conditions with large waves (but not too much white foam) try panning the waves as they approach the shore. Support your camera on a tripod or use image stabilisation (mode 2 for Canon or ‘Active' for Nikon) as a shutter speed of between 1/15sec and 1sec tends to work best. Pan smoothly and you'll be able to achieve some interesting effects.
Get in the water
Some of the most dramatic river and waterfall images are
