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 lay ers, 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 ...