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Q It seems to be trendy to shoot water with a slow shutter speed, so what criteria would you use to keep the water crisper and sharper in a landscape shot?
Tom Donelly
A At times it might be forced on me in the circumstances. For example, when shooting in low-light conditions, a slow shutter speed that will blur the water is just what you get, unless you increase ISO. But when you put on a filter to deliberately slow the shutter speed, you are making a conscious decision for creative reasons.
I think the biggest reasons for slowing down the shutter speed and blurring water is either to simplify the composition or create a certain mood. The more detail you have in the water, the more it may draw attention away from the focal point, which could, for example, be a rock, a shipwreck or groynes. I think there is a point where you can blur water too much, but like
