Fountains

I read a letter in a photography magazine recently, where the writer was asking why all photographs with running water in them, the author has decided to shoot at a slow shutter speed. I do like the candyfloss look it gives, but does it look natural? I thought about this yesterday, when I took these pictures. So, I decided to take one of each to compare them. Now I have these pictures, I think there is merit in both. The slow shutter speed, gives you the feeling of movement, but using the fast shutter speed, it does look more natural. What do you think?

Fast Shutter Speed:

Slow Shutter Speed?

I’ve also experimented with the blending mode in layers. I really like using “soft light”!!!