Shutter Speed for Landscape Photography?

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I have read in many articles that photographers use a fairly long shutter spped when taking photos of landscapes.

I understand that one would need a tripod for this but wouldn't a long shutter speed cause your image to be very over- exposed??
 
It depends on your picture, if it's a picture of the night, then yes, you need a long shutter. If you want to give it a try during the day though, i would recommend using a higher f-stop (smaller apperture of the iris)
 
Landscape photographers tend to use small apertures to maximize depth of field, and slow films to get sharp detail and fine grain, thus necessitating slow shutter speeds. If you need a longer exposure in order to capture motion blur, you can use neutral density filters.
 
it really depends on the aperature that your using for the landscape. you want to use a very small aperature for landscape to get rid of the depth of field. so at f/22 or even, if you can, f/32, the shutter will be really slow. if you are near water/river/etc... the long shutter will make the water really interesting too... good luck
 
Not if you were using the proper f stop to match the shutter speed. For my landscapes I generally shoot at F64 at 1/2 second shutter. I use Ilford Delta Pro film which is rated at ISO 100. I generally rate mine at ISO 200 and then develop 30 seconds to a minute longer. I also use the Zone System for exposure and development.
 
Not if you were using the proper f stop to match the shutter speed. For my landscapes I generally shoot at F64 at 1/2 second shutter. I use Ilford Delta Pro film which is rated at ISO 100. I generally rate mine at ISO 200 and then develop 30 seconds to a minute longer. I also use the Zone System for exposure and development.
 
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