Pixel-lated water

Like most people these days, the camera I carry about with me all the time is the camera that’s part of my mobile phone.  I’ve got a Google Pixel mobile, and it’s got an excellent camera and camera software.

One feature I like is the Long Exposure mode.  It’s not as good for long exposure as my Huawei Mate phone was, with its fabulous “Silky Water” mode, but within its limits it gives great results. The trick is to keep the dot inside the circle!  That tells you you’ve kept the camera still enough.  These three images of moving water were taken using Long Exposure mode.

I rested my hand on the top of the Malvina spring in Malvern, Worcestershire, and that was enough to keep the camera steady enough to get a sharp shot of the water falling down.  Because I focused as close as I could to the water the background is nicely out of focus.

I went up “Happy Valley” in Malvern and found a rushing stream.  I focused on the “Hart’s Tongue Fern” leaves in the foreground and let the moving water go out of focus.  There’s a good tone and focus separation between the two.

This final image is of a larger water feature.  It’s a canal overflow near Cookley in Worcestershire.  If the canal gets too full this elegant structure drains away excess water.  The domed bit is to stop large things, such as people (!), from going down the central pipe.

I look forward to keeping the dot in the circle for other moving subjects.