Long Exposure Shots Before Dawn



While waiting for the sun to come up over the horizon last Sunday I did some long exposure images of the wintery scene on Rannoch Moor.

Lochan na h'Achlaise was frozen solid except for a patch where the flow of the river kept the loch from freezing over completely.  I had to tread carefully in the half light (I did take a torch) to make sure I was on land rather than on frozen loch - I didn't want to end up in the loch!


On that point I also made sure I was dressed for the conditions. The temperature was down to -4 degrees but factor in the wind and the temperature was more like -10 degrees Celsius!  Plenty of layers, with thermals, winter coat and proper walking boots.  You are standing around for a while during these long exposures and you will not want to stop for long if you are cold and miserable.

The first two images were taken on the X-T1 with the 14mm f2.8 lens fitted.  The shutter speed was 20 seconds for each shot.



The images above was taken on the X-T1 but this time fitted with the 35mm f1.4 lens using a shutter speed of 10 seconds.  

The shot below was taken using a Lee 10x ND Big stopper to give a 4 minute exposure just as the sun was starting to appear behind the clouds to the left of the frame.





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