A long exposure photo of the Corus factory located on the edge of the Lake District national park in Cumbria. It produces lime for the steel industry.
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@Anna.C: Thanks Anna!....at the beginning it was just trial and error but after a bit of practice you start to get a feel for what will work. The main one is that the slower the object (smoke and clouds in this case) is moving the longer the shutter speed you'll need.
For something fast moving like a stream or waterfall you'll only need about 1/10th second but for clouds the absolute minimum is about 30 seconds even when there's a strong wind moving them across the sky. For skies in general the longer the exposure the more ethereal the effect.
@Wysterior: Thanks Wys!
NIKON D40
252/5 seconds
F/11.0
ISO 200
42 mm (35mm equiv.)