Dear Seaman san, hi again
Ayo, I didn’t know your 1/8 s shutter wasn’t helped with a tripods. You have pretty well trained hands. Any thing longer than 1/25 s I will give up bear-hand holding. So take 1/25 s as the boarder line, since you’re much younger and can hold camera better.
The other thing for long shutter effect photo requires a shutter release cord, else you can use self-photo alternative.
Thanks to Master Taiker san’s tips and demo pictures. They are all very educational and illustrative. His points should be well taken to the practice. One last thing I like to add is tripods not necessary cost more in the States. Just get one from San Francisco’s K-Mart or any other supermarket.
Enjoy shooting water falls, yet other fast moving objects can also be candidates for your purpose, trains, cars, airplanes, hands, flying birds et cetera. Have fun!
