You might think that it is difficult to take pictures of the streaming water. Actually things can be much easier when you slow your shutter speed and you can emphasize the water flow.
Go to the setup and select shutter speed. Your shutter speed is usually shown 1/X where the larger the X, the slower the shutter speed. And to get the maximum for your picture, you should use a larger aperture size (if you have that control for your camera) when you are using slow shutter speed.
Also when you want to make the water looks as smooth as single thread, you should take your picture under dim light. This is because your shutter speed might not be slow enough during a sunny day.
Since you need dimmer light to take better picture for the streaming water, you can actually change the white balance of your camera "cloudy" setting. This will help to make the picture more bluish hence making the water more natural.
One thing you need to remember when you are using slow shutter speed is that your picture will get blur easier. This is because your camera can't capture the water fast enough. So, it is better tat you stabilize your camera with a tripod when you are taking picture with slow shutter speed.
The picture above was taken at 7-8am with shutter speed of 1/32. I am sorry that I didn't include another picture with faster shutter speed for comparison because I deleted that picture after it turned out horrible.
Still I hope you enjoy the tips about taking picture with water. :-)
Have fun photographing,
Michael Wong. :-)
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