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Hi...next weeknd i'm hopefully looking to do a photo of a busy crowd in daylight...but i want the people moving to be blurred & the people standing still to be crisp...its difficult to explain like this...basically my question is, would i need a dark filter to trick the camera into thinking its darker than it really is & in that way i can leave the shutter open for longer to get the blurred effect?,the other times when i've tried to get a blurred effect during daylight(like a river flowing etc)they have always come out overexposed,obviously i'm not doing something quite right.....at the moment i only have a ND8 grad filter.
If anyone can point me in the right direction that would be great,i've tried everything i can think of.
Thanks :)
 
Yes will you will need a solid ND filter. Depend on the light at the time as to what strength you need. Also use the lowest ISO and up the aperture to F/11 to help slow the shutter down further. Be carefull going to slow, as even the people stood still will still blur slightly, unless they are professional statues.
 
Or you could just wait until it gets a bit darker...

This was taken at dusk. 5D2, 1/8th sec, f/9.5, 3200ISO, 17-40L. No tripod (I leaned against a wall), and only used the usual uv filter.

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^^^ that's pretty impressive without IS :)

One of the reasons I really like VR/IS is that these kinds of shots become much more viable although if you want people properly blurred you will still need a tripod (and people who stand very still!).
 
Ta! Nothing special about the technique. If there's too much light for a slow shutter speed, either fit a light-reducing filter, or wait until the light drops. Quite logical :p. I may have used a tripod if I'd had one, but people tend to stare at tripods which can ruin the candid look.
 
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