Just messing around with some matches, tripod, k5iis and a 100mm macro.
Most of the shots were around 1/5000 - 1/8000 exp, f8 - f13. Manual focus.
I have mirrored 1, 4, 5 and 6 as the shapes they made appealed to me.
Cc is most welcome.

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Great set, #3 is my fav, lovely sense of movement, and a great mix of different types of shots and views.

Fantastic set Simon, (as usual )

Really nice set. No 3 is my favourite.

Hi Don, that's quite a long exposure. Was it late in the day or night when you took these ? If it was it might be worth going to f13 or f16 and use no filter, as there are no obvious moving points (river I know) a shorter exp time might do. (30 secs) might be worth a try ?
Derek

Hi Don. i have cokin square filters and holder, not that cheap and like i said i get varying colour casts depending on which i use, the big stopper gives a very blue cast and the two i have give a magenta cast. cant remember what stops they are. I have read on here somewhere which filters dont leave casts but i dont know where i came across it. (Might have been lee or hi-tech)
What f stop are these shot at and the exp time ?
Derek

All nice shots Don, Were you using different types of filters or just the one. As 1 and 3 have the same type of colour cast that i get when using my filters. The cast is usually fairly easy to remove in p/s colour management sliders.
For me the f stop i use varies on the amount of light there is (cloudy, sunny, time of day) and the effect im looking for, or end up with by happy chance , I generally start around f8 and usually end up around f13 with varying exp times depending on how much movement there is in whatever im taking a shot of.
The lens i use is a Pentax F28mm f2.8. I think its a cracking little lens but i use it cos i have it and its the widest lens i have, not because its particularly suited to this. (but it maybe)

Derek

I took these yesterday at a lake in a nearby town (was going shopping), it was a very wet and windy day here, had a bit of trouble trying to keep the rain off my gear, but i think it was worth it.

Hi John and welcome, (to the mad house )

I'm the only member from the south of Ireland on at the minute.